What we do
Financing for West African ventures; certainty for capital entering Ghana.
Businesses in West Africa need financing; companies and investors entering Ghana need certainty. J.P. Yata serves both sides of the same transaction, with one process and offices in Accra and Düsseldorf.
The same discipline
on both sides
We verify facts at their source, and we agree the fee structure in writing before any work begins. We name a funding institution only where it is a realistic route for your financing, and we never act for both sides of the same transaction without written disclosure to each.
01Raising capital
We take established West African ventures through one financing process: grants and programmes first, development-finance debt second, strategic investors where they fit, with clear fees and timelines we state upfront.
Send us your project summaryEstablished businesses and prepared projects in Ghana and West Africa. Most mandates start above €1 million; larger transactions are structured with licensed partners. If your venture is not ready for lenders yet, our readiness check tells you what is missing.
First, a financing readiness check with a fixed fee and a clear verdict. Second, a funding map: which grants and programmes fit before any debt is raised. Third, the arranging mandate: your file prepared to lender standards and taken across the development-finance market. DEG, AATIF, EDFI AgriFI, DFC and BII are among the routes we prepare files for. Fourth, financial close. Development finance takes six to twelve months; we say so upfront.
Readiness checks and applications carry fixed fees. Arranging mandates combine a monthly retainer with a completion fee that becomes due when your financing closes; the retainer is credited against it. The completion fee is a percentage of the capital actually raised, agreed in writing before the mandate begins. We take a mandate only where we believe the financing can close.
Audited financial statements for the last three years where they exist; for a greenfield project, the sponsors' track record and the project plan stand in their place. Beyond that: a management presentation or business plan, details of the investment and its costs, existing debt and security, and the required permits for your sector. Incomplete files are the main reason financing stalls; we close those gaps with you first.
Capabilities
Financing readiness checkGrant & programme applicationsDevelopment-finance debt arrangingStrategic investor approach
02Investing & market entry
We give investors and market entrants the verified facts they need to act in Ghana, and we represent them on the ground, from a first assessment through to a signed transaction.
Tell us what you're evaluatingCompanies entering or expanding in Ghana and the wider West African region, institutional and strategic investors from Europe, the Gulf and beyond, and international issuers with Ghanaian assets, together with their engineers, counsel and advisers. What unites them: decisions that depend on facts which cannot be verified from abroad.
We screen opportunities and partners, run local due diligence with site visits, document verification and reference checks, and liaise with the responsible authorities. We take market entry and transactions through registration, negotiation and setup, and we represent clients on the ground where a permanent local presence is not yet justified.
For EU importers of Ghanaian produce, that work includes the deforestation regulation: a gap assessment against the evidence the regulation requires, an audit of origin data and permits on the ground, and a due-diligence package your compliance team can rely on. The fees are fixed and the verification happens in Accra. The report reaches you from Düsseldorf in German or English.
Every engagement starts with a defined scope and a fixed price. Fieldwork follows: on site, documented, with photographs and records where they matter. You receive a report built on that evidence and written to support a decision. Where wanted, we stay engaged through the transaction and beyond.
Our team sits at both ends of the corridor: senior Ghanaian leadership with standing in the ministries, regulators and banks you need to reach, and a German-speaking client interface in Düsseldorf. We work under a written anti-corruption policy and transparent fees, because our clients' compliance standards are our operating conditions.
Capabilities
Opportunity & partner screeningLocal due diligence & site visitsGovernment & regulatory liaisonMarket entry & transaction supportOngoing representationSupply-chain verification, including EUDR evidenceOne conversation establishes whether we are the right firm for your project.
