MiDA Advisors (MiDA) is a global advisory firm specializing in facilitating institutional investments and trade in Africa and other emerging markets. MiDA identifies investment opportunities and provides transaction advisory services in partnership with development financial institutions, governments, institutional investors, and research organizations.
Originally founded during the 2nd U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit in 2016 under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the team has expanded to a global advisory firm specializing in blended finance solutions and transaction advisory services to mobilize institutional investors into the real economy. In the last four years, MiDA facilitated investment deals targeting Africa and other emerging markets totaling over U.S. $1 billion. MiDA Advisors is headquartered in Washington, DC, USA, with offices in Johannesburg, South Africa, and Nairobi, Kenya.
Through MiDA’s expansive network and valuable partnerships with institutional investors, we specialize in providing capacity development and education to U.S. and African institutional investors for investment opportunities in infrastructure and other alternatives.
MiDA partner with development agencies and financial institutions – including USAID, the World Bank, and the United Nations – on development programs that advance sustainable and impact investing in Africa and other emerging markets; and support the use of blended finance products to scale capital flow from institutional investors.
MiDA specializes in unlocking transaction/project-financing solutions by harnessing the innovative instruments of U.S. capital markets to the development needs of Africa and other emerging markets. From housing finance, infrastructure projects, corporate or agency/municipal finance, our experts bring over 150 years of experience on hundreds of billions in deals closed in the U.S. and emerging markets.
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Mobilizing U.S. Institutional Investors into Africa and other emerging markets in partnership with USAID.
Providing technical assistance to Kenyan Pension Fund Investment Consortium in collaboration with the World Bank
Providing transaction advisory on mortgage finance bond in West Africa in partnership with USAID and DFC
Supporting women fund managers in partnership with USAID and SAVCA in Southern Africa
Lead advisor to the Asset Owners Forum South Africa for investing in infrastructure and other alternatives
Research on African infrastructure opportunities in partnership with Mercer and Standard Bank Group
