Your situation is unique. We use our local knowledge and global expertise to support you in appraising opportunities, navigating risk and achieving your business goals in Africa.

Africa is demonstrating many signs of maturity, including broad-based economic growth and rising urbanisation. But there are many challenges to navigate, including corruption, money laundering, and bribery.

We work seamlessly across Africa and key offshore centres to provide innovative strategies to meet your requirements.

Our support is wide-ranging: from investigating a financial crime to dispute resolution and asset recovery, we partner with you.

  • Strong, growing footprint
  • Network of intermediaries
  • Local market experience
  • Strong, growing footprint
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    We have 44 offices in 21 countries across Africa and almost 3,000 people covering Anglophone, Lusophone and Francophone speaking regions.
  • Network of intermediaries
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    Gain immediate access to our extensive connections with investors, bankers, and legal advisers in Africa and the UK.
  • Local market experience
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    Overcome language and cultural barriers with our experts who have experience in the local markets.
Amaechi Nsofor
Partner, Head of Africa Business Group
Amaechi Nsofor

Why Grant Thornton?

When we work together, we’ll listen closely and provide practical solutions. Your situation is unique so we connect you to the right local teams in the UK, Africa and the relevant offshore centres. 

Using our multi-disciplinary expertise, we can support you on:

We get to know you personally to deliver complex and international asset tracing and insolvency services. We frequently unravel complex, cross-border matters, leading to recoveries for both public and private parties, having retrieved £4bn globally in the last eight years.

We help you navigate with sensitivity when you are in difficult or distressed financial situations, and provide a range of solutions that support you when and where you need it most.

We lead independent investigations ranging from targeted enquiries through to large, complex and multi-jurisdictional cases, with particular expertise on the African region.

We support you in the resolution of disputes, including investor-state actions and commercial arbitration.

In addition to the above key issues, we can also support you in the following areas:

Debt Advisory

We advise you on raising, refinancing or restructuring debt facilities, corporate or creditor.

Debt advisory

Public company advisory

We are nominated advisers for AIM listed companies; a market-leading nominated adviser to mining companies on AIM; and we provide advice on flotations, mergers, takeovers and de-listings.

Public company advisory

Corporate finance advisory

We provide advice on the development and implementation of optimal strategies to enhance and realise stakeholder value and work on both buy and sell side M&A advisory mandates.

Corporate finance advisory

Valuations

We use a variety of methodologies and models that reflect best practice to provide valuations to support transactions with particular specialist expertise around renewables and natural resources in Africa.

Valuations

Transaction Advisory

We work across both sell and buy side diligence mandates with our services and give you a competitive edge during transactions with concise outputs and a focus on value.

Transactions advisory