SYNERGIESCAPITAL
An independent merchant bank based in Abidjan, we advise institutions, businesses, and governments across West Africa on their most decisive transactions.
About us
We help you create value.
Active since 2017, Synergies Capital brings its clients proven expertise in Financial Advisory and Fundraising across West Africa.
Founded
2017
An independent merchant bank based in Abidjan.
Transactions advised
+20
From M&A advisory to fundraising and structured financing.
Capital raised
+350Bn FCFA
For our clients, alongside top-tier financial partners.
Our values
A partnership aligned with your interests.
We support every client with unwavering rigor, at every stage of the transaction. We act with:
Integrity
Transparency and integrity guide every piece of advice we give, without compromise.
Rigor
Methodical analysis and precise execution, at every stage of your transactions.
Solidarity
A steadfast commitment alongside our clients, through time and through every decision.
Independence
Complete independence of advice, ensuring unwavering alignment with your interests alone.
Our sectors of activity
Proven expertise across the sectors that shape the regional economy.
We support the companies and institutions building West Africa. Six sectors, one same standard: agribusiness, distribution, real estate, industry, mining & energy, healthcare.
Our services
Committed advisory, from first conversation to closing.
Six complementary areas of expertise to structure, finance, and successfully execute your transactions.
01
Mergers & Acquisitions
Recapitalizations, joint ventures, and disposals of assets or companies, across the entire life cycle of the business.
02
Debt Raising
We negotiate on behalf of our clients with lenders: market financing, investment financing, working-capital financing, and project financing.
03
Equity Fundraising
End-to-end support throughout the process, from preparing the investment case to approaching investors and negotiating terms.
04
Real Estate
Disposals, acquisitions, and financial structuring, with privileged access to off-market opportunities.
05
Strategic Advisory
New business development, strategic partnerships, and holding-company structuring: focused insight in service of management.
06
Financial Advisory
Business valuation, financial modeling, and restructuring: a permanent partner for your balance-sheet-level challenges.
Our transactions
A track record that speaks for itself.
Every transaction reflects the same standard: independent advice, top-tier financial partners, and solutions structured to last.
2026Yangondi
Refinancing · Insurance
Refinancing of the bank debt of the parent company of GNA Assurances, the #2 non-life insurer in Côte d’Ivoire, with Ecobank CI.
Ecobank CI
- Ongoing
MEITA TELECOM
M&A · Telecom
Exclusive financial advisor on a leveraged buyout (LBO).
Exclusive advisor
2025KDM
Equity Raise · Industry
Equity raise via convertible debt from the investment fund Oasis Capital Ghana.
Oasis Capital Ghana
- 2023
SCI Binao
Debt Raise · Real Estate
Bank debt raise from Afrika Bank to finance a real estate project in Marcory Résidentiel.
Afrika Bank
2022Centaures Routiers
Debt Raise · Logistics
Debt raise from SGCI to finance a logistics platform of more than 100,000 sqm.
SGCI
- 2022
KDM
Debt Raise · Industry
Bank debt raise from SGCI to finance capital expenditure (Capex).
SGCI
Our team
A team built on a human scale.
Local expertise matched with international standards, led by partners with a proven track record in banking, advisory, and investment.
Edmond began his career as a policy analyst at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, before joining the fund manager Grosvenor Europe in Paris in 2008. In 2013, he took over as Chief Financial Officer of the Ivorian entities of the British mining group Pan African Minerals. He co-founded the firm in 2017.
Franck began his career at Crédit Agricole CIB in France as a credit analyst. With more than 14 years of experience, including 8 in transaction advisory within the “Big Four” (Ernst & Young France, EY Côte d’Ivoire, then Deloitte Côte d’Ivoire), he joined the firm in 2020 to lead mergers & acquisitions, financial valuation, modeling, and fundraising mandates across West Africa.
