Development bank of the CEMAC zone: loans and complementary financing for private companies in Central Africa.
At a glance
Based on observed investment behaviour: 8 recorded deals
- Investor type
- Development finance institution (inferred, not verified)
- Capital type
- Development finance institution (inferred from profile)
- Observed ticket
- Data unavailable
- Countries
- Cameroon (7), Equatorial Guinea (1)
- Activities
- Hospitality and catering (3), Cement plants (1), Freight transport (1)
- Instruments
- Senior debt (7)
- Stages
- Growth (4), Debt (3)
- Recent activity
- 1 deal in 12 months, latest Sept 2026
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors: 100% of its deals within its stated thesis
- Countries: 100% of its deals within its stated thesis
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Describe your need: the target list shows, for each source of capital, why it fits and which deals prove it.
Criteria published by the fund, recorded and checked by Invest Matching.
Kempinski Shekinah Palace Douala (ALS Group)
September 2026 · CameroonArranging mandateDebt161.805 M$Senior debtTourism & hospitalityCo-Invest
Financing plan presented at the groundbreaking (25 September 2026): lenders involved, individual shares and drawdowns not published.
Co-investor alongside BGFIBank Cameroun
Activity : Hospitality and catering
Instrument : EUR 140.7m senior debt (XAF 92.3bn, 41.5% of an EUR 339.4m project); BGFIBank Cameroun arranger and agent; BDEAC (XAF 30bn committed) and Afreximbank involved; EUR 157.5m sponsor equity
Bonanjo complex: 214-room palace operated by Kempinski, 35 apartments, 17,000 sqm of offices; groundbreaking on 25 September 2026, opening planned for 2029.
Why they invested
- Upscale hospitality and offices in Bonanjo
Co-investors Afreximbank (Banque africaine d'import-export)
Source : agenceecofin.comN2 · Cross-checked (2+ outlets) · Other sources : Business in Cameroon, Africa Business+
Recent public deals: they say better than a thesis what the fund actually signs.
LP Industrie SA
August 2025 · CameroonSignedDebtUndisclosed amountSenior debtManufacturingLead
Activity : Fer à béton
Instrument : Prêt de 8,9 Mds FCFA, garanti à 50 % par l'État
Rebar plant project.
Source : investiraucameroun.comN2 · Cross-checked (2+ outlets) · Other sources : Investir au Cameroun
Société Immobilière du Groupe SOHAING (SIGS SAS)
August 2025 · CameroonGrowthUndisclosed amountSenior debtTourism & hospitalityLead
Activity : Hospitality and catering
Instrument : Prêt de 15 Md FCFA
Real estate company developing and operating the Akwa City Plaza complex in Douala.
Why they invested
- Increase the supply of high-end hotels in Douala
- Develop Cameroon's private sector
- Support incentive policies and local economic activity
Source : bdeac.orgN1 · Primary source
Cargo Management Service (CAMAS SA)
August 2025 · CameroonGrowthUndisclosed amountSenior debtLogisticsLead
Activity : Freight transport
Instrument : Financement de 3 Md FCFA
Logistics company expanding its operational bases in Douala, Kribi and N'Gaoundéré and strengthening its fleet of trucks and specialised equipment.
Why they invested
- Develop new logistics bases
- Acquire 23 additional trucks
- Strengthen specialised equipment
- Increase logistics and operational capacity
Source : bdeac.orgN1 · Primary source
Entreprise Générale Industrielle (EGIN SA)
August 2025 · CameroonGrowthUndisclosed amountSenior debtManufacturingLead
Activity : Cement plants
Instrument : Financement complémentaire de 5,8 Md FCFA
Industrial company operating a cement grinding station in Douala and expanding its production and storage capacity.
Why they invested
- Expand cement production and storage capacity
- Increase domestic production
- Support structural growth in Cameroon's industrial sector
Source : bdeac.orgN1 · Primary source
GRUPO MOLSA S.A.
August 2025 · Equatorial GuineaGrowthUndisclosed amountSenior debtTourism & hospitalityLead
Activity : Hospitality and catering
Instrument : Financement de 7 Md FCFA
Company developing a 102-room four-star hotel in Malabo.
Why they invested
- Strengthen quality hotel supply in Equatorial Guinea
- Increase tourism attractiveness
- Create permanent and temporary jobs
- Diversify and strengthen the local economy
Source : bdeac.orgN1 · Primary source
Atlantic Cocoa
September 2018 · CameroonSignedUndisclosed amountAgribusinessLead
Activity : Transformation du cacao
Instrument : Financement de 7,2 Mds FCFA pour achever l'usine de Kribi ; type d'instrument non précisé
Cocoa processing plant in the Kribi industrial zone (Atlantic Group).
Source : businessincameroon.comN2 · Cross-checked (2+ outlets) · Other sources : Business in Cameroon
Kribi Power Development Company (KPDC)
January 2012 · CameroonDebtUndisclosed amountSenior debtEnergyCo-Invest
Co-investor alongside IFC (International Finance Corporation)
Activity : Centrale à gaz
Instrument : Dette syndiquée coordonnée par l'IFC avec prêts parallèles ; FMO 18 M EUR ; syndicat local mené par Standard Chartered (env. 60 M EUR)
216 MW gas-fired plant and 100 km line.
Co-investors Banque africaine de développement (BAD), European Investment Bank, FMO, Proparco, Standard Chartered
Source : fmo.nlN1 · Primary source · Other sources : FMO
BDEAC (Banque de développement des États de l'Afrique centrale) invests across the following sectors: Transport & civil engineering, Energy, Manufacturing, Agribusiness, Tourism & hospitality, and Logistics, in the following areas: CEMAC. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.
