A West Africa focused investment manager, founded in 2010, that creates, partners with and invests in businesses across transportation, real estate, professional services and education.
Solon Capital Partners is a West Africa focused investment manager founded in 2010. The firm creates, partners with and invests in businesses with the aim of delivering both financial returns and transformative impact. It is headquartered in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and operates in nine countries in Africa and beyond. Its Mauritius entity is licensed by the Mauritius Financial Services Commission.
The firm's portfolio comprises companies across four industries: transportation, real estate, professional services and education. Businesses are built and developed through a model the firm describes as one of business creation, partnership and patience, with an emphasis on scaling impact while mitigating risk.
Solon Capital Partners organises its impact work around three verticals: Nature Based Solutions, Education & Sport, and Sustainable Communities. Its stated missions of Climate and Community inform an approach aimed at economic development and poverty reduction in fragile and post-conflict states, addressing youth unemployment, economic migrancy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, environmental destruction and biodiversity loss.
