Our track record — RMB unlocks value in Africa
The need for infrastructure development, agriculture and consumer goods in Africa is vast. RMB Botswana has advised on and financed numerous projects and developments in Africa over varied sectors and industries:
Agriculture
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Client
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Nature of the deal
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Size of the deal
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| Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) | RMB and FNB Botswana provided term funding for expansion purposes to the Botswana Meat Commission | BWP125-million |
Financial Services
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Client
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Nature of the deal
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Size of the deal
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|---|---|---|
| African Alliance Botswana | RMB and FNB Botswana collaborated to provide Credit Linked Notes (CLN) to African Alliance Botswana | BWP100-million |
| Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) | RMB and FNB Botswana offered bridging finance to the BDC to continue active projects, pending their issuing of a corporate bond | BWP400-million |
| Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS) | Offering BURS a platform for the enablement of e-filing and collection of tax returns | n/a |
| Botswana Stock Exchange limited (BSEL) | Appointment by the Botswana Stock Exchange Limited to do its valuation ahead of the demutualization exercise. | n/a |
| Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) | Digitization of the Water Utilities Corporation platforms including the 186# USSD as well as the newly introduced FNB App | n/a |
| Railpark Mall expansion project | Infrastructure finance | n/a |
Infrastructure
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Client
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Nature of the deal
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Size of the deal
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| Palapye Power Generation Company | Largest guarantee issued by RMB for the setup of a 300MW power plant | n/a |
| Turnstar - Game City Mall | Infrastructure finance | n/a |
| Railpark Mall expansion project | Infrastructure (mall) expansion | n/a |
Mining and Resources
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Client
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Nature of the deal
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Size of the deal
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|---|---|---|
| Morupule Colliery Botswana | RMB and FNB Botswana collaborated to fund the Morupule Colliery expansion. The expanded collier will serve as the sole source of coal for the Botswana Power Corporation | BWP1.2-billon |
| BCL Mining Botswana | RMB and FNB Botswana collaborated to provide advisory services around BCL’s Polaris II strategy, which seeks to diversify BCL away from copper and nickel concentrations | Consultancy fee (ZAR1-million) |
Real Estate
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Client
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Nature of the deal
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Size of the deal
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|---|---|---|
| JTTM Properties Botswana | RMB and FNB Botswana provided funding for JTTM Properties to construct a shopping mall in Gaborone | BWP102-million |
Retail
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Client
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Nature of the deal
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Size of the deal
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| Choppies Enterprises Limited | RMB and FNB Botswana collaborated to fund Choppies Enterprises Limited’s executive jet, an acquisition and expansion into Zimbabwe | BWP80-million BWP200-million |