Impact Africa Invest
Arnaud Schalk is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in the energy and consulting sectors. Currently serving as a Senior Consultant at Impact Africa Invest and as the Founder of ENDAF Consulting, Arnaud specializes in decentralized energy and energy access in Africa, providing strategic consulting, fundraising, studies, and technical assistance. Arnaud previously held key roles including Investment Committee Member for the Electrification Financing Initiative at EDFI Management Company and Senior Investment Officer for decentralized energy at PROPARCO. With a solid academic foundation, including a Master of Science from Imperial College London and a Chartered Financial Analyst designation, Arnaud has contributed to sustainability initiatives across various countries, leveraging expertise in sustainability performance, project management, and finance.
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Impact Africa Invest
Impact Africa Invest is a financial and strategic advisory firm focused on impact investments in Africa. We advise our clients on fundraising, M&A and value creation. We focus on businesses which provide essential products and services to under-served populations and businesses and have a strong economic, social and environmental impact where they operate. Activities - We support early-stage (often-tech-enabled) to growth-stage companies on capital raising (equity and debt, from seed stage to Series B typically), venture building, partnerships & other strategic and financial initiatives. We have a strong bias towards innovation, digital transformation and new business models. - We support corporates on growth capital, M&A, debt and business development - We assist investors on deal execution, due-diligence (eg market), portfolio management and exit strategy - We help infrastructure businesses on projects, financial structuring, commercial negotiations and fundraising. Sectors: - Energy, including energy access - Climate smart investments (including low-carbon solutions, water, waste) - Technology and Innovation - Agribusiness (incl. agri-tech) - Healthcare & Education (incl. health-tech and ed-tech) - Access to finance (incl. fintech) - Distribution, logistics and mobility (including logistics-tech & e-commerce) - Infrastructure (incl. telecoms/digital infrastructure) We support our clients on financial and strategic initiatives including: - Capital raising (equity and debt) - M&A and partnerships - Financial structuring - Business planning and financial modelling - CFO interim services - Venture building - Due-Diligence (eg market and commercial) - Projects Since inception, we have supported over 30 companies & transactions, leading to $250m+ of investments.