The advisory arm of HarvFresh Group Ventures
HFG Advisory guides institutional investors, development finance institutions, family offices and high-growth companies through capital deployment, transaction structuring and cross-border investment across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Our mandate
At HFG Advisory, impact is not an afterthought — it is the investment thesis. Every mandate we take on is evaluated against a dual lens: financial return and measurable positive impact on people, planet and African economies.
Impact thesis
“Profit and purpose are not opposites — in frontier markets, they are the same investment.”
HFG ADVISORY — IMPACT MANDATEWe structure and originate finance for renewable energy, climate-resilient agriculture and critical minerals that power the global clean energy transition.
Every deal we advise on creates jobs, builds local supply chains and deepens financial inclusion — from microfinance to institutional-grade structured credit.
Our health technology mandates accelerate AI-enabled diagnostics and women's health programmes, closing healthcare gaps across underserved African communities.
From solar IPPs to Grade A commercial real estate, we finance the foundational infrastructure that unlocks economic growth and urban development.
Who we are
HFG Advisory is the strategic investment and capital markets advisory arm of HarvFresh Group Ventures, a Harare-based diversified investment holding group with operating businesses across agro-processing, energy, mining, health technology, real estate and financial services.
Because we invest, build and operate in the same markets we advise on, our counsel is grounded in execution — not theory. We advise sovereign entities, institutional investors, DFIs and family offices on opportunities across Africa's most dynamic sectors, with capital origination relationships extending into the United States, United Kingdom and the Gulf.
“We sit on the same side of the table as our clients — because we deploy our own capital into the markets we advise on.”
HFG ADVISORY — FIRM PRINCIPLEWhat we do
From first conversation to financial close, we structure, originate and execute across the full transaction lifecycle.
Structuring equity, debt and blended-finance raises, and connecting African opportunities with institutional capital in the US, UK, Gulf and across the continent.
End-to-end M&A, joint venture and SPV structuring, including cross-border holding structures, governance design and negotiation support.
Advisory on tungsten, lithium, antimony and PGM value chains — from resource development partnerships to offtake and strategic-investor positioning.
Project finance advisory for renewable energy IPPs, battery storage and enabling infrastructure, including financial modelling and lender due diligence.
Investment teasers, feasibility and capital structuring for commercial property, residential development and institutional-grade alternative assets.
Advisory at the intersection of healthcare delivery, AI and venture building — including clinical technology procurement and commercialisation pathways.
Structuring and originating capital mandates that generate measurable social and environmental returns alongside financial performance — across renewable energy, health technology, agro-processing and inclusive financial services.
Where we work
The HFG capital corridor
Leadership
Former Chief Operating Officer at CBZ Holdings, Zimbabwe's largest banking group, and former financial analyst at Goldman Sachs. Board-level experience at Zimnat Sanlam, with a track record spanning structured agricultural finance, capital markets and venture building across Africa.
Strategic mining advisor with deep experience in resource development, transaction structuring and international investor relations through Baker Global Advisory, supporting HFG's critical minerals and mining mandates.
Insights
Reflections from the Critical Minerals Forum in Washington DC on tungsten, lithium, antimony and PGMs — and what strategic-investor demand means for Southern African producers.
Request the brief →Why AI-enabled diagnostics, paired with rigorous clinical validation, can close screening gaps faster than traditional infrastructure ever could.
Request the brief →What it actually takes to bring utility-scale solar and battery storage to financial close in frontier markets — from the lender's side of the table.
Request the brief →Ready to invest?
5–10 minutes. Tell us your mandate and we'll match you to live opportunities across Southern Africa.
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We work with a deliberately small number of clients at any one time. Reach out with a short note on your mandate and we will respond within two business days.