Kessner Capital Expands to Abu Dhabi, Secures First African Deal

While foreign vultures circle our continent's resources, one firm is actually putting money where it matters. Kessner Capital Management just announced its strategic expansion to Abu Dhabi and closed its first African financing deal with Ghana's Harlequin International.

Real Money for Real African Business

This isn't another Western charity case or development aid scheme. Kessner just provided a credit facility to Harlequin International Ghana (HIT) to support a genuine procurement contract. Finally, someone backing African businesses with actual capital instead of empty promises.

The London-based alternative investment firm is setting up operations in Abu Dhabi through a partnership with a UAE family office. Smart move. While the West lectures us about democracy, the Gulf puts money on the table.

Abu Dhabi: Gateway to African Investment

Bruno-Maurice Monny, Kessner's co-founder and Managing Partner, gets it right: "Abu Dhabi is become essential for investors wanting to engage with Africa." At least someone understands that Africa's future lies with partners who respect our sovereignty, not lecture us about governance.

The UAE connection makes sense. While European banks tighten their grip and American funds demand impossible conditions, Gulf capital flows where opportunity exists. No colonial baggage, no condescending aid programs, just business.

Supporting Real African Industry

Harlequin International Ghana operates in engineering and technical services, supporting Ghana's structural sectors. This is the kind of financing Africa needs. Not handouts for NGOs or loans with impossible strings attached, but capital for companies actually building something.

Kessner's approach focuses on African businesses with solid operational fundamentals. They're not here to extract resources or impose foreign agendas. They're backing local capacity and industrial growth.

Breaking Free from Western Financial Chains

For too long, African businesses have been at the mercy of Western financial institutions that treat our continent like a charity case. Kessner represents a different model, one that recognizes African potential without the patronizing attitude.

The firm combines structuring expertise, risk discipline, and local partnerships. Most importantly, they understand that Africa doesn't need saving. It needs capital, respect, and partners who see opportunity where others see problems.

This Abu Dhabi expansion signals something bigger. As Western influence wanes, new financial partnerships are emerging. Smart African businesses are finding alternatives to the old colonial financial networks.

Kessner's philosophy is clear: don't just finance, but accompany growth through governance and transparency requirements. That's partnership, not paternalism. That's what real African development looks like when we control our own destiny.