About Me

WHO WE ARE

Our team of successful investment bankers and entrepreneurs created AFRICA AGRO CAPITALS with the purpose to use their knowledge and global experience to grow Agro entrepreneurs and other SMEs in the food and drinks sectors across Africa.

We have built a community of business leaders who are driven by excellence through hard work,efficiency and customer service.

We seek to invest in only one sector: agribusiness including but not limited to food production, processing, distribution, water and natural fruit juice production and distribution.

5

Years Experience

56

Satisfied Customers

10

Project Done

WHAT WE DO

WE FINANCE

We provide long-term capital and seasonal SME working capital to agro business. We can also mobilise matching grant funding to support the development of smallholder farmers.

Equity as ordinary or preferred shares

Equity as ordinary.
Equity as preferred shares.
A clear exit strategy.
Preference for capital growth.

Mezzanine loans with flexible repayment profiles and tenors of up to 5 years

Low interest rates plus an equity linked to project success.
Extended grace periods to reduce burden on cashflow during investment period.

Senior loans secured against Fixed Assets

Working capital secured against customer contracts and/ or physical collateral

OUR ENGAGMENT

We work closely with our investees as collaborative partners. We bring expertise from over 50 Years of combined direct investment experience in Africa and across the globe.

We support our partners both at an operational and strategic level, providing practical, day-to-day business advice, tailored to their needs. S2K PARTNERS employees and country representatives also act as board members of many of our investee companies, sharing best practice knowledge and providing access to our extensive networks.

Our risk management approach

We analyse the risk profile of each investment we undertake as part of the due diligence process and monitor each investee’s financial and impact performance on an ongoing basis.

All investments are subject to a quarterly review by the Portfolio Management sub-Committee, and the Audit and Risk Committee meets quarterly to review the Risk Register and performance in line with S2K PARTNERS Risk Policy. This Register contains the wider set of risks that the business faces, and is used to guide the most appropriate risk mitigation actions. Urgent items are brought to the attention of the Committees immediately between scheduled meetings.

Our approach to business integrity and safeguarding

S2K PARTNERS has zero-tolerance of all illegal activities (including but not limited to bribery and corruption, money laundering and tax evasion (or facilitation of tax evasion)) and of any forms of sexual, physical or psychological harassment, abuse or exploitation.

How we work

To maintain a balanced investment portfolio, and reduce our overall risk profile, we finance expansion projects in more matured agribusinesses with proven track records and established reputation. These projects typically generate earlier payback periods.

Investment criteria

We evaluate each application strictly on merit according to our investment criteria:
• Existing and proven business model.
• Strong management team.
• Potential for long-term growth.
• Potential for positive impact on people, economies and the environment.
• And in line with our ESG policies.

FUNDING PARTNERS

S2K PARTNERS operates as a blended finance vehicle. We raise concessional investment capital from our funding partners to invest across our rapidly growing portfolio. We also raise grant funding so that we can provide technical assistance services to our investees.