Private Markets Investment Solutions
Private Equity & Private Credit
Selective private-market strategies focused on rigorous underwriting, aligned structures and active stewardship across equity and credit opportunities in the Middle East and Africa.
Selective origination
Opportunity assessment guided by strategy, fundamentals and identifiable value drivers.
Underwriting discipline
Structured analysis of commercial, financial, legal and downside considerations.
Active stewardship
A governance-led approach to monitoring performance, risk and agreed value-creation priorities.
Private capital shaped around the opportunity
Private markets can provide businesses with patient equity, flexible credit and strategic support that may not be available through standardised funding channels. SGCG evaluates opportunities through a disciplined investment lens, with attention to business quality, management capability, structure, governance, risk and potential routes to value realisation.
Strategies and transaction structures may vary by mandate, investor eligibility, jurisdiction and market conditions. SGCG’s role may include opportunity assessment, investment structuring, capital coordination and portfolio oversight; any investment activity remains subject to applicable approvals, documentation and the availability of appropriately authorised arrangements.
Flexible capital for strategic growth
A structured set of capabilities supporting private equity & private credit mandates.
Investment strategy and mandate design
Definition of sector, geography, risk, return and portfolio parameters for private equity or private credit initiatives.
Origination and screening
Identification and initial assessment of businesses, assets and financing situations against an agreed investment thesis.
Commercial and financial underwriting
Analysis of market position, cash flows, management, capital structure, sensitivities and principal downside risks.
Equity transaction structuring
Development of ownership, governance, incentive and capital structures intended to align stakeholders around a credible business plan.
Private credit structuring
Assessment of financing needs and potential senior, subordinated, asset-backed or other tailored credit structures, where appropriate.
Portfolio stewardship and realisation planning
Monitoring of performance and risk, engagement on agreed strategic priorities, and periodic evaluation of refinancing, recapitalisation or exit options.
Ideal for
Clients and counterparties typically engaged in this area.
- Established businesses seeking growth, acquisition or transition capital
- Shareholders considering a strategic partner, partial liquidity or succession
- Borrowers requiring tailored financing beyond standard bank products
- Institutional and qualified investors assessing private-market mandates
- Co-investors and sponsors pursuing opportunities in the Middle East and Africa
The SGCG advantage
One private-capital perspective
Equity and credit alternatives can be assessed together to identify a structure suited to the business and transaction.
Downside-aware underwriting
Investment analysis considers resilience, cash-flow sensitivity, documentation and recovery or exit pathways.
Alignment by design
Governance, economics, covenants and incentives are considered as part of the overall stakeholder framework.
Regional context
Opportunity assessment reflects local commercial practices, market depth and jurisdictional considerations.
Long-term orientation
Engagement extends beyond transaction completion to monitoring, governance and strategic dialogue where the mandate requires it.
How we work
Frame the opportunity
Confirm strategic fit, capital need, stakeholder objectives and threshold investment criteria.
Underwrite the case
Conduct commercial, financial, legal and operational assessment proportionate to the opportunity.
Structure and approve
Develop proposed terms, governance and protections, subject to required investment and regulatory approvals.
Steward and review
Monitor performance and risk, support agreed priorities and review realisation or refinancing options over time.
Start a private-capital conversation
Share your investment mandate, financing requirement or partnership objectives with SGCG for an initial assessment.
Private equity, private credit, fund management, arranging and capital-raising activities may require licences, approvals and investor-eligibility checks. Any opportunity would be considered only under the relevant documentation and applicable law; availability is not assured. This page is for general information only and does not constitute an offer, solicitation, recommendation or investment, legal or tax advice. Past or targeted performance, if discussed separately, is not a guarantee of future results.