Structuring transformative infrastructure,engineered for sovereign bankability.
We partner with sovereign sponsors, multilateral development banks and corporate champions to originate, prepare and structure utility-scale clean energy, transport concessions and industrial projects across Africa.
Capabilities engineered for African infrastructure.
Our strategic advisory disciplines bridge the gap between ambitious project visions and the rigid bankability standards demanded by multilateral development institutions.
PPP & Concession Structuring
We advise sovereign ministries, municipal authorities, and private concessionaires on structuring bankable Public-Private Partnerships (DBFO, BOT, BOOT) that survive regulatory shifts and protect baseline cash flows.
- Concession agreement drafting & risk allocation matrix
- Government Support Agreements (GSAs) & Letter of Support (LoS)
- Tariff design, cost-reflective pricing & viability gap funding
- Take-or-pay offtake risk mitigation & liquidity escrow reserves
Project Preparation & Bankability
We turn engineering blueprints into bankable project information memorandums (PIMs), conducting rigorous commercial stress tests and environmental/social diligence required by international lenders.
- Pre-feasibility & bankable feasibility validation audits
- IFC Performance Standards (PS 1-8) & Equator Principles alignment
- Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) oversight
- Grid interconnect, geotechnical & land tenure title verification
Blended Finance & Transaction Advisory
We orchestrate multi-tiered transaction structures uniting sovereign development grants, multilateral concessionary loans, commercial project finance, and green bond debt instruments.
- Multilateral DFI engagement (IFC, AfDB, Proparco, FMO, DFC, AFC)
- Multi-tranche seniority modeling (senior, mezzanine, junior debt)
- Green transition debt frameworks & Article 6 carbon monetization
- Commercial bank term sheet optimization & financial close stewardship
Sovereign Corridors & Strategy
We advise multinational conglomerates and regional infrastructure sponsors on navigating inter-governmental treaties, regional economic communities (EAC, ECOWAS, SADC), and cross-border offtake corridors.
- Cross-border transport, transmission & pipeline corridor harmonization
- AfCFTA regulatory compliance & customs clearance facilitation
- Bilateral power purchase agreements (PPAs) across regional power pools
- High-level sovereign stakeholder engagement & advisory protocol
Partner-led fiduciary mandates, under bilateral NDA from first contact.
Curated mandate dossier.
Every asset in our advisory pipeline undergoes rigorous feasibility validation, IFC Performance Standards alignment, and sovereign risk structuring.
- Total CapEx
- $140,000,000
- Structured
- $112,000,000
- Concession
- 25-Year Sovereign PPA Framework
- ESG Rating
- Category A · High ESG Standard
National Affordable Housing Programme (PPP & Sukuk)
Large-scale sustainable urban community structured via Public-Private Partnership and Islamic Sukuk bond financing.
University Student Accommodation PPP Concession
30-year design-build-finance-operate (DBFO) concession delivering modern student housing across major state universities.
High Grand Falls Hydroelectric & Irrigation Multipurpose Dam
Flagship multi-purpose water security and electricity asset transforming arid lowlands into productive agribusiness basins.
National Fibre-Optic Terrestrial Network & Metro Rings
Carrier-neutral high-capacity digital transit network powering cross-border cloud interconnection and telecommunications.
Naivasha Special Economic Zone & Logistics Inland Depot
Strategically positioned rail freight logistics park connecting Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) with East African regional transit corridors.
KenGen Floating Solar - Kamburu Reservoir
Pioneering hybrid hydro-solar floating photovoltaic infrastructure conserving reservoir water evaporation while supplying daytime peak power.
The 4-phase advisory methodology.
Our disciplined execution methodology ensures that every infrastructure mandate clears stringent multilateral DFI credit committees and reaches definitive commercial close.
Inception & Bankability Diagnostic
Feasibility Audit & Regulatory Scoping
- 01Comprehensive bankability gap diagnostic report
- 02IFC Performance Standards (PS 1-8) compliance pre-screening
- 03Preliminary dynamic financial model & tariff sensitivities
- 04Sovereign regulatory pathway & concession classification memo
Concession Bankability & Tranche Sensitivity Playground
Pan-African reach.
Global institutional alignment.
Headquartered in Nairobi with partner-led operational advisory desks positioned across Africa’s primary commercial trade and energy corridors.
Nairobi
Geothermal Steam IPPs, Hydroelectric Concessions, SGR Multimodal Logistics Corridors
Nairobi
Lagos
Johannesburg
London
Dubai
Why sovereign sponsors & multilaterals
mandate Top Notch.
Generic international consultancies treat African transactions as speculative periphery. We combine City & multilateral project finance structuring with on-the-ground sovereign execution depth.
Partner-Led Fiduciary Accountability.
Every transaction and concession mandate is spearheaded directly by senior partners who have structured billion-dollar infrastructure assets across Africa. Clients receive unfiltered, partner-level counsel at every stage of the project lifecycle.
IFC Performance Standards 1–8.
African infrastructure stalls when ESG diligence is treated as an afterthought. We embed IFC Environmental & Social Performance Standards and Equator Principles IV into the project DNA from Day 1.
Concessions Built to Endure Cycles.
We structure Government Support Agreements (GSAs) and risk-sharing matrixes engineered to endure political cycles, currency shifts, and macroeconomic realignments.
48-Hour Preliminary Bankability Diagnostic.
Submit your feasibility memorandum or project brief. Our senior transaction advisory committee conducts a rapid diagnostic within 48 hours—identifying bankability bottlenecks, DFI alignment, and recommended concession architecture.
How Top Notch De-Risks African Concessions for Multilateral DFIs
Offtaker Insolvency & Delayed Tariff Settlement
State utility payment delays exhaust sponsor working capital; DSCR drops below covenant threshold, triggering senior lender default.
Multi-tiered liquidity ring-fencing: Sovereign liquidity letter of credit (LC), 6-month debt service reserve escrow, and sovereign liquidity waterfall.
Submit project mandate or
advisory request.
Initiate a confidential preliminary bankability review with our senior transaction advisory committee. All submissions are governed under bilateral fiduciary non-disclosure.