Afrinvest
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| Private | |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder | Godwin Obaseki |
| Headquarters | Lagos, Nigeria |
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Area served
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Key people
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Dr. Fidelis Ndeh-Che (Chairman) Ike Chioke (Group Managing Director) |
| Products | Securities Trading, Asset Management, Investment Banking, Investment Research |
| Subsidiaries | Afrinvest Securities Limited, Afrinvest Asset Management Limited |
| Website | www.afrinvest.com |
Coordinates: 6°27′22″N 3°26′32″E / 6.4562096°N 3.4423146°E
Afrinvest (West Africa) Ltd. is an independent investment banking firm with a focus on West Africa and active in four principal areas: investment banking, securities trading, asset management, and investment research.
Afrinvest is both a provider of research content on the Nigerian market and an adviser to companies across West Africa on M&A and international capital market transactions
Regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an Issuing House and Underwriter, Afrinvest provides financial advisory services as well as capital raising solutions to High Net-worth Individuals (“HNIs”), corporations, and governments
The Company is also licensed by the Nigerian SEC, through its subsidiary, Afrinvest Securities Limited (“ASL”), as a broker-dealer and authorized by the Nigerian Stock Exchange as a dealing member. ASL acts as a distribution channel for a variety of investment products and houses the Company’s research franchise.
Afrinvest Asset Management Limited (“AAML”) is licensed by the Nigerian SEC as a portfolio manager.
Afrinvest maintains established offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt
Afrinvest was founded in 1994 as Securities Transactions & Trust Company (Nigeria) Limited (“SecTrust”) which grew to become Nigeria’s leading integrated research, brokerage and asset management firm. Over the years, SecTrust established a close relationship with its London-based partners (“Afrinvest Limited”), an investment banking firm regulated by the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority (“FSA”). Following commencement of its business restructuring in 2005, SecTrust combined with the Nigeria-based corporate finance business of Afrinvest (UK) Limited.
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