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Financial services in Cameroon: funding deals and active investors

One of the best-documented segments on the platform. Latest rounds, investors who lead them, tickets and instruments — Financial services, Cameroon.

24

deals recorded

11

over 12 months

28.8 M$

median disclosed ticket

10

identified investors

Key findings

  • 24 funding deals recorded (Financial services, Cameroon) since 2003, involving 18 companies and 10 identified investors. 11 of them over the last 12 months (2 the previous year).
  • Median disclosed ticket: 28.8 M$; half of the deals fall between 22.9 M$ and 55 M$ (11 amounts disclosed out of 24, 547.5 M$ in total).
  • Where the money goes: Banking (38 %), Leasing and factoring (8 %), Microfinance (8 %).
  • Most frequent stage: Debt (63 %); most used instrument: Senior debt (58 %).
  • Most active investors: IFC (International Finance Corporation) (6), ICD (Société islamique pour le développement du secteur privé) (3), Proparco (3).
  • 4 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).

Industries

  • Banking9
  • Leasing and factoring2
  • Microfinance2

Stages

  • Debt15
  • Growth5
  • Seed1

Instruments

  • Senior debt14
  • Equity6
  • Guarantee3

Deals per year

YearDealsDisclosed amounts
20211—
20223—
20231—
2024360 M$
2025328.8 M$
20269458.7 M$

Most active investors

Latest deals

CompanyDateDisclosed amountsLead
Commercial Bank Cameroun (CBC)Banking · Cameroon · DebtSept 202611.5 M$ICD (Société islamique pour le développement du secteur privé)source
Afriland First BankBanking · Cameroon · DebtJul 202657.5 M$ICD (Société islamique pour le développement du secteur privé)source
Alios Finance CamerounLeasing and factoring · Cameroon · DebtJun 202622.8 M$undisclosedsource
AFG Bank CamerounBanking · Cameroon · DebtJun 202623 M$ICD (Société islamique pour le développement du secteur privé)source
Afriland First BankBanking · Cameroon · DebtJun 202628.8 M$undisclosedsource
Société Générale Cameroun (General Bank of Cameroon)Banking · Cameroon · GrowthMay 2026226.2 M$undisclosedsource
AFG Bank CamerounBanking · Cameroon · DebtApr 202634.5 M$FMOsource
Renaprov FinanceMicrofinance · Cameroon · GrowthMar 20261.9 M$undisclosedsource
BGFIBank CamerounBanking · Cameroon · GrowthFeb 202652.6 M$BGFI Holding Corporationsource
Standard Chartered Bank CameroonBanking · Cameroon · GrowthDec 2025undisclosedAccess Banksource
CCA-Bank (Crédit communautaire d'Afrique)Banking · Cameroon · DebtDec 202528.8 M$Banque africaine de développement (BAD)source
Afriland First BankFinancial services · Cameroon · DebtMay 2025undisclosedProparcosource
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Method: published funding deals (press releases, specialised media), recorded by Invest Matching's news monitoring and reviewed before integration. Amounts in US dollars; deals without a disclosed amount count in the totals, not in the medians.