The Platform work stream facilitates the origination, structuring and closure of high-impact deals in Africa’s critical sectors. It facilitates financing for project preparation and advisory services directly or through its network of advisors. It also includes a digital platform for investors and project sponsors to profile their investment interests and deals respectively.
Activities of the Platform include:
- Deal origination, screening, structuring and due diligence: Africa Investment Forum: Deal Origination & Onboarding Process / Deals Selection Criteria
- Improving access to Deal preparation & transaction advisory support
- Lusophone Compact: The Lusophone Compact is an investment platform for accelerating investments into Lusophone African countries. The overarching goal of the Compact is to accelerate the sustainable, inclusive, and diversified growth of the private sector investments in the 6 Portuguese-speaking countries of Africa (PALOPs). The Compact officially came into force on December 28, 2018.
- The Digital platform: A live database of viable private/PPP projects and investment opportunities in Africa with data analytics to track investment flows