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About MJE

We draw upon the full-range of our valuation and professional expertise, combining methodologies as required, to appropriately address complex situations. We commit to shed light on business opportunities, uncover solutions to business challenges, and provide support to business strategies.

We focus on strategic, operational, financial and capital needs of businesses. We address the full spectrum of financial and transactional challenges faced by companies, boards, private equity sponsors, creditor constituencies and other stakeholders. Our success depends upon achieving optimal results for our clients.

Within our range of offerings, we have dedicated teams specializing in: M&A, strategy, acquisitions, disposals, management buyouts/buy-ins, capital raising, debt advisory, business modelling, project finance, public private partnerships and valuations. We are committed to you and your deal and will use our experience of the marketplace to deliver a successful solution, no matter how complex.

Consulting Services and Technical Assistance

MJE Capital has expertise in all key areas of microfinance, mesofinance and SME finance. MJE Capital has been providing consulting services to all stakeholders involved in the field of financial inclusion.

In particular, we offer the following services :

  • Fund raising from specialized players and structured products (factoring, securitization, equity, refinancing lines etc.) :

We have been negociating a line of « Invoice Discounting » of Euros 6 millions for the Cofina Group. We have a mandate for the securitization of trade receivables for the Cofina Group. Amount : Euros 15 millions. Equity and refinancing lines : Euros 24,6 millions for the Cofina Group from specialized players and Qualified Investors.

  • Strategy and business planning
  • Program Evaluation
  • Set-up of MFI’s and General Technical Assistance
CORPORATE FINANCE
  • Business modelling
  • Financial Advisory
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Our boutique-oriented size and approach to clients enables us to maintain senior-level focus throughout the entire transactions. We commit that your transactions will receive our best thinking, from among the most experienced advisors in the industry.

Our in-depth knowledge of business and financial issues assembled with our extensive network of institutional and strategic relationships provide a unique resource and knowledge base for our clients.

MJE Capital serves a diverse client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, financial sponsors, hedge funds, and venture capitalists. Our clients are middle market companies operating both nationally and internationally. Whether it's raising capital to meet growth objectives or identifying strategic acquisition opportunities, MJE Capital offers our clients merger & acquisition advisory, capital markets, and other corporate finance services.

Whether evaluating strategic options, new ventures or existing operations, business modelling provides quantitative analysis that may help determine or support a particular course of action. Our business modelling group can help simulate and test your business options, enhancing your understanding of the risks and returns in projects, transactions or processes. We aim to generate confidence in the decision making process and achieve greater stakeholder value.

CAPITAL RAISING
  • Private debt and equity placement
  • Shareholder liquidity

Capital drives growth and creates options. Whether you're growing organically or through acquisitions, MJE Capital can help you develop an effective financing strategy, determine the optimal deal structure and finally secure the capital necessary to advance your strategic and financial objectives.

We maintain relationships with a broad range of global capital providers, including commercial banks, insurance companies, pension funds, finance companies, hedge funds, mezzanine funds, venture capital funds, and private equity groups. In addition, our professionals have the transaction experience, financial acumen and capital-source relationships needed to deliver superior advice and execution.

Middle market companies have the same financial and strategic imperatives as larger companies and often are faced with additional challenges due to size. They may need to raise capital to fund internal growth or to finance acquisitions. They may want to achieve liquidity for shareholders or bring in equity to reduce debt.

Our professionals have extensive experience helping clients to raise capital in virtually any market condition. We draw on that experience to assist our clients with the unique challenges of selling equity, as well as senior debt and subordinated / mezzanine debt. We have an extensive network of banks, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, mezzanine, strategic and other institutional financing institutions and investors with demonstrated interest in the sectors we serve. We help our clients identify the most suitable financing and then work with them to structure, negotiate and bring the transaction to a successful close.

MJE Capital has developed extensive expertise in advising clients on raising debt and equity capital through structured finance arrangements. We provide clients with an experienced team with sector specific expertise to ensure a focused and professional approach, spanning:

  • Reviewing a client company's capital structure, debt and equity, before developing an optimal structure for the company based on its future plans
  • Preparing investment documents to attract and inform potential investors and lenders
  • Selecting strategic funding partners and making introductions through our close relationships with Irish venture capitalists, private equity houses and angel investors
  • Access through our international network to funding from international players seeking investment and lending opportunities in Ireland
  • Using our extensive experience in capital raising projects, providing deal structuring advice, negotiation skills and project management throughout the process to ensure a successful and timely completion
Structured Finance

Help you Structure bilateral financing or in syndication for:

  • Import & Export finance
  • Working Capital finance
  • Investment (Capex) finance

We pride ourselves on our ability to demonstrate a complete understanding of your needs and financial considerations, and provide the necessary input and solutions to the challenges you face. We have experience in structured finance in diverse sectors including tourism, industry, agriculture, mining, ...

