DeNovo Capital Projects sources large, credible opportunities, vets them properly, packages them to an institutional standard, and connects them with the right funders, investors and buyers — then helps carry the transaction through to close.
We sit between serious projects and serious capital, and make the connection work. We are not a broker-for-anything — we are a project gateway. Every opportunity we put forward has passed a commercial, legal, funding and credibility screen first.
We identify substantial real-asset opportunities across South Africa and the wider continent.
We pressure-test ownership, authority, valuation, funding logic and risk before we attach our name to anything.
We turn raw opportunities into clear, credible, investor-ready material: teasers, IMs, financial summaries and risk registers.
We introduce each opportunity to the funders, investors, buyers or strategic partners it actually fits.
We coordinate due diligence, information flow and negotiation, and help move the deal to a clean close.
We would rather carry a handful of well-structured deals than a long list of loose ones.
We concentrate on larger transactions, typically from R60 million upward, in sectors that build infrastructure, create jobs and unlock real economic value across Africa.
Large-scale land, logistics and industrial real estate opportunities.
Resource projects with credible technical and commercial foundations.
Productive agricultural assets and agri-energy combinations.
Power, infrastructure and enabling-asset opportunities at scale.
We run every project through the same disciplined process before we market it. For each opportunity we establish, in writing and with evidence:
Every opportunity we present carries a verified ownership position, an evidenced valuation basis and a written risk register — before it ever reaches an investor's desk.
That discipline is the product. It is why a DeNovo introduction carries weight.
If you hold a substantial real-asset project that needs funding, a buyer, or a partner, we will assess it honestly, package it properly, and take it to capital that fits. We tell you early whether a deal is fundable, not just flattering.
If you are looking to deploy capital into vetted, real-asset opportunities, we bring you projects that have already passed a rigorous screen, with the documentation and structure to support a decision.
Conflicts disclosed up front, always.
Hands-on metallurgical and industrial expertise combined with legal and deal-structuring depth.
We say no to weak deals — that's exactly what makes our "yes" credible.
When we take an opportunity to market, it goes to funders, investors and partners we already have a working relationship with.
From first screen to signed deal, we stay in it.
Have a project? Tell us what you're building or selling, and we'll tell you honestly whether and how it can be funded. Looking to invest? Let us know your mandate and we'll bring you opportunities that fit.