Lagos · Nigeria · Europe · USA · Pan-African

Your African
Transaction Has a Gap
We Close It.

Enthree Strategy works with principals — not researchers. If you have a defined deal, a capital raise, or a market entry mandate and need the right relationships to execute it, this is the conversation.

Background
25+
Years on the Ground
Background
7.6K+
Professional Network
Background
15+
Sectors Covered
Background
Success
Fee
We Earn When You Close

What We Do

Intelligence-Led.
Relationship-Driven.
Completion-Aligned.

We are not a consultancy. We are a transaction partner. We originate, structure, and facilitate cross-border deals — and we earn when you close. Every engagement starts with a mandate letter and ends with a result.

01
Market Entry Strategy
We deploy the MIIREP Framework™ to score and select African markets with precision — mapping regulatory pathways, entry modes, and stakeholder landscapes before you commit a dollar.
02
Cross-Border Deal Origination
We originate, structure, and facilitate investment transactions across energy, financial services, real estate, mining, and technology — anchored by mandate letters and NCNDAs from day one.
03
MIIREP™ Intelligence Reports
Our proprietary 6-dimension, 100-point emergence scoring system transforms complex African market data into board-ready investment intelligence and market selection decisions.

How We Engage

Three Ways to Work With Enthree

Tier 1
Market Intelligence Mandate
For investors and companies evaluating African market entry before committing capital
  • MIIREP™ scoring of up to 3 target markets (100-point emergence assessment)
  • Regulatory and stakeholder landscape mapping
  • Entry mode recommendation with risk-weighted rationale
  • Board-ready report delivered in 4–6 weeks
Fee: Fixed fee — quoted on scope
Most Common Engagement
Tier 2
Transaction Facilitation Mandate
For principals with a defined deal, raise, or market entry mandate requiring execution
  • Full deal origination and facilitation from mandate to close
  • Investor sourcing, introduction, and relationship management
  • Mandate letter, NCNDA, and fee agreement signed from day one
  • Multi-party negotiation support through to signed term sheet
  • Founding equity stake negotiated case by case
Fee: Success fee on transaction value — payable on completion
Tier 3
Strategic Advisory Retainer
For companies requiring ongoing African market intelligence and institutional access
  • Monthly or quarterly retained advisory engagement
  • Continuous market monitoring and regulatory tracking
  • Priority access to Enthree's 7,600+ institutional network
  • Stakeholder management across DFIs, government, and sector operators
Fee: Quoted on scope and duration

We take a small number of mandates at any time. We work exclusively with principals who have decision-making authority and a defined transaction. If you are in early research mode, we recommend starting with the book.

Case Study — Energy & Power Infrastructure
Case Study — Energy & Power Infrastructure

From Zero Presence to Authorised Distributor in Nigeria’s Power Sector

Sentry GSI (Houston, Texas) had developed the Fast Depressurisation System — proven transformer explosion prevention technology. They had no Nigerian presence, no distribution partner, and no pathway into Nigeria’s 20 electricity distribution companies, the Siemens Presidential Power Initiative, or the country’s industrial power consumer base.

Enthree Strategy identified the right vehicle, structured the distribution arrangement, and facilitated the Service Provision Agreement making GridShield Technologies Nigeria Limited the authorised Nigerian distributor of FDS technology. Active pipeline development is now underway across DisCos, Presidential Power Initiative participants, and industrial consumers.

The Gap
International technology principal. No local presence. No distribution network. No pathway to Nigeria’s power sector buyers.
The Engagement
Enthree identified the right local vehicle, structured the distribution framework, and negotiated the Service Provision Agreement between Sentry GSI and GridShield Technologies Nigeria Limited.
The Outcome
Signed, authorised distribution mandate. Active pipeline across DisCos and industrial consumers. Publicly announced. Ongoing market development.
What It Demonstrates
Enthree can take a foreign technology principal from zero African presence to a signed, operational distribution mandate — through network, structure, and execution.
0 → 1
Market presence established
20
DisCos in active pipeline
Signed distribution agreement
Live
Market development ongoing

Proprietary Framework

The MIIREP™
Emergence Scorecard

Our 6-dimension, 100-point market emergence scoring system — the analytical backbone of Africa Has Emerged and the foundation of every Enthree market intelligence mandate. Markets scoring above 61/100 are classified as Emerged.

The scorecard below is a sample Nigeria output. Full reports cover up to 3 target markets with regulatory mapping, sector-specific entry recommendations, and risk flags — delivered board-ready in 4–6 weeks.

Coming Soon

MIIREP Online — a digital subscription platform delivering institutional grade African market intelligence scores and reports — is in development for launch following the publication of Africa Has Emerged.

MIIREP Logomark
● EMERGED
Nigeria
MIIREP™ EMERGENCE SCORECARD  ·  Q2 2025
64
/ 100
Macroeconomic Stability
60
Institutional Quality
58
Infrastructure Readiness
62
Regulatory Environment
65
Economic Diversification
68
Political Stability
70
Verdict
Nigeria clears the emergence threshold. Infrastructure and regulatory dimensions are the primary opportunity vectors in 2025–2026. Currency convertibility and the 2027 election cycle are the active risk flags for USD-denominated investors. Priority sectors: financial services, power infrastructure, fintech, agri-processing.
Ndudi Osakwe
Ndudi Osakwe
Ndudi Osakwe Principal Consultant, Enthree Strategy Limited
“We are selective about the mandates we take. Before we commit to your engagement, we will tell you honestly whether we believe we can deliver — and if we cannot, we will say so and refer you to someone who can. You will never pay for a mandate we did not believe in from the start.”

