Kessner Capital Management launches new Africa private credit fund
The fund targets small and mid-sized businesses seeking growth capital.
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Kessner Capital Management has launched its first Africa-focused private credit fund.
The fund targets small and mid-sized businesses seeking growth capital.
“We do not just lend; we partner with businesses to build lasting growth. Our role is to act as a long-term strategic ally, embedding governance, transparency and impact at every stage,” said Bruno-Maurice Monny and Benny Osei, co-founders and managing partners of Kessner Capital in a joint statement.
“Banks are contracting liquidity while demand is expanding. Africa’s financing needs are exploding. Kessner was designed to deliver structured, patient and locally intelligent capital to drive systemic change,” said Osei.
The fund is backed by NFG SA, a Swiss private holding and investment firm, alongside international partners in structured finance and private equity.
Kessner Capital is jointly led by Monny, a former J.P. Morgan and BNP Paribas executive with expertise in structured credit and African markets, and Osei, formerly with Leifbridge Capital and Bloomberg, who has experience in multi-asset investing across frontier and emerging economies. They are supported by an advisory board that includes Charles Millon, former French defence minister; Colin Rezek, investment banker and Africa-focused financier; Christiane de Livonnière, senior advisor in African development finance; and Frédéric Le Bourgeois, private equity and infrastructure investor.
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