BGFIBank Cameroun

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Cameroonian subsidiary of Gabon's BGFI banking group. Arranger of structured financings: SNH's share of the CSTAR Kribi refinery (XAF 120bn, May 2026), senior debt of the Kempinski Shekinah Palace in Douala (arranger and agent), co-arranger of the Socadel (ex-Eneo) refinancing. Share capital raised from XAF 20bn to 50bn in February 2026.

At a glance

Based on observed investment behaviour: 4 recorded deals

Investor type: Private equity or venture capital fund (inferred, not verified)
Capital type: Infrastructure fund (inferred from deals)
Observed ticket: 23 M$ – 210.4 M$, median 116.7 M$ (2 disclosed amounts)
Countries: Cameroon (4)
Activities: Hospitality and catering (2), Oil and gas (upstream and gas infrastructure) (1), Power transmission and distribution (1)
Instruments: Senior debt (4)
Stages: Debt (4)
Recent activity: 3 deals in 12 months, latest Sept 2026

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

Countries: 100% of its deals within its stated thesis

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Investment thesis

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Investment ticket: 22.966 M$ – 210.38 M$*
Instruments: Senior debt
Preferred sectors: Energy*, Tourism & hospitality*
Target geographies: Cameroon
Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals): Debt
Website: https://www.groupebgfibank.com

Deals in progress

Kempinski Shekinah Palace Douala (ALS Group)

September 2026 · Cameroon

Arranging mandateDebt161.805 M$Senior debtTourism & hospitalityLead

Financing plan presented at the groundbreaking (25 September 2026): lenders involved, individual shares and drawdowns not published.

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), BDEAC (Banque de développement des États de l'Afrique centrale)

Source : agenceecofin.comN2 · Cross-checked (2+ outlets) · Other sources : Business in Cameroon, Africa Business+

Socadel (ex-Eneo)

September 2026 · Cameroon

Arranging mandateDebt350.633 M$Senior debtEnergyCo-Lead

Mandate signed ('not an immediate availability of funds'); adds to the XAF 60bn mandate given to General Bank of Cameroon on 1 July 2026.

Co-investor alongside General Bank of Cameroon (ex-Société Générale Cameroun)

Activity : Power transmission and distribution

Instrument : Structuring and syndication mandate: XAF 50bn revolving credit and XAF 150bn medium-term loan refinancing bank and supplier debt

State electricity company succeeding Eneo (Actis exit in 2025).

Why they invested

Financial restructuring of the national power distributor

Co-investors Afriland First Bank (Co-Lead)

Source : investiraucameroun.comN3 · Single source

Reference deals

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SNH — quote-part dans la raffinerie CSTAR de Kribi

May 2026 · Cameroon

SignedDebt210.38 M$Senior debtEnergyLead

Agreement signed in Yaoundé on 5 May 2026 by SNH, CSTAR and BGFIBank Cameroun; drawdown phase started.

Activity : Oil and gas (upstream and gas infrastructure)

Instrument : XAF 120bn loan (≈32% of the XAF 372bn refinery cost); BGFIBank Cameroun arranger

Financing of the National Hydrocarbons Corporation's stake in CSTAR's refinery and oil depot in Kribi.

Why they invested

The country's second refinery after the Sonara shutdown
An all-local bank syndicate for a strategic project

Co-investors Afriland First Bank, BICEC, CCA-Bank (Crédit communautaire d'Afrique), SCB Cameroun

Source : investiraucameroun.comN2 · Cross-checked (2+ outlets) · Other sources : Cameroon Tribune, Business in Cameroon

Kempinski Shekinah Palace Douala — études

Cameroon

Debt22.966 M$Senior debtTourism & hospitalityLead

Disbursed before construction started (September 2026), exact date not disclosed.

Activity : Hospitality and catering

Instrument : Pre-financing of over EUR 20m (XAF 13.1bn) of technical studies before construction

Studies for the Kempinski Bonanjo complex (ALS Group).

Source : businessincameroon.comN2 · Cross-checked (2+ outlets) · Other sources : Ecofin

In short

BGFIBank Cameroun invests tickets ranging from 22.966 M$ to 210.38 M$, across the following sectors: Energy and Tourism & hospitality, in the following areas: Cameroon. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.

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