Funding & Investment Connections
- Identifying and engaging investors, financiers and development partners globally.
- Structuring investment opportunities that align investor objectives with Africa's development priorities.
Africa's development pipeline, structured for global capital.
Africa Development Link originates, appraises and structures Pan-African projects — then mobilises the investors, financiers and development partners who fund them. Seven years of technical, operational and logistical experience, from four offices.
- Pretoria Head office 25°38′S 28°11′E · Republic of South Africa
- Antananarivo Branch 18°55′S 47°32′E · Madagascar
- Lilongwe Regional office 13°58′S 33°47′E · Malawi
- Harare Regional office 17°49′S 31°03′E · Zimbabwe
- 07 Years of technical, operational and logistical experience
- 04 Offices across Southern Africa and Madagascar
- 06 Priority sectors under active coverage
- 04 Continents of standing investor relationships
Why we exist
To accelerate Africa's socio-economic growth by connecting credible investors and funders worldwide with viable development projects, while ensuring transparency, compliance, and long-term sustainability.
- Quality of output
- Service excellence
- Professionalism
- Integrity
- Diversity and inclusion
- Commitment to impact
Three practice areas, one mandate
Capital, appraisal and advisory work together on every engagement — a project that cannot survive appraisal never reaches an investor.
Feasibility Studies & Project Appraisal
- Comprehensive technical, financial and market feasibility studies.
- Assessment of project risk, timelines and implementation capacity to establish bankability.
Advisory & Facilitation
- Supporting governments, private sector entities and development agencies in mobilising capital.
- Strategic guidance on compliance, governance and investor relations.
Target sectors and project focus
Six sectors where Africa's development priorities and institutional investment mandates genuinely overlap.
Infrastructure
INFRoads, logistics corridors, ports, airports, water and sanitation.
Energy
ENERenewable generation, transmission and distribution, storage, and conventional power.
Natural Resources
NATMining projects with robust ESG and community-development plans.
Agriculture
AGRPrimary production, agro-processing, storage and value-chain logistics.
Urban Development
URBHousing, industrial parks and commercial real estate.
Social Sectors
SOCHealthcare and education facilities with sustainable operating models.
From origination to financial close
A sequenced engagement with measurable milestones. Sponsors always know which stage a project is in and what stands between it and disbursement.
- 01
Origination
Project identification and screening against investor mandates and national development priorities.
- 02
Feasibility & Appraisal
Technical, financial and market studies; assessment of risk, timeline and implementation capacity.
- 03
Deal Structuring
Instrument selection, security package and terms that reconcile sponsor economics with funder requirements.
- 04
Investor Matching
Targeted outreach to DFIs, institutional capital and strategic funders under enforceable mandates.
- 05
Financial Close
Documentation, conditions precedent, compliance sign-off and disbursement.
- 06
Implementation
Post-close monitoring, transparent reporting and stakeholder management through delivery.
Reporting is issued at every stage transition, not only at close.
What ADL brings to a transaction
Global reach
Multi-continent investor access across DFIs, institutional capital and strategic funders.
Bankability rigor
Feasibility and structuring discipline that reduces execution risk and shortens time-to-close.
Government & stakeholder fluency
Experience aligning public agencies, private sponsors and community interests.
Transaction integrity
Clear mandates, fee protections and compliance-first execution.
Outcome orientation
Measurable milestones from origination to close, with transparent reporting at every stage.
Capital relationships across four continents
ADL maintains binding cooperation agreements and strategic partnerships with investors and funders across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the Americas. These relationships are governed by enforceable mandates, ensuring that capital mobilisation is legally protected and aligned with Africa’s development priorities.
Europe Development finance institutions and institutional funds
Asia Strategic funders, EPC-linked capital and export credit
Middle East Sovereign and private investment vehicles
The Americas Institutional capital and impact-mandated funds
Start a conversation
Tell us which side of the transaction you sit on and we will route your enquiry to the right desk.
Project sponsors & governments
Bring a project that needs feasibility work, structuring or funding. We screen against live investor mandates and tell you plainly what it will take to reach bankability.
Submit a projectInvestors, funders & DFIs
Access an appraised pipeline across six sectors and four countries, structured to your mandate, with clear documentation and compliance-first execution.
Request pipeline access 400 Peerboom Street, Doornpoort, 0017, Pretoria Republic of South Africa
FVZ 84 Ter Fenoarivo, Antananarivo Madagascar
2025/223155/07