Insights from the Frontier
Original research, market analysis, and expert perspectives from Crestmont’s investment teams on the ground across Africa and emerging markets.
Energy
The Green Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Beyond ESG Rhetoric
How blended finance instruments are making clean energy projects bankable in markets where traditional lenders hesitate — and why the returns case is stronger than ever.
Advisory
De-risking Private Equity in East Africa: Lessons from 50 Deals
Key due diligence frameworks and risk mitigation strategies drawn from our decade-long track record in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania.
Infrastructure
Nigeria’s Infrastructure Pipeline: $12B in Shovel-Ready Projects
A sector-by-sector mapping of Nigeria’s near-term infrastructure pipeline and the capital structures best suited to each asset class.
Energy
Mini-Grid Economics in 2024: The Infrastructure Finance Case
Why treating mini-grids as infrastructure — not technology products — unlocks the long-term, low-cost capital required for universal rural electrification.
Nature
Financing Nature: How Biodiversity Credits Are Reshaping Conservation Capital
An emerging market perspective on nature-based solutions finance — from voluntary carbon markets to nascent biodiversity credit frameworks across East and Central Africa.
Research
Africa Investment Outlook 2025: The Capital Migration Has Begun
Our flagship annual outlook identifies the six macroeconomic and structural shifts that will define investment flows into Africa over the next three years.
Advisory
Working with DFIs: A Practitioner’s Guide to Co-Investment in Africa
How to structure transactions that attract concessional DFI capital alongside commercial investors — mandate alignment, approval processes, and term negotiation.
Infrastructure
East Africa’s Logistics Revolution: Port to Hinterland in the Digital Age
How the Mombasa–Kampala–Kigali corridor is becoming a model for integrated infrastructure investment across East Africa’s fastest-growing economies.
News
Crestmont International Completes $240M Fund Close for Clean Energy Infrastructure
Crestmont announces the successful close of its third clean energy infrastructure fund, raising $240M from DFIs, pension funds, and institutional impact investors.
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In-Depth Reports & Research
Annual Report
Africa Investment Outlook 2025
Our flagship annual report covering macro trends, sector opportunities, and capital flow forecasts across 30+ markets.
Sector Report
State of Clean Energy Finance in Africa
A comprehensive review of renewable energy financing trends, deal structures, and investment performance across sub-Saharan Africa.
Practice Guide
The Practitioner’s Guide to DFI Co-Investment in Emerging Markets
Practical frameworks for structuring transactions that attract development finance alongside commercial capital.
Framework
Open-Source Framework for Nature-Based Solutions Finance in Africa
Investment frameworks, ESG assessment tools, and biodiversity outcome measurement methodologies released for the broader ecosystem.
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