SAVO

Savo Project Developers is a boutique investment and project development firm focused on building and financing sustainable businesses across Africa. The company operates as a certified BCorp and aims to establish Africa's first sustainable investment bank. Savo's model involves not only advising on transactions but also actively creating, launching, and scaling ventures. They partner with individuals and organizations to build, own, operate, and eventually spin out these businesses as independent entities.

The firm was founded by a team with deep experience in investment, consulting, and sustainability. CEO and Founder Robbie Marwick has a background in investment with McKinsey & Co. and was an early employee at SYSTEMIQ, a leading sustainability advisory and investment firm that incubated Savo. Co-founder Ade Okuwoga brings experience from General Atlantic's BeyondNetZero fund, SYSTEMIQ, McKinsey, and Chevron. Other key team members include Chairman & Founder Gail Klintworth, former Chief Sustainability Officer at Unilever, and Yomi Aleshe, who has a background in consulting with PwC.

Savo's business is structured around two primary functions: business building and investment banking. The business building arm focuses on creating and scaling a portfolio of sustainable companies. The investment banking division provides services to connect capital with opportunities, assisting businesses in raising funds and helping investors to identify, assess, and deploy capital into high-impact ventures. Their services include transaction advisory, investment preparation, investor engagement, and deal execution. For investors, they offer fund advisory, pipeline development, and portfolio optimization to ensure investments meet both financial return and sustainability objectives. The firm has developed a sustainable deal pipeline valued at over $2.5 billion and has closed deals amounting to $100 million.

Keywords: sustainable investment, project development, Africa, venture building, investment banking, BCorp, impact investing, sustainable business, project finance, transaction advisory, capital raising, emerging markets, climate finance, inclusive business, venture studio, deal execution, portfolio management, fund advisory, sustainability consulting, impact assessment