Velocia is a bespoke investment banking advisory practice. We partner with corporates, governments, family offices, entrepreneurs, IFIs, sovereign entities, principals and financial sponsors to architect and execute opportunities across global markets. We have specialized expertise in emerging and frontier economies including Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia.

Our team members have a 30 year track record of over 300 transactions in over 100 countries with decades of experience leading origination, evaluation, structuring, due diligence, negotiations and execution of buy-side and sell-side mandates on an end-to-end basis. Our credentials range from agile cross-border deals to multi-billion dollar infrastructure developments, the strategic structuring of private capital and navigation of complex international commercial frameworks.

Our Expertise

Transaction Advisory: We execute corporate finance initiatives including M&A, privatizations, public private partnerships (PPPs), debt advisory and equity capital markets transactions. We serve as strategic architects for large-scale infrastructure projects and economic zones. We navigate principals through the complexities of project finance and structure debt to ensure that every transaction is engineered to minimize risks and maximize value.

Strategic Advisory: We provide strategic advice for the structuring, restructuring or transformation of opportunities, operations or governance of corporates and public sector enterprises. We decode markets, regulations and compliance. We structure laws, regulations and complex agreements to incorporate thoughtful risk-balancing and innovative financing and achieve the optimal alignment of stakeholder interests.

Value Advisory: We translate strategic analysis and critical thinking into pragmatic solutions that make an impact. We advise on the design and optimization of cross-border corporate structures and trade solutions. We engineer start-up enterprises, projects, venture capital and private equity opportunities to capitalize on market gaps, manage regulatory conditions, mitigate risks, maximize value and assure sustainability.

Our Culture

We Are Impact Players: We leverage our intellectual capital, market relationships and professional expertise to originate and execute complex transactions. We design structures to deliver definitive results that maximize value.

We Question Everything: We dismantle the box. We push boundaries and challenge assumptions to find better ways to solve puzzles.

We are Driven by Purpose: We welcome the entrepreneurial spirit. We move nimbly and have the courage to change course to prioritize our partners’ objectives. We are often “grumpy” because we are relentlessly dissatisfied with the status quo—we are here to maximize value.

We Prioritize our Partners: Our reputation is built on trust and respect earned through collaborative long-term relationships with our partners.