CG Court Approves Aries Investissements and United Capital Strategic Partnership

• Aries Investissements and United Capital have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate project financing in Central Africa.
• The collaboration combines the strengths of both firms, with United Capital bringing capital mobilization and financial structuring expertise, and Aries Investissements offering origination capacity and a portfolio of strategic projects.
• The partnership has significant implications for lawyers advising clients on infrastructure or energy projects in Central Africa, creating new opportunities and compliance exposures.
• United Capital's expansion in Central Africa includes the establishment of a regional office in Abidjan, launch of two investment funds, and regulatory approvals in Rwanda and Ethiopia.

Nous partageons l'ambition d'accélérer le développement de projets structurants en Afrique centrale

Aries Investissements, a Congolese financial advisory firm, has entered into a strategic partnership with United Capital, a pan-African financial services group. The partnership aims to accelerate project financing in Central Africa by combining the strengths of both firms. According to Loïc Mackosso, founder and managing partner of Aries Investissements, the collaboration is based on a clear complementarity between the two companies. United Capital brings its ability to mobilize capital, financial structuring expertise, and access to markets, while Aries Investissements offers its origination capacity and portfolio of strategic projects developed through its subsidiary Aries Energies in the energy, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors.

The partnership between Aries Investissements and United Capital is significant for lawyers advising clients on infrastructure or energy projects in Central Africa. The collaboration could accelerate project financing in the region, creating new opportunities and compliance exposures for companies involved in large-scale projects. As United Capital expands its presence in Central Africa, it has established a regional office in Abidjan, launched two investment funds approved by the West African Monetary Union's Financial Markets Authority, and obtained regulatory approvals in Rwanda and Ethiopia. Aries Investissements, founded in 2011, has established itself as a leading financial advisory firm in Central Africa, with operations in the Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, and Côte d'Ivoire.

The partnership between Aries Investissements and United Capital is a significant development for the region's infrastructure and energy sectors. The collaboration has the potential to accelerate project financing in Central Africa, creating new opportunities for companies involved in large-scale projects. As Loïc Mackosso noted, 'the future of the continent will be played out in the ability to bring together African investors with platforms capable of emerging, structuring, and developing high-impact projects.' The partnership also highlights the growing presence of pan-African financial services groups like United Capital, which has established a significant footprint in Central Africa through its expansion strategy.

Lawyers advising clients on infrastructure or energy projects in Central Africa should watch for potential opportunities and compliance exposures arising from the partnership between Aries Investissements and United Capital, which could accelerate project financing in the region.

Source: Original reporting via Economie