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About Us
Blaylock Van Africa Advisory Limited is the Africa-focused subsidiary of Blaylock Van, LLC, the oldest continuously operating African American-owned investment bank with over three decades of experience across capital markets. We provide Africa focused financial advisory to multinational corporates, development finance institutions, financial sponsors, and African issuers operating across the continent.
Our role is to help clients navigate the financial, regulatory and currency complexities of African markets by combining deep local insight with access to U.S. and global institutional capital. Through our integrated U.S. and Africa platform, we support clients in structuring and executing financing solutions, managing cross border treasury challenges, and positioning themselves effectively with global investors. Our approach is pragmatic, solutions driven and grounded in a detailed understanding of country specific market realities.
Based in Nairobi, Kenya, the Africa Advisory practice provides capital raising, multinational corporates, regional financial institutions and corporates, development partners, and governments with tailored financial, treasury, and capital-markets advisory solutions across the continent.
Our Services
Our work sits at the intersection of global institutional capital, local market insight, and innovative structuring, supporting clients navigating FX convertibility challenges, repatriation pathways, sustainable finance, and cross-border strategic initiatives.
Treasury and FX Advisory
Advisory on currency convertibility, trapped cash, repatriation strategies, liquidity optimization, and FX risk management in African markets.
Capital Markets and Financing Advisory
Structuring and execution support for private placements, structured debt, loan participations, and other capital raising solutions for Africa exposed issuers.
Sustainable and Impact Linked Finance
Advisory on sustainable finance frameworks, impact disclosure, KPI development and the structuring of green, social, sustainable and impact linked instruments.
Investor and Market Access
Connecting African and Africa exposed clients to U.S. and global institutional investors, banks, and strategic partners through Blaylock Van’s capital markets platform.
Africa Market Intelligence and Strategic Advisory
Provision of market insights, country risk assessments, and strategic advisory to support investment decisions, treasury planning and long-term market entry or expansion across Africa.
Meet The Team
Daisy Etemesi
Senior Vice President
Kellie Ruto
Vice President
Mark Mugo
Associate
Mary Boyani
Senior Analyst
Albright Akinyi
Analyst
Markets Covered
Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia
Egypt
Kenya
Malawi
Nigeria
Mozambique
Angola