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Africa Opportunities Credit Fund
With Investment One Global Advisors UK, a London based company regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority UK as an Investment Adviser, Africa Opportunities Credit Fund will serve as a vital link between investors and high-impact SMEs in Africa. The Fund is raising $100 million to bridge the SME funding gap in Africa.
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Investment One Global Advisors Limited (IOGA)

Investment One Global Advisors Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Investment One Financial Services Limited in Nigeria and part of the Investment One Group. We were set up as an international subsidiary to develop products for pan-African impact investors and support the growth of Investment One’s financial services across the value chain.

We were incorporated in 2021 (the first international subsidiary of the Investment One Group) as part of a strategic shift to enhance local market access for international investors and build a go-to provider of impact investment finance and financing. We aim to provide sources of growth capital for small to medium-sized entrepreneurial businesses in the impact and development space alongside a wider service offering that supports investment in West Africa and other sub-Saharan markets.

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Africa Opportunities Credit Fund

A $100m credit Fund to empower African SMEs.

Investment One, through the Africa Opportunities Credit Fund, is raising $100 million to address the financing gap in Africa’s SME market. The Fund will provide trade finance, contract financing, and other short-term capital solutions to high-growth companies with proven track records and solid foundations, but which are constrained by a lack of capital.

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A $100m credit Fund to empower African SMEs.
Raising (US$): $100m
Capital type: Investment into Fund structure
Current Revenue: Revenue greater than $10m per year

Executive Summary

Investment One, through the Africa Opportunities Credit Fund is raising $100 million to address the financing
gap in Africa’s SME market. The Fund will provide trade finance, contract financing, and other short-term
capital solutions to high-growth companies with proven track records and solid foundations, but which are
constrained by a lack of capital.
The Fund Adviser, Investment One Global Advisors is an FCA-authorised Investment Adviser, and a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Investment One Group, an African alterative asset company with a concentration on
private market opportunities. The company, which was founded 15 years ago, oversees more than $200
million in assets. Our workforce which includes more than 100 investment professionals boasts of extensive
expertise and a strong network in specialised African private markets, which allow us to capitalise on long term
relationships with local businesses and peer investors, guaranteeing a unique access to a continuous flow of
high-quality investment opportunities.

Key Terms:

Fund size: US$100m
Fund life: 5 years + annual extension options
Fund Type: Close ended
Investment tenors: Short duration
Investment types: Trade finance, contract financing

Why Invest?

  • Proven Expertise: Investment One is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK as
    an Investment Adviser, ensuring a high standard of oversight and governance.
  • Strong Track Record: Over 100 credit investments with 72% exited, delivering an IRR of over 15%.
  • Experienced Team: 150+ years of combined experience in private debt investment.
    Join us in unlocking the potential of Africa’s SMEs, fuelling growth, innovation, and job creation across the
    continent.

Executive team

Nicholas Nyamali is the Group Managing Director of Investment One Financial Services Limited. Nicholas started his career as a Barrister & Solicitor with Haruna & Co. He then worked with Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) before joining GTBank Plc, working at various times in the legal, corporate banking and corporate finance teams. He thereafter worked with Barclays Capital, London and Mckinsey & Co, London before returning to Nigeria to set up Investment One Financial Services Limited (then GTB Asset Management Limited, a former subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc.). He holds two Masters’ Degrees in Law and Economics as well as an MBA from the London Business School.  He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, UK and a member of the Institute of Securities & Investment, UK.
Nicholas NyamaliDirector
David is the Chief Operating Officer of Investment One Global Advisors. He is a Chartered Accountant with experience in assurance and latterly corporate finance before leaving practice to work in the financial services sector in the early 1990s. He was the European Finance Director for Garban Plc and, following the merger, ICAP Plc with subsequent responsibility for the back-office functions and prudential regulation (including extensive negotiation with the FSA). He later joined Exotix in 2007 as the Chief Operating Officer, managing the group’s expansion and regulatory relation including the establishment of regulated business in the US and the UAE, as well as the development of the UK businesses (broking and asset management).
Following his departure as managing partner of Exotix, he became as a consultant to asset managers and capital raisers on compliance matters, regulatory applications and business practices before joining Investment One Global Advisors in 2021.
David holds a Bsc in Chemistry from Newcastle University.
David BaskervilleChief Operating Officer
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