Strong Growth Equity Investments
We use our extensive experience to assist companies. Our teams are not merely financial investors. They are active partners in company growth and work closely with company executives on value creation.
Our Approach
Our flexible structure favours an opportunistic and responsive approach which enables us to identify tomorrow’s investment themes and build teams with the best expertise to ensure project success.
We have extensive experience in structuring, investment process definition, ESG principles and the rules of good governance.
Development Capital
We assist entrepreneurs and families throughout their company’s entire growth cycle. We target high-growth companies that are both innovative and have technological advantages. Our financial returns are based on sustainable company growth rather than on financial engineering and leverage.
Our expertise in development capital has positioned our Group as experts in the F&B, FMCG, Consumer & Retail, Entertainment, Retail Estate and Business Services.
Case Studies
Foreign Investor Looking to Acquire Small to Medium Sized Companies in the UK
Our Client is a leading business services group in the MENA, and we were engaged by the client to develop a European presence.
Listed AIM Entity Seeking Equity Funding
Salonica was approached by an AIM listed mining company that was seeking working capital funding in order to operationalise mining assets they had in Australia and South Africa. Prior to on boarding the company as a Client, Salonica undertook due diligence on the company to ensure the viability and commerciality of their operations. Such a process was also completed in order to give our pool of investors an additional layer of surety with respect to the medium term prospects of the Company.
Financial Services
Salonica was part of a consortium mandated by the client to produce a feasibility study on the introduction of Derivatives to Nigeria, with an associated Implementation Plan if we felt the project was feasible. This involved extensive stakeholder engagement and a deep understanding of both local practice and international best practice was part of a consortium that was engaged by the regulatory authorities and stock exchange to develop a road map for the implementation of derivatives to the Nigerian Capital Markets.
