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Private equity specialists in West Africa

A team of seasoned professionals

Investment decisions at Cauris Management are taken by practitioners who have already built, financed and sold companies in the sub-region.

10
Professionals, governance included
2
Offices, in Lomé and Abidjan
1995
Year of the first fund under management

Governance

Senior advisers

The board brings together practitioners whose track record reaches well beyond the management company itself.

Amadou R. Raimi

Amadou R. Raimi

Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Board of Cauris Management, Amadou R. Raimi is, among other roles: Read their background Paul Derreumaux

Paul Derreumaux

Board Member Paul Derreumaux is a board member of Cauris Management. He founded the BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) group in 1982 in Mali. The BOA group is now present in 14 sub-Saharan… Read their background

Day to day

Operating team

8 professionals based in Lomé and Abidjan review the cases, sit on the boards of portfolio companies and support managers through to exit.

Noël Yawo Eklo

Noël Yawo Eklo

Co-Founder and Chief Executive

Lomé and Abidjan

 Kouassi Lolo Nolitsé

Kouassi Lolo Nolitsé

Partner

Lomé

 Benjamin Kouakou

Benjamin Kouakou

Partner

Abidjan

 Schola Laban

Schola Laban

Investment Director

Lomé

 Kokou Timothée Akodo

Kokou Timothée Akodo

Chief Financial Officer

Lomé

 Frieda Ntamack

Frieda Ntamack

Investment Officer

Abidjan

 Kékéli Amé Bakou

Kékéli Amé Bakou

Executive Assistant

Lomé

 Nana Catherine Ambet

Nana Catherine Ambet

Executive Assistant

Abidjan

Two offices, a single investment team

Lomé and Abidjan review cases together. Write to the office closest to your company: your message goes straight to the team that handles it.

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Before you start

Two conditions open a review, and we check them straight away. If they are met, the questionnaire takes about ten minutes: you can stop and resume, your draft stays on this device, and nothing is sent before the summary.

Two conditions open a review

  1. West and Central Africafor the country of the head office; Nigeria remains outside our scope
  2. 1.3 billion FCFAat the very least, around 2 million euros or 2.13 million dollars

Both are cumulative: both must be met to continue.

What is worth having to hand

  • The figures from your last closed financial year: revenue, net profit, equity
  • The amount you are seeking and what the funds are for
  • Your business plan, if you already have one: it is optional at this stage

Let us check them now

XOF

The review threshold is 1.3 billion FCFA, around 2 million euros or 2.13 million dollars.

Step 1 of 5

Your company

Identifying the company and the stage it has reached.

Headcount *
What you are looking to do *
Optional, but it saves us one exchange.

Step 2 of 5

Your figures

Rough figures from the last closed financial year.

Currency of your accounts *
XOF
XOFIf negative, put a minus sign before the amount.
XOFShare capital, reserves and retained earnings.
XOFOptional. Bank loans outstanding.
Operating profit (EBITDA) *

Before interest, tax and depreciation.

Step 3 of 5

Your need

The instrument and the use of the funds.

Instrument you are seeking *
Use of the funds *

You may tick several.

Are you comfortable with Cauris taking a minority stake? *

Our stakes are usually minority ones, over a three to five year horizon.

When you need the funds *

Step 4 of 5

Your project

What the funding is meant to achieve.

  • The project: what you want to do, and why now.
  • The market: the demand you serve and your edge over competitors.
  • The company in three to five years: the revenue, headcount and locations you are aiming for.
0 of 1,500 characters, 120 at the very least.
Business plan A methodical document of 15 to 20 pages: the company, its environment, a 3 to 5 year projection, forecast financial statements.
Documents you can provide

They will be asked for if your case goes to review.

Step 5 of 5

Contacting you

So that our team can get back to you.

Preferred office

Last step

Summary of your request

Read your answers again before sending. Every block can be edited in one click.

Request sent

Thank you, your project is in our hands

Your case reference: . Keep it for our exchanges.

  1. Your request goes to the investment teamAn acknowledgement is sent to .
  2. An investment officer studies your caseAgainst our criteria: the company’s profile, its executives and governance, its market, and the shape of the stake.
  3. They get back to you for a first conversationHave your business plan and documents ready: they will be asked for if the case goes to review.

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