Lucerne · Dar es Salaam · Africa wide
International
strategy.
African execution.
We help international investors identify, structure and execute opportunities across Africa. Investment intelligence, cross border structuring and on the ground delivery, under one relationship.
If I were investing $10 million in Africa today, these are the 7 questions I would answer first.
Market entryCross border structuringTransaction advisoryGovernment strategyInvestment intelligenceProject execution
Africa does not lack opportunity. It lacks easy execution.
The growth story is well known. What is harder is determining which opportunities are genuinely investable, then navigating the distance between identifying an opportunity and turning it into a successful operating investment.
That distance runs through market intelligence, ownership structures, counterparties, regulation, licences, government institutions, financing, negotiation and local execution.
Swiss Shikana works across that gap.
Figures refer to selected underlying projects or transactions advised or supported and do not represent assets under management.
Investment strategy and intelligence
Assessing countries, sectors and market dynamics to determine where capital and strategic attention should be deployed.
Market entry strategy
The route into a market: entry model, timing, partners, regulatory pathway and implementation.
Cross border structuring
Ownership structures, investment vehicles, partnerships and cross border arrangements, with specialist advisers.
Transaction advisory
Acquisitions, joint ventures, partnerships and restructurings, from strategy through negotiation and completion.
Government and institutional strategy
Mapping and navigating the institutions, regulators and stakeholders around complex investment projects.
Strategic project management
Coordinating advisers, institutions and workstreams from investment decision through implementation.
One platform. Both sides of the investment.
International advisers understand capital, transactions and global standards but lack day to day execution capability in the market. Local advisers understand the jurisdiction but arrive only after the fundamental decisions have been made. The Shikana platform bridges those two worlds.
Swiss Shikana
International investment advisory
- Investment intelligence
- Opportunity assessment
- Market entry strategy
- Cross border structuring
- Transaction advisory
- Institutional strategy
- Project management
Shikana Group
Legal, regulatory and execution
- Local establishment
- Licensing and approvals
- Due diligence
- Legal implementation
- Government engagement
- Contracts and transactions
- On the ground execution
African investment, in practice.
Hospitality investment, Tanzania
Coordinated market entry, regulatory engagement and more than 40 licences and approvals before operations could begin.
Port development advisory
Advising a state owned investment institution on a port development, with transaction support across a complex stakeholder environment.
East African hospitality acquisition
Supporting an international buyer through transaction negotiation and regulatory approvals.
Built between two investment worlds.
Amne Suedi has built her career between international finance, law and African investment. Her early professional experience in Switzerland gave her exposure to international finance and investment.
She later built Shikana Group in Tanzania, advising businesses and investors navigating East African markets, transactions, regulation and government institutions. Swiss Shikana was established in Switzerland to bring both sides of the investment journey together.
Trusted where investment meets complexity.
17 markets worth watching.
Where capital is moving, which markets are becoming more investable, which sectors are attracting attention, and where regulatory or execution risk remains underestimated.
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Considering an African investment?
Whether you are evaluating a new market, acquisition, joint venture, expansion or significant investment opportunity, we can help you determine the right strategy before capital is committed.
Swiss Shikana Investment & Advisory. Lucerne, Switzerland.