About Pamoja Capital
All about Pamoja
independent corporate finance advisory boutiqueEstablished in 2006, Pamoja is an independent corporate finance advisory boutique with offices in Johannesburg and Nairobi. We aim to deliver value and become the corporate finance advisory firm of choice
in the markets in which we operate.
Pamoja offers financial and transaction advisory services to private and public sector institutions operating in Africa. We have a solid and entrepreneurial professional team led by five senior executives, each with significant experience in corporate finance, project finance, capital raising and consulting. Since inception we have successfully executed transactions worth US$15 billion and are working on a pipeline of over US$1 billion
The Nairobi office is currently executing transactions in; Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia & Ghana
Our services
Services we Offer are
Our Expertise and more Products & Service
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- Senior executives have advisory experience in more than 30 African countries.
- Primary focus on English-speaking African countries with some expertise in French-speaking and Portuguese-speaking African countries.
- Experience in aviation, leisure, industrials, oil and gas and energy.
- Capital raising experience in both public and private markets.
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Energy
- City of Tshwane (CoT)- Optimization of power stations (potential capacity of 300MW and 180MW respectively) and the development of new generation capacity of 300MW
Infrastructure (Rail & Road Transport)
- Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) - Funding and investment strategies for their capital projects.
- Capital raise for the procurement of Bus Fleet for the BRT System, including ECA financing
- Procurement of Integrated Rapid Public Transport Network buses.
- PPP on current fleet & procurement model services for vehicles, equipment and machinery.
- CENTLEC - Current fleet model and procurement of fleet services and vehicles on a PPP basis
- PPP on current fleet & procurement model services for vehicles, equipment and machinery.
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- In Nairobi, we specialize mainly in debt and equity private placements, as well as mergers and acquisitions advisory. Since launching the Nairobi office in 2010, we have completed numerous advisory transactions (M&A and Capital raising) and have an extensive pipeline of transactions in various sectors.
The Sectors are:
- Raising equity & debt capital for transactions.
- Raising equity & debt capital for South African BBBEE transactions.
- Expertise in structured finance transactions involving commodities and other trade finance options.
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Arranging international finance denominated in hard currency for local companies.
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- Advice on project especially in infrastructure projects with experience in Public Private Partnerships (PPP)
Some of the Advisories are:
- Advice on projects, especially in infrastructure projects.
- Experience in Public Private Partnerships (PPP), Build Operate Transfer (BOT) and Build Operate Own (BOO) projects.
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Specific advice with respect to all aspects of South African BBBEE.
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Advice on specialized financing situations which includes acquisition financing.
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- In South Africa, Pamoja’s key focus in the last couple of years has been on infrastructure projects. To date, we have been involved in a number of landmark infrastructure projects. We have designed, arranged and structured unique funding solutions particularly in infrastructure projects which involve publicprivate partnerships. Our funding solutions cover debt, equity and quasi-equity options. The funding solutions also cover local debt as well as international debt instruments such as Export Credit Agencies (ECA).
Our Clients & Work Done
- Energy, Oil & Gas
- Infrastructure
- Real Estate & Property
- Finance & Banking
- IT & Telkom
- Insurance
- Trading and Commerce
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Galana Oil
RestructuringRestructuring of the company and its affiliates. -
ElecTel Limted
Equity Private PlacementEquity Private Placement for 15MW Mini-hydro power plants in Kenya. The project value was US$37.5m -
Stewan Gas Limited
EvaluationIndependent valuation advisor to Stewan Gas on its equity private placement. -
Shoreline Power (Pty) Ltd
Power & Productivity for a Better WorldProposed Acquisition of ABB South Africa, Mexico, Brazil and Tanzania -
Gauteng Provicial Govt
Infrastructure DevelopmentFeasibility study for the roll out of the Gauteng Green Agenda -
General Cargo Services Ltd
M&A TransactionPamoja was the exclusive advisor for the M&A transaction which saw the sale of General Cargo Services and General Cargo Transport Limited. -
Water Services Regulatory Authority
WASRADetailed financial analysis of all the major Water Service Providers in the country. -
Upward Scale
Property DevelopmentDebt and Equity capital raise for commercial property development valued at US$16m. -
Greenspan Mall
AdvisoryPamoja Capital Pamoja was the advisor on the sale of the mall which is subsequently part of Stanlib's Fahari I-Reit. The value of the transaction was US$21m. -
