About
Springstone Capital is a business consulting and private
investment platform focused on
Southern Africa (excluding South Africa)
Springstone Capital is an advisory and private — investment platform focused on Southern Africa (excluding South Africa)
The Springstone Capital platform leverages off partner firms,
and individual team members’ networks and relationships.
Springstone Capital uses these networks and relationships to
undertake transactions and projects for its clients, pulling
together individual team members, each with the relevant
skills and experience required for the assignment.
The Springstone Capital platform leverages off partner firms, and individual team members’ networks and relationships. Springstone Capital uses these networks and relationships to undertake transactions and projects for its clients, pulling together individual team members, each with the relevant skills and experience required for the assignment.
Background
— Southern Africa Opportunity
Background
Southern Africa Opportunity
The Southern African landscape is changing fast
– as a result, there are significant opportunities
and asymmetries of information
The Southern African landscape is changing fast – as a result, there are significant opportunities and asymmetries of information
Africa in general
- is coming off a low base
Large continent with 1.2 billion
people, 16% of the world’s
population but just less than
3% of global GDP (Gross
Domestic Product) - Is coming off a low base Large continent with 1.2 billion people, 16% of the world’s population but just less than 3% of global GDP (Gross Domestic Product) has strong demographics for economic growth Africa has highly favourable demographics – extremely youthful population (median age 19.4), positive working age to retired people ratio and the highest population growth rate over the next 50 year has huge endowment of natural resources Africa has vast resource wealth which is currently underexplored resulting in significant further potentia
- has strong demographics for
economic growth
Africa has highly favourable
demographics – extremely
youthful population (median
age 19.4), positive working age
to retired people ratio and
the highest population growth
rate over the next 50 year - has huge endowment of
natural resources
Africa has vast resource
wealth which is currently
underexplored resulting in
significant further potential
governance
of resources and re-
source revenues
spending
conomic stability
development
and rising incomes
cle: aspirations and
raised expectations
Against this background, the following drivers
of growth make Southern Africa a compelling region
to operate and invest in:
Against this background, the following drivers of growth make Southern Africa a compelling region to operate and invest in:
Improved governance
- peace democracy and the rule of law
- Significant improvements in peace, security and
increase in democratically elected governments on
the continent are a catalyst for economic growth. - Significant improvements in peace, security and increase in democratically elected governments on the continent are a catalyst for economic growth.
- Against this backdrop, Springstone Capital’s
approach of working with world class individuals
based in the region, each with unique experience
or insights, provides our clients with valuable
perspectives and transaction resources on relevant
opportunities and projects. - Against this backdrop, Springstone Capital’s approach of working with world class individuals based in the region, each with unique experience or insights, provides our clients with valuable perspectives and transaction resources on relevant opportunities and projects.
Snapshot
of Springstone
Capital
Snapshot of
Springstone Capital
Transaction Support
Investment
- Deep regional and international relationships
- Identification of opportunities in SADC
- Introductions between region and int.markets
Approach
Springstone Capital has an “old fashioned merchant banking
approach”, one where we believe in providing tactical
and strategic support where we ensure client’s long term
interests always come first. Springstone Capital does not sell
products, financial instruments or other services that may
result in potential conflicts of interest with our clients.
Springstone Capital has an “old fashioned merchant banking approach”, one where we believe in providing tactical and strategic support where we ensure client’s long term interests always come first. Springstone Capital does not sell products, financial instruments or other services that may result in potential conflicts of interest with our clients.
M&A
Sell side
Fundraising
debt and equity
M&A
Buy side
Structuring
corporate & transaction
Consulting
Situation or opportunity specific
Turn around and restructuring
borrower or lender
Business and
exit reviews
Structuring
corporate & transaction
Consulting
Situation or opportunity specific
Turn around and restructuring
borrower or lender
M&A
Buy side
Fundraising M&A Business and
debt and equity
Sell side
exit reviews
Transaction Teams
Each engagement that Springstone Capital undertakes is unique and as a result requires an individually tailored approach and team. As a result, Springstone Capital operates on an open platform approach where it actively looks to collaborate with the most relevant individuals in its network for a particular engagement
Springstone Capital builds teams that typically include
experienced transaction and consulting specialists backed
up by relevant sector, country or regional experts to deliver
the best in class advisory and transaction services.
Each Springstone Capital Team will include:
Transaction Partners
– tasked with day to day management
of relevant engagement
Consulting Partners
– as required who each have relevant
market, industry, process or regional expertise that the
Transaction Partner can leverage off; these Consulting Partners
are available for engagement with clients as required
Areas Of Strength
Springstone operates primarily in SADC north of the Limpopo but does have experience and networks elsewhere. This area has very limited boutique advisory and private investment firms with serious international pedigree and experience.
Springstone will engage with clients in any jurisdiction as long as we believe that we can add value. So far, this has resulted in a coregeography in which we have our strongest networks and an auxiliary area in which we can very quickly ramp up our networks
Coregeography of expertise covers
Angola
Mozambique
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Auxiliary geography includes
Botswana
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Malawi
Mauritius
Namibia
Uganda
Tanzania
Unconstrained By Sector Focus
Due to the open platform approach, Springstone Capital is only limited by its networks’ reach in finding relevant Transaction and Consulting Partners to work with. Within the core partners that Springstone Capital is working with currently, there is a wide array of sector experience which includes the following:
AgricultureFinancial ServicesFMCG
Power & EnergyPropertyTechnology
In all proposed engagements Springstone Capital will be focused on its team’s ability to add significant value to the engagement and if we do not believe that we can do so, we will not progress
Private Investment
In a small number of specific situations Springstone Capital may consider converting a short term consulting engagement into a longer term strategic partnership, i.e. one where Springstone Capital would become an investor alongside its clients. Potential approach where Springstone Capital may take a private investment position:
Non-executive /
project-services partnership
Joining client as non-executive directors and/or retained advisors on longer-term project, e.g. through to an exit? allows Springstone to contribute:
- strategic perspectives drawing on decades on investor and entrepreneur experience
- an understanding of international standards and expectations on everything from governance to presentation
- continuonus access to deep regional and international networks, including access to potential funding partners
Private-investment partnership
Joining clients as a co-investor in their ventures is the surest way to ensure long-term alignment of interests. Though Springstone Capital prefers equity acquired in the course of providing consulting services, it will consider other particular circumstances. Springstone Capital is also able to put together a “club deal” whereby Springstone syndicates its investment with trusted associates.
Transactions & Engagements
We look forward to
hearing from you!
Anastasia Tyuleneva— Team Coordinator
Anastasia TyulenevaTeam Coordinator