West Africa focused investment manager, founded 2010 and headquartered in Freetown, creating, partnering and investing in businesses across climate, community and operating portfolio verticals.
Solon Capital Partners is a West Africa focused investment manager founded in 2010. The firm creates, partners with and invests in businesses with the stated aim of delivering both financial returns and transformative impact. Its operations span nine countries in Africa and beyond, with headquarters in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and a licensed entity in Mauritius, regulated by the Mauritius Financial Services Commission.
The firm's work is organised around a twin mission of Climate and Community. Three impact verticals structure this effort: Nature Based Solutions, addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation, environmental destruction and biodiversity loss; Education & Sport, addressing challenges including youth unemployment and economic migrancy; and Sustainable Communities, focused on community development and poverty reduction. Alongside these verticals sits a portfolio of operating companies built, partnered or invested in by Solon, spanning transportation, real estate, professional services and education.
Solon describes its model as differentiated by business creation, partnership and patience, with an emphasis on maximising impact scale and financial returns while mitigating risk. The firm's stated focus includes economic development and poverty reduction in fragile and post-conflict states. Further information is available at https://soloncapitalpartners.com/.