The Morgage Company Africa
Morgage AdvisoryDebt and Equity Capital raise to implement a mortgage lending strategy -
Joburg Property Company
Property DevelopmentLeveraging of the CoJ’s property portfolio to raise R1 billion for JPC’s Property Fund. -
Centum Investment Company Limited
InvestmentPamoja conducted a due diligence on K-Rep Bank on behalf of Centum Investments after which it acquired a 66%. -
National Treasury (South Africa)
BondCo-Financial Advisors to National Treasury on its US$2 billion bond issuance for the Republic of South Africa. -
Transnet SOC Ltd
AdvisoryCo-Financial Advisors on its R 5bn international bond issuance. -
Fusion Investments
InvestmentsFinancial Advisor to carry out a portfolio valuation of FAALPs investment securities -
Dimension Data
AcquisitionTransaction Advisor to Dimension Data plc on its 100% acquisition of AccessKenya Group Limited valued at US$34m -
ATS Limited
Financial AdvisoryFinancial Advisors to ATS Limited on its capital raising & drawing up a business plan formulation for the set-up of an electronic payment system -
Ericsson South Africa
AcquisitionAcquisition of Broadband Network by Ericsson valued at US$150m -
City of Johannesburg
BPOBusiness Process Outsourcing (BPO) Project on a Turnkey basis -
The Innovation Hub
AdvisoryDevelopment of a commercial case for the construction of Enterprise Building 3 (EB3) -
Resolution Health EA Ltd
AcquisitionArranged acquisition framework for management to buy equity. -
Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market
AdvisoryAdvisory to Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market on the funding options for the implementation of the market of the future. -
Small Enterprise Development Agency
DevelopmentFeasibility study on the development of secondary co-operatives
- “I totally underestimated the time and energy required to invest. From beginning to end, the team at Pamoja Capital had the professionalism and expertise to make a complex process run smoothly and ease the load on. I ld highly recommend them to anyone .” Software Engineer
- “The group at Pamoja Capital is the best in the business. Their reputation, contacts, and perseverance made our transaction possible. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for the best advice and greatest success in the merger process.” IT Specialist
- "We thank Pamoja Capial for its help and advice while working with ElecTel Limited, throughout the process leading up to this important transaction for us." Manager, Independent Bank
- “Our merger with AccessKenya was a complex merger. We needed the financial advice and opinion from a firm that we could trust and that had a reputation for quality and competency. Pamoja Capital did a great job for us.” Dimension Data, Africa
Meet Our Team
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Charles Mwaura
Group Chief Executive OfficerCharles Mwaura
Group Chief Executive OfficerCharles is an entreprenuer extraordinaire, co-founder and Executive Chairman of Pamoja. He is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree from Kenyatta University and a Bachelor of Accounting Science (Honors) from University of South Africa.
His core competencies include project and structured finance, deal structuring and business development. Charles has successfully led a number of landmark advisory mandates including the R1.5 billion City Of Johannesburg Broadband Network Project, PRASA restructuring and recapitalization plan, Phase 1B of Rea Vaya Rapid Bus Transportation System and Integrated Rapid Transport Network Project , just to mention a few.- Project and Structured Finance
- Business Development
- Structuring
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Thathisihlalo Makunga, CFA, CA (SA)
Executive Director, South AfricaThathisihlalo Makunga, CFA, CA (SA)
Executive Director, South AfricaThathisihlalo (Thathi) is a co-founder and Executive Director of Pamoja. Thathi is a Chartered Financial Analyst and qualified as a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Science (Honors) from University of Cape Town, and Certificate in Theory of Accounting (SA).
At Pamoja Capital, Thathi has led a number of important transactions including the City of Johannesburg Fleet Management Project, the City of Tshwane Fleet Management, JPC Property Developments, and the development of the Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) project for the City of Johannesburg on a turnkey basis.
Thathi also looks after the principal investment business in South Africa and has successfully concluded four investments on behalf of Pamoja Capital in the engineering, real estate and leisure sectors.
Prior to establishing Pamoja, Thathi worked for Deutsche Bank, a global investment bank, as an equity analyst in the industrial sector. Thathi was a number two rated analyst in the Financial Mail Analyst of the year for 2007 and 2008 awards for the Gaming & Leisure sector. Additionally, in 2008 he was rated sixth for the Food Producers sector in the same survey.- Financial Analyst
- Business Processing Outsourcing
- Global Investment
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Edward Wachira, CPA (K)
Managing Director - KenyaEdward Wachira, CPA (K)
Managing Director - KenyaEdward Wachira is the Managing Director and Director of Principal Investments at Pamoja Capital Limited. He is a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree from Kenyatta University, Kenya.