MJE credentials

45,6M€

COFINA Group - Lead Arranger

Project Finance

We have been negociating a line of « Invoice Discounting » of Euros 6 millions for the Cofina Group. We have a mandate for the securitization of trade receivables for the Cofina Group. Amount : Euros 15 millions. Equity and refinancing lines : Euros 24,6 millions for the Cofina Group from specialized players and Qualified Investors.
24M€

GABON LEAD ARRANGER

Project finance

Mandated Lead arranger for the financing of 24 millions $ over 9 years for GTH group for the reconstruction of the Novotel Rapotchombo Hotel in Gabon.r
20M€

ADVISOR

Project finance

Advisor in setting up a facility of 20 M€ with both capital and debt for Cofina Group (Compagnie Financière Africaine).
20M€

SENEGAL-Co- Arranger

Investment finance

Set up of “receivable backed facility” over 7 years for expansion of a large- scale tourist complex in Senegal, operated by Decameron Group (2nd hotel group in Latin America).
200M€

IVORY COAST – ADVISOR

Project finance

Advisor in the set-up of a spot financing of 200 M USD for the Port Autonome of Abidjan.
16M€

MALI – Lead Arranger

Project finance

Consultant and lead Arranger for the set up of an agro-business factory under the license of Fanmilk. Financial modeling, project structuring and fund raising.
20M€

BISSAU GUINEA – Consulting

Acquisition Finance

Structuring of the acquisition of shares in 2 mining licenses in Senegal and Bissau Guinea for an international industrial group. Business Planning and fund raising.
24M€

CAP VERT – Lead Arranger

Investment Finance

Lead Arranger for the construction of a hotel complex of 580 CH on the SAL island in Capo Verde.

MJE Team

  • Jean-Luc Konan
    Associate Director
  • Jacques G Tobo VP
    Asset Management and Debt Capital Market
  • Adeline Haykal
    Associate Director - Strategy
  • Serge MASSAMBA NDOMBELE
    Executive President
  • Hugues DIDIER
    Associate Director
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Jean-Luc Konan
Associate Director

M. Jean-Luc KONAN has more than 20 years of experience in the banking sector with more than 15 years in managing positions. He was the managing director of UBA Senegal and before that of UBA GABON.

M. Jean-Luc KONAN was a non-executive of UBA Gabon (United Bank Africa). M. Konan was also Former Regional Director in charge of Angola and Gabon at ECOBANK Group. He was the regional Director in charge of Expansion Projects (Gabon,Congo Brazzaville,DRC,Angola,TChad). He was Former Director of West Africa department « Non Presence countries » of Barclays Bank. He holds an MSc of Banking and Finance from ESC-Toulouse.

He was awarded the title of banker of the year in Senegal from The Banker magazine 2012 and from Global Finance 2013

o Participated to the structuring of 230 Million Euros oil Import for SAR (Société Africaine de Raffinage) in Senegal [UBA]
o Participated to the structuring of a 1.5 Billion USD acquisition financing for V-Mobile in Nigeria [Barclays]
o Participated to a 127 Million USD acquisition targeted at ORASCOM entities in Congo DRC [Barclays]
o Participated to the structuring of a 1.5 Billion USD pre-export financing for SONANGO in Angola [Barclays]
o Participated to the structuring of a 250 Million USD pre-export financing for SNPC in Congo in Angola [Barclays]
o Participated to a 700 Million USD Cocoa pre-export financing for the Ghana Cocoa Board [Barclays]
o Participated to a 500 Million USD Ghana Government Bond [Barclays]

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Jacques G Tobo VP
Asset Management and Debt Capital Market

M. Jacques G. TOBO has more than 16 years of experience in asset management and debt capital market. He is managing partner of Ebenezer Capital Investement.

He advises corporations, state-owned firms and government on studies leading to the creation of investment funds, infrastructures funds and other investment vehicles to promote SMEs. He also acted as Consultant to AFDB (African Development Bank) and European Union. M. TOBO also worked as managing director for “Société Financière Ouest Africaine – Gestion”, the SFA Group’s Management Entity for Mutual funds businesses within the West African Economic and Monetary Union region in Mali and executive board member of the SFA in Cameroon & Gabon. Before that, he worked for more than 6 years at the BNP Paribas Securities Services in the BNP Paribas Asset Servicing

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Adeline Haykal
Associate Director - Strategy

Ms. HAYKAL worked for Accenture, a well-known management consulting firm in the field of financial performance management. She graduated from Supelec, a french engineering school and served in various position in industrial and financial companies. She helped them implementing improvement programs in their organizations

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Serge MASSAMBA NDOMBELE
Executive President

Serge MASSAMBA NDOMBELE has over 15 years of experience in Strategy & Consulting. After obtaining a Master in Economics and Finance at the Catholic University of Louvain, Mr. Massamba was first Consultant at KPMG before becoming Senior Manager at Accenture and Executive Director at Ernst & Young. From KPMG to Accenture, he reinforced his skills by counseling banks and multinationals in Europe in the optimization of their business models. When he joined Ernst & Young EMEIA Advisory, he was advising multinationals and financial institutions in their growth strategy in West and Central Africa.

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Hugues DIDIER
Associate Director

MJE Offices

Dakar Office

Av Birago Diop, Point E.
BP 14.212 Dakar Peytavin

Tel: 221 33 825 38

FAX: 221 33 825 05 53

contact@mjecapital.com

Dubai Office

N°305, Dubai
P.O Box 1961,Dubai, United

Telephone: 971 7 204 11 11

FAX: 221 33 825 05

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