Industries and Services

Whether it’s capital through equity and/or short-term working capital and long-term loans, individual advice is part of our business. We offer enterprises customised solutions that are tailored to meet their needs. And we invest in private equity firms that provide companies in countries with equity capital finance to help them advance further.

As an enterprise from processing industries, the industrial, trade or service sector, you need an experienced partner who develops appropriate solutions in dialogue with you and stands by your side – with a long-term perspective. We offer you appropriate financing and advice packages tailored to your needs.

Our fund managers who also manage private equity funds, we advise and support you in developing your fund, efficiently close capital gaps and act as a sparring partner in relation to content.

Our offers for Corporates and Private Equity Funds

As an enterprise involved in processing industries or active in the industrial, trade or service sector, you need an experienced partner who develops appropriate solutions in dialogue with you and stands by your side – with a long-term perspective. We offer you appropriate financing and advice packages tailored to your specific needs.

Working closely with you, we develop carefully thought-out, viable solutions for your undertaking that take reasonable account of potential risks. We have the required industry know-how, years of experience with investments in developing countries, together with extensive knowledge about local circumstances and framework conditions. In addition, we actively support and advise corporates with a need or wish for transformation.

1.Financing

We provide tailored financing solutions to our clients in the form of long-term loans, equity investments and mezzanine finance. If required, we can also mobilise and arrange for even larger amounts of financing requirements for our clients by getting additional investors on board.

a) Equity Investments

We can also support your growth with Equity capital. As a  shareholder, we generate positive momentum for your business development and reputation.
At a Glance:

  • Investment Volume: From USD 50 million and upward;
  • Equity participation in the company in the country of investment;
  • Variable structuring of risk components;
  • In certain cases, voting rights and seat on the company’s supervisory board; and Clearly defined exit strategies

b) Long-Term Loans

With our long-term loans, we offer you tailor-made funding solutions at matching maturities for your company worldwide.

Acting as arranger of syndicated financing options, we can also mobilise other financing partners and offer a joint financing package.
At a Glance:

  • Currency: EUR or USD;
  • Financing amount: From USD 50 million and upward;
  • Term: Generally between 5 and 30 years;
  • Collateral: In line with market practice, preferably the company’s assets in the country of investment;
  • Interest rate: Fixed or Variable, market-oriented depending on project and country risks; and
  • Structuring: In line with Client needs.

c) Mezzanine Finance

With our mezzanine loans, we take on higher risks and offer you individual solutions to supplement your equity capital basis.
At a Glance:

  • Financing form between equity capital and debt capital;
  • Project-specific structuring; and
  • Risk-appropriate return.

2. Funds

As the fund manager of a private equity fund investing in companies located in emerging and developing markets, you benefit from our in-depth expertise in funds and co-investment.

Reliability, speed and an understanding of structuring are crucial to your success. As a development finance company, we stand for dependability and long-term commitment. We also offer support for company analysis and for introduction of the leading environmental, social and corporate governance standards (ESG).

Our fund and structuring experts are here to advise and support you in developing your fund. As an active and successful co-investor, we will help you to efficiently close capital gaps for your investments in portfolio companies. We also act as a sparring partner and take responsibility for certain areas of due diligence and implementation control, for example in the environmental and social sphere.

Financing

As a co-investor we supply our fund clients with capital for sustainable and impactful investments in the form of equity investment and loans.

a) Equity Investments

We provide you with support from the very beginning. Through our investment, we offer you a stable capital base, as an anchor investor and signaller, particularly in the first closing. If necessary, we can also invest in your portfolio companies on equal terms as a co-investor.

b) Loans

In selected cases, we also offer loan financing for your portfolio companies.

3.Infrastructure and Energy

Whether you’re investing in renewable energy, telecommunications or water supply and waste water treatment – we offer private companies a tailor-made, viable and flexibly structured financing solution for their sustainable investments and individual advice.

As a reliable and professional partner, we advise you right from the start, backed by in-depth expertise. Benefit from our extensive experience in the field of infrastructure and renewable energy investments in emerging-market and developing countries.

With our network and our 18 locations in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America, we offer you worldwide support. As a development financier mandated by UAE, we have a variety of contacts available to us in a number of countries.

Financing Sectors

With our financing, we enable infrastructure projects in the following sectors:

  • Renewable Energy: Wind energy, solar energy, hydropower, geothermal energy, green hydrogen, growing focus on sustainable energy;
  • Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure;
  • Transportation: Ports Development, airports, roads, bridges,
  • Utilities: Water supply, wastewater treatment, electricity distribution networks; and
  • Real estate: Sustainable Cities and Urban Planning.

We provide tailored financing solutions to private infrastructure companies that contribute to sustainable transformation and support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – in the form of long-term loans, equity investments and mezzanine finance.
If required, we mobilise larger volumes with additional investors and arrange these individually for our clients. Our commitment sets positive signals and creates trust for further investors.

a)Equity Investments

The financiers take ownership stakes in these projects, rather than simply lending and become part-owners of the project, sharing in its profits and risks. Due to the long lifespans of these projects, our equity investments typically involve long-term commitment.
We truly believe in bridging the funding gaps these kind of projects face and equity investment assists in sealing these gaps.

b)Direct Investment

We also support your growth with equity capital. We generate targeted positive momentum for the further development of your company or your investment, thereby strengthening your reputation. The stake may be taken at operational and holding company level.
At a Glance:
Equity participation at holding company level or in the operating company in the country of investment.

  • As a rule with a minority stake;
  • Volume of Sygnific Group equity participation: from USD 10 million;
  • Variable structuring of risk components;
  • Voting rights and seat on the supervisory board on a case-by-case basis; and
  • Clearly defined exit strategies or, in individual cases, long-term investments.

c) Long-Term Loans

We offer you tailored loan financings at matching maturities for your investments in the areas of energy, transport, utilities and telecommunications.
As an arranger of syndicated finance, we get further finance partners on board if required, enabling us to offer you the complete loan financing from a single source.
At a Glance:

  • Currency: EUR or USD;
  • Financing volume: from USD 15 million and upward;
  • Term: Generally between 4 and 30 years;
  • Interest rate: Fixed or variable, market-oriented depending on project and country risk;
  • Collateral: Usually as the company’s fixed assets in the country of investment or equivalent; and
  • Structuring: According to the client’s

d)Funds

As the fund manager of an infrastructure or energy equity fund investing in companies or projects, you benefit from our in-depth expertise in funds and co-investments. Through our investment we offer you a stable capital base, as an anchor investor and catalyst even in the first closing. We can also invest in portfolio companies on equal terms as a co-investor.
At a Glance:

  • Subscription generally possible as early as first closing;
  • Active contribution and advice through seat on the fund’s Advisory Committee;
  • Support also for challenges in your portfolio;
  • Investment possible as experienced co-investor in the fund’s portfolio companies; and
  • Fund investments generally from USD 10 million upward and Sygnific Group share to be discussed in the final closing.

e)Mezzanine Finance

With our subordinated loans, we take on higher risks and offer you individual solutions to supplement your equity capital basis.
At a Glance:

  • Financing form between equity capital and debt capital;
  • Project-specific structuring;
  • Subordinated collateral;
  • Risk-appropriate return; and
  • Conversion option.