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Afrinvest (West Africa) Limited is a leading independent investment banking firm with a focus on West Africa and active in four principal areas: investment banking, securities trading, asset management, and investment research.
Afrinvest owns two operating subsidiaries namely:
• Afrinvest Securities Limited (ASL) which is a broker-dealer and a dealing member of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (“NSE”): and
• Afrinvest Asset Management Limited (AAML) which is licensed as a portfolio manager and is the Fund Manager of two mutual funds listed on the NSE, the Nigerian International Debt Fund (NIDF) and the Afrinvest Equity Fund (AEF).
Afrinvest has built a track record in executing transactions within its principal areas of business and prides itself in:
• Thorough knowledge of the Nigerian market, business communities and the regulatory environment;
• Careful, fact-based analysis and recommendations;
• Complete corporate independence and discretion; and
• The delivery of innovative solutions tailored to the specific needs of our clients.
Afrinvest owns two operating subsidiaries namely:
• Afrinvest Securities Limited (ASL) which is a broker-dealer and a dealing member of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (“NSE”): and
• Afrinvest Asset Management Limited (AAML) which is licensed as a portfolio manager and is the Fund Manager of two mutual funds listed on the NSE, the Nigerian International Debt Fund (NIDF) and the Afrinvest Equity Fund (AEF).
Afrinvest has built a track record in executing transactions within its principal areas of business and prides itself in:
• Thorough knowledge of the Nigerian market, business communities and the regulatory environment;
• Careful, fact-based analysis and recommendations;
• Complete corporate independence and discretion; and
• The delivery of innovative solutions tailored to the specific needs of our clients.
Overview
Location
Nigeria, Lagos State, Falomo
Employees
51-200
Founded date
1995
Mentions in press and media 13
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| Jan 5, 2026 | Nigeria: Afrinvest's Digital Platform, Optimus, Rebrands As Plutusneo | Afrinvest, has announced the rebranding of its digital investment platform, Optimus by Afrinvest, to PlutusNeo by Afrinvest, marking the next phase of the firm's digital strategy focused on expanding access to wealth creation. The digital p... |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Apps push retail investments to ₦516.5bn on Nigeria’s stock market | Retail investors are tapping into Nigeria’s ₦89.06 trillion stock market as apps lower barriers to entry, pushing retail trades up 88.07% month-on-month to ₦516.50 billion in July 2025, from ₦274.63 billion in June. Trading activity on the ... |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Inside MTN Nigeria’s path to ₦5 trillion revenue | This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business and scaling strategies of African fintechs and financial institutions. A new edition drops every Monday. MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest telecom provider, is... |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Termii announces Elevate 4.0 – Africa’s Top communication tech conference, set for August 2nd, 2025 in Lagos, Nigeria | Termii, Africa’s leading CPaaS (Communications Platform as a Service) provider and the top-ranked Media & Telecommunications brand on the 2025 Financial Times list of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies, has announced the fourth edition ... |
| May 24, 2025 | Fidelity Bank's Trillion-Naira Fall: A Wake-Up Call for Investors | Fidelity Bank Plc, a prominent player in Nigeria's banking sector, recently experienced a significant market cap drop, losing its coveted trillion-naira status. This decline serves as a stark reminder of how swiftly legal and regulatory dev... |
| May 20, 2025 | Fidelity Bank loses trillion-naira market cap after Supreme Court fine ruling | Fidelity Bank Plc, a tier-2 Nigerian commercial bank, has dropped out of the elite ₦1 trillion market capitalisation club, following a sharp decline in its share price triggered by a Supreme Court ruling. As of market close on Tuesday, May ... |
| May 14, 2025 | Fidelity Bank reclaims trillion-naira market cap as stock rises to ₦21 | On Friday, April 4, 2025, Fidelity Bank Plc—a tier-2 Nigerian commercial bank—crossed the ₦1 trillion market capitalisation mark, joining the ranks of tier-1 banks such as Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), Access Holdings,... |
| Apr 28, 2025 | MTN Nigeria’s stock activity surges amid profit recovery hopes | Investor interest in MTN Nigeria’s shares surged in April 2025, fuelled by growing optimism that the country’s largest telecom operator will return to profitability in Q1 2025. The renewed confidence follows recent 50% price hikes, which an... |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Nigeria: CBN to Now Charge Cybercrime Levy At 0.005 Percent in New Guidelines | Reconstitutes Keystone Bank's board The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that it will continue enforcing the controversial cybercrime levy at 0.005% on all electronic transactions under its new guidelines for the 2024-2025 fiscal... |
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FAQ about Afrinvest
When was Afrinvest founded?
Afrinvest was founded in 1995.
What has the press written about Afrinvest?
Parsers VC has collected 13 articles mentioning Afrinvest, among them “Nigeria: Afrinvest's Digital Platform, Optimus, Rebrands As Plutusneo” (Jan 5, 2026) and “Apps push retail investments to ₦516.5bn on Nigeria’s stock market” (Aug 28, 2025).
Is Afrinvest still active?
Yes, Afrinvest is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Feb 23, 2026.