Emerging Africa Group
The Emerging Africa Group is a Pan-African Investments and financial services group established to bridge Africa’s access to finance gap.
We are committed to advancing the growth of African businesses and communities through environmental, social and governance led solutions, leveraging talent, innovation and growth.
We provide financing and investing solutions to public and private sector projects, through our various subsidiaries and have since inception, helped to raise over One Billion Dollars (USD 1Billion) for the governments and companies we represent.
Our business has evolved from pure Investment Banking at commencement into an Investment Group with equity and debt interests across investment banking, financial technology, microfinance banking, capacity building and energy and road infrastructure.
We advise on, arrange and facilitate a wide range of investment and financing transactions leveraging strong and stable partnerships with domestic and international partners such as Local and Regional Public and Private Sector Issuers, Sovereign and Sub-National Governments, Public and Private companies, Development Finance Institutions, Local, Regional and International Banks as well as High Net-worth Individuals.
We provide equity, debt and hybrid capital solutions in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and also offer bridge finance, commercial papers, and other short, medium and long-term funding solutions.
We operate mainly through our subsidiaries whose businesses cut across:
- Asset Management
- Capacity Building
- Financial Technology
- Infrastructure Financing
- Investment Banking
- Microfinance Banking (2 subsidiaries)
- Trusteeship & Trust Management
- Investment Advisory
- Venture Capital Funds
Fact/History Sheet
- Possess legacy business experience from 2011.
- Established Investment Banking group under Emerging Africa brand in 2018.
- Launched four Mutual Funds in 2022.
- Has raised USD1Bn+ capital funds for clients as at January 2022.
- Has strong gender credentials with majority female shareholding, and over 50% female participation in Board and Executive Management.
- Became Environmental, Social and Governance focused in January, 2022
ADVISORY COUNCIL NOMINEE
Toyin F. Sanni
Founder and Executive Vice-Chair
Emerging Africa GroupToyin F. Sanni is Executive Vice-Chair at leading Pan – African Investment Group, Emerging Africa Capital, an ESG led group focused on investing in sectors with catalytic impact on growth and development, cutting across Investment Banking, Trusts & Asset Management, Financial Technology, Infrastructure Finance and Capacity Building.
She sits on multiple boards including serving as Chairman, Layer3 Limited, Non-Executive Director, Transnational Corporation Plc and Member, Nigeria’s National Advisory Board on Impact Investing (NABII), Chair of the NABII Committee on Wholesale Impact Investment Fund (WIIF) and Member, National Finance Committee on WIIF.
She is Founder and Chairperson Women In Finance Nigeria and Founder WIFNG UK, a platform for advocacy, development, and networking of women in financial roles and financial services. Her other roles include Chair, Technical Committee on Financial Literacy, Member, Investment Committee of Africa’s Off-Grid Energy Fund (OGEF). She also serves as an Ambassador for Nigeria for the Africa CEO Forum.
Toyin has extensive experience as a prominent Investment Banker, Business Leader, Public Personality & Speaker and derives satisfaction from grooming future leaders. She leverages networks across markets and her expertise in leading transformational initiatives and projects to achieve growth and development objectives.
Toyin has attended the Harvard Business School Owner President Management Program, the Lagos Business School CEO Program, and other Executive Programs at the Harvard, Wharton IESE Business Schools.
Toyin has also won numerous awards including the All Africa Businesswoman of the year AABLA 2017 by CNBC/Forbes, Nigerian CEO of the Year 2018 by Pearl Awards, Tech Times African Influencer CEO, 2020 and 2021, Africa Investment Forum & Awards, Paris Best Woman Leader amongst others. Toyin is a LinkedIn Top Voice and one of Africa’s foremost Thought Leaders.
