Project origination · Capital advisory · Governance
Bankable infrastructure, ready for the right capital.
We find, prepare and present infrastructure projects in Southern Africa, so that development lenders, funds and family offices can invest with confidence. We can also oversee delivery independently once funds are committed.
Power · Transmission · Agribusiness · Digital infrastructure · Climate finance
What we do
From promising project to investable proposition.
01
Origination & screening
We source projects across Southern Africa and screen them early against the tests lenders actually apply: sponsor strength, offtake, permits, land and grid access.
02
Investment readiness
We close the gaps that stall projects in due diligence: documentation, governance, financial model review, ESG and compliance, so the project reaches credit committee prepared.
03
Capital introductions
We match prepared projects with suitable development finance institutions, funds, family offices and philanthropic capital, and manage the process through to term sheet.
Also available as a separate service: independent governance & oversight of funded projects.
Sectors
Where we work.
Power
Solar, hydro and conventional generation, including captive power for industry and mining.
Transmission
Transmission and distribution lines, substations and grid connections that unlock new capacity.
Agribusiness
Irrigation, processing, cold storage and agri-logistics that move produce to market.
Digital infrastructure
Fibre networks, data centres and towers that connect businesses and communities.
Climate finance
Green and blended-finance structures, resilience projects and carbon-linked revenue.
How we work
A disciplined path to financial close.
I
Mandate
We agree scope, fees and confidentiality with the project owner in a signed mandate before any material is shared.
II
Readiness review
We assess the project as a lender would, then work with the sponsor to close the gaps we find.
III
Teaser & data room
We prepare a concise teaser and a structured, access-controlled data room for qualified investors.
IV
Investor engagement
We introduce the project to well-matched funders under NDA and support both sides through diligence.
Separate service
Independent governance & oversight.
Available on its own, for any funded project, whether or not we arranged the finance. We act as the funder’s independent eyes on the ground, so money is released against real progress.
What it covers
- Site visits to inspect work and confirm progress first-hand
- Milestone verification before each release of funds
- Review of reporting from sponsors and contractors
- Spend audits against the agreed budget and plan
- Clear, regular reports to funders and boards, with issues flagged early
For project owners
Make your project fundable.
- An honest, lender’s-eye assessment of where the project stands
- Documentation, governance and compliance brought up to institutional standard
- A professional teaser and data room
- Introductions to funders whose mandate genuinely fits
For investors & funders
See projects that are ready.
- Pre-screened opportunities matched to your mandate
- Consistent, well-organised diligence material
- Sponsors who understand what institutional capital requires
- A single, accountable point of contact on the ground
- Optional independent oversight of delivery after funding
About
Operating discipline, applied to African infrastructure.
Blue Crane is led by operators who have built and run regulated financial operations: licensing and compliance across six jurisdictions, investor operations, and the systems and controls behind them.
Our leadership has helped scale an investment platform from $350m to more than $5bn in assets under administration, and has led large change programmes for global financial services firms.
We bring that discipline to infrastructure in Southern Africa: preparing projects to the standard institutional capital expects, and holding delivery to account once funds are committed.
Zimbabwe · South Africa · United Kingdom
Contact
Start a conversation.
Tell us a little about your project or your investment mandate, and we will respond within two working days.
Confidential by default. Please share only a high-level summary here. Detailed project information is exchanged under a signed NDA.