Prior to joining the Pamoja Team, Edward worked for Kenya Airways both in Kenya and abroad, engaging partners and building a portfolio of extensive business contacts in more than 20 African countries.
Edward lived and worked in The Netherlands between 2002 and 2003 managing strategic partnership between Kenya Airways and KLM. In the strategic corporate planning assignments across Africa, he led negotiations and structured commercial agreements with partners resulting in the expansion of the airline into the Angola, Mozambique, D.R.C in Africa, and Saudi Arabia in the Middle East and Australia in the Far East.
Areas of expertise are:- Financial Analyst
- Business Processing Outsourcing
- Global Investment
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Geoffrey Gangla
Non Executive DirectorGeoffrey Gangla
Non Executive DirectorGeoffrey is a co-founder and previously the Managing Director of the Pamoja Capital Group of Companies. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Public Accountant of Kenya. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree from Kenyatta University, Kenya. Geoffrey has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions having worked on a number of landmark cross-border M&A and financing deals involving businesses with operations in more than 30 African countries. His experience covers both private and public capital markets.
He lived and worked in South Africa between 2003 and 2006 and in Nigeria in 2007 and has a genuine appreciation of business opportunities, transaction origination and execution across the three major business hubs in Africa as well as an extensive business contacts. Geoffrey has worked in the financial advisory field in Africa since 1999.
Prior to joining Pamoja Capital, he worked for First Africa Group (now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank), Renaissance Capital, and Equity Investment Bank.
Geoffrey is currently the Chief Executive for Genghis Capital following his appointment in August 2016.
Areas of expertise are:- Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory
- Capital Raising
- Project Finance
- Corporate Finance
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Faith Mwaura, (CA)
CEO, South AfricaFaith Mwaura, (CA)
CEO, South AfricaFaith is the Chief Executive Officer at Pamoja Capital Group (South Africa). She is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and holds a Baccalaureus Commercii in Accountancy Honors from the University of Johannesburg. In her capacity at Pamoja Capital, Faith has experience in financial modeling, Preparation of Annual Financial Statements according to IFRS, Due Diligence exercises, Designing systems and controls, Review of corporate governance and compliance at an operational level, Review of accounting issues in terms of IFRS.
She has carried out transactions and various projects valued in excess of R5 billion. These include advising the City of Tshwane on their fleet procurement program, the City of Johannesburg on their PPP procurement of fleet services, Umojanet Corporation (Pty) Limited on the rollout of a pan-African Terrestrial broadband network to cover 22 countries, and Botho Holding Limited. In addition, she played a significant role in raising R100 million for Limpopo Green Estate (Pty) Ltd (LGE).- Financial Analyst
- Business Processing Outsourcing
- Global Investment
Latest News
Pamoja Capital Limited acquires 100% stake in Genghis Capital
Pamoja Capital Limited (Pamoja) wishes to announce its acquisition of 100% stake in Genghis Capital through Goodison Two Seven Three Limited a special purpose vehicle established by Pamoja's leading investors.
Genghis is an investment bank licensed by the Capital Markets Authority and a trading participant at the Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited.
The investment in Genghis Capital is a natural extension of Pamoja's existing business representing a strategic focus on building a best in class platform that provides access to regional product offerings for both our local and international investors. In addition, the acquisition will greatly contribute towards expansion of our corporate finance advisory services through diversification into asset management and stock brokerage services.
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Awards and Recognition
Pamoja has demonstrated excellent performance over the years. This is highlighted by the numerous awards received by members of staff for their exemplary performance on both a local and international stage.
These awards include:
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2014
M&A Awards 2014
Independent Corporate Finance Advisory Boutique of the Year by Acquisition International.
ACQ Global Awards 2014
Kenya Corporate Finance Advisory Boutique of the Year
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2015
ACQ Global Awards 2015
1. Kenya M&A Advisor of the year, Geoffrey Gangla
2. Boutique Advisory of the YearM&A Awards - Corporate Livewire - Winner
1. Outstanding Excellence in Financial Consultancy Services
2. Interactive Corporate Finance Advisory Boutique of the Year
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We provides a wide array of specialised advisory and strategic services for our clients.
Established in 2006, Pamoja Capital has offices in Johannesburg and Nairobi. We aim to deliver value to our clients and become the corporate finance advisory firm of choice in the markets in which we operate.