Active Engagements

Current Deal Tracks

Active Mandate
Power Infrastructure — Transformer Protection Distribution (Nigeria)
Exclusive distribution mandate for an internationally proven Fast Depressurisation System (FDS) for transformer explosion prevention — targeting Nigeria's 20 electricity distribution companies (DisCos), the Presidential Power Initiative, and industrial power consumers.
Stakeholder Engagement
Cork Nigeria Solar Energy Company (CNSEC)
Director of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement role supporting CNSEC's solar energy market development in Nigeria, with emphasis on institutional communication, stakeholder alignment, and project-facing market engagement.
Country Representation
State of Missouri — Country Representative
Country representative role supporting Missouri-linked trade, investment, and institutional relationship development with Nigeria and broader African market counterparts.
Time-Critical
Insurance Sector Recapitalisation (Nigeria)
Investor sourcing and capital introduction for multiple Nigerian insurance operators ahead of the NAICOM recapitalisation deadline (July 2026). International capital arranger partnerships in place. Engagement letters signed.
Pre-IPO
Namibian Oil, Gas & Mineral Resources — Pre-IPO
Investor origination for a major Namibian onshore oil and gas pre-IPO opportunity (18,500 km², TSX listing) and a copper-gold-REE mineral resources vehicle targeting ASX listing. Introduction fee agreement signed. Deal in active development with an Australian-listed mining principal.
Series A
Nigerian MVNO — Series A Capital Raise
Deal facilitation for a Nigerian mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Series A capital raise. Investor presentations structured, arranger engagement underway, multi-party negotiations in progress. Fee and equity documented.
Active Mandate
Lagos Retail Asset — Institutional Capital Sourcing
Active mandate to source institutional capital for a major distressed commercial retail asset in Lagos — targeting pan-African private equity, development finance institutions, and Gulf family offices through a structured investor pipeline.
Capital Raise
Eko Atlantic City — Five-Star Hotel & Suites
Capital raising mandate for the construction of a five-star luxury hotel and suites development at Eko Atlantic City, Lagos — targeting hospitality-sector institutional investors, development finance institutions, and Gulf sovereign and family office capital.
Cross-Border
Uganda — E-SIM Deployment by State-Controlled Telco
Facilitating the deployment of E-SIM technology by a state-controlled telecommunications company in Uganda — advisory and facilitation role supporting technology deployment and stakeholder engagement across the East African market.
Capital Introduction
Nigerian Bank — Capital Facilitation
Facilitating the sourcing and introduction of funds to a Nigerian bank. Capital introduction mandate in progress.
Energy Infrastructure
Mini-Grid Operators — Capital Raising (Nigeria)
Raising capital for a consortium of mini-grid operators in Nigeria — connecting operators with development finance institutions, impact investors, and energy-sector capital under Nigeria's rural electrification and DARES programme framework.
International Engagement
NBL Conference — Nigeria Representation & Atlanta Consortium
Active representation of Nigeria at the National Business League (NBL) conference series, including membership of the consortium for the Atlanta conference. Nigeria has been represented at the past two consecutive editions, with Enthree facilitating trade, investment, and diplomatic engagement at the intersection of sport, business, and bilateral relations between Nigeria and the United States.
Strategic Partnership
FEDA Partnership Development
Positioning Enthree Strategy clients for access to the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) — trade finance, export facilitation, and continent-wide development instruments.
Advisory
Solar Project Advisory (Nigeria)
EPC partner identification, feasibility structuring, and stakeholder engagement for institutional solar energy installations across Nigeria.
Market Entry
Security Technology Market Entry
Nigeria market entry advisory for an international security technology principal — qualifying buyers across oil and gas, critical infrastructure, and government sectors, with distribution facilitation.
Market Entry
Israeli Skincare Brand — Nigeria Market Entry
Market entry advisory for an internationally recognised Israeli skincare brand seeking to establish a Nigerian distribution presence — covering regulatory pathways (NAFDAC), channel partner identification, and professional market development.
Strategic Advisory
Perimeter & Infrastructure Security Technology
Nigeria and African market entry advisory for an Israeli NASDAQ-listed security technology principal — targeting oil and gas operators, critical infrastructure, pipeline security, and telecoms infrastructure protection buyers.
Emerging Tech
UNILAG AI UniPod — International Technology Commercialisation
Enthree Strategy has been proposed as international technology commercialisation partner for the University of Lagos AI UniPod — with an initial Israeli technology mandate and active collaboration with emerging technology assets in the Enthree ecosystem. Engagement confirmed with Pioneer Director Prof. Chika Yinka-Banjo.
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Africa Is Emerging
Published — Available Now
Africa Is Emerging:
Hard Facts About
Easy Market Entry

The foundational practitioner's guide to African market entry — built on two decades of frontline advisory experience. If you are still evaluating whether Africa is the right market, start here.

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Africa Has Emerged
Forthcoming — AAM 2026
Africa Has Emerged:
Your Market Entry
Companion

The sequel — incorporating the full MIIREP Framework, updated market intelligence across 20+ African economies, and new chapters on deal origination and investment facilitation. Launching El Alamein, June 2026.

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If You Have a Mandate,
Let’s Talk.

We take a small number of engagements at any one time. If your transaction is the right fit, we will tell you within 48 hours of our first call. If it is not, we will tell you that too — and point you in the right direction.

We do not take exploratory engagements. If you are still in research mode, our book Africa Is Emerging is the right starting point.