FBN Merchant Bank commence Merchant Banking operations.We deliver corporate finance and strategic advice to clients.We have successfully advised major corporate and

financial institutions. http://www.fbnmerchantbank.com/

CORPORATE BANKING : http://fbnmerchantbank.com/services/corporate-banking/

BONDS AND GUARANTEES
We give support to our various corporate clients in the area of bonds and guarantees, giving the undertakings required to support fulfilment of contractual obligations. Our products include bid bonds, performance bonds, advance payment guarantees etc. With our support, our customers are able to meet up with the demands of various principals from the government and private sector for contract engagements

PROJECT FINANCING
Our project finance offering provides funding support for projects and infrastructure development, with reliance on targeted cash flows. This provides flexible funding arrangements to meet identified project timelines

ASSET-BACKED FACILITIES
These specialised products are offered to corporates and are collateralised by assets ranging from inventory, machinery, equipment, real estate, etc. This solution offers emerging corporates access to cheaper and stable funding for the execution of their short to long term finance requirements.

SECURITIES TRADING : http://fbnmerchantbank.com/services/securities-trading/

Manned by a highly motivated and top-notch team of trading experts, with state of the art trading technology, our securities trading group fuse the wisdom of the ages and tested tools to help you make more money in less time.

BONDS TRADING
We are a leading player in the Nigerian Bonds Market. We bring to bear on our trading activities the passion for excellence demonstrated by our milestones and accolades in the market. You can be rest assured of our commitment to provide solutions that will address your interests,

THE PD/MM SYSTEM
The Primary Dealer/Market Maker system was institutionalized to revive the hitherto moribund bonds market in Nigeria. Kakawa and fourteen other players were licensed to take up bonds at the primary market and actively trade these bonds at the secondary market. The bonds market has experienced huge success thus far and the regulators rely on Kakawa and other players to extend the frontiers of bonds trading in Nigeria.


WEALTH MANAGEMENT : http://fbnmerchantbank.com/services/wealth-management/

We offer and deliver a broad range of financial solutions, to meet the unique, wide and varying circumstances and desires of our clients. This is achieved through a team of professionals that possess a wealth of experience in their various fields – Our advisors will develop an investment plan that best fits your return and risk expectations, including opportunities to maximize your earnings.

Promisory Note Backed Investment (PNBI)
This is an investment in highly rated Commercial Papers with the added security of Kakawa Promissory Note. The yield on this investment type is optimal while the tenor is flexible (ranging from call to 365days). We will discuss your cash flow and expectations before advising you on the best tenor that suits your need.
Tenor: 30, 60, 91, 180, 365 days

Treasury Bill Backed Investment (TBBI)
An investment option that offers you utmost security as it is backed 100% by the Federal Government of Nigeria Treasury bills. It helps mitigate the re-discounting risk on Treasury bills by offering shorter tenors than what obtains in the primary market (i.e. call, 30 and 60 day tenors). This means that short tenures are available.
Tenor: 30, 60, 91, 180, 365 days

Government Bond Secured Investment (GBSI)
This product enables you to enjoy the security of investing in Federal Government Bonds at competitive rates with the added value of flexible and more shorter tenured investments i.e. without the compulsion of investing for the minimum tenor of 3 years. Kakawa gives you the option of investing for a minimum of 30days
Tenor: 30, 60, 91, 180, 365 days



Financial Advisory

We deliver corporate finance and strategic advice to clients. FBNQuest is a leading transaction advisor across several sectors, delivering corporate finance and

strategic advice when it counts.

We have successfully advised major corporate and financial institutions on both domestic and cross-border initiatives. We provide support over the entire spectrum of

economic and business cycles, offering independent and impartial advice.

Find out more http://www.fbnmerchantbank.com/

We offer a wide range of digital marketing services which cover the spectrum of the marketing process online. Such as Media Services, Digital Marketing Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Pay Per Click Advertising, Creative Development, Mobile Marketing, Internet Marketing, Customer Insights, Web Analytics, Search Engine Optimization.As the pioneer Online Marketing Agency in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya, we are fully equipped to work hand in hand with your brand to help you achieve your desired business goals.Your victory is our success, and so your goals become our goals and together we can set your brand apart from its competitors. http://wildfusions.com/about-us/

We have some banks that are currently doing well in this difficult economy. especially FBN Merchant Bank. In October 2014, FBN Holdings acquired 100% equity in Kakawa Discount House Limited, and subsequently secured approval to commence Merchant Banking operations as FBN Merchant Bank.The acquisition served as a strategic fit into the FBN Holdings portfolio and created an institution with a stronger balance sheet and access to a wider universe of funding sources. To get more information on this brand : http://fbnmerchantbank.com/about-fbn-merchant-bank/

In a bid to proactively address the need for credible alternatives to invest local and USD denominated funds, the Asset Management business of FBNQuest (a part of the FBN Holdings Group), has launched two new mutual funds – the FBN Nigeria Smart Beta Equity Fund and the FBN Nigeria Eurobond (USD) Fund. http://www.fbnquest.com/asset-management/

Hi guys , you can’t talk about digital marketing in Nigeria without mentioning Wild Fusion. The strength of Wild Fusion is in Media and Technology services. They have developed numerous products such as Audio Ads , Advanced Rich Media Ads e.g. Floor ad on Desktop (Expanded), Floor ad on Desktop (Collapsed). You can visit thier website http://wildfusions.com/

Wild Fusion's Partner businesses include ROI Digital (online media sales house ) http://www.roidigital.com.ng/ and Wild Fusion Digital Centre (WDC) http://www.wdc.com.ng/ the company's digital marketing training institute. Wild Fusion Digital Centre is the Nigerian local training centre for the Digital Marketing Institute of Ireland.

Hi guys , you can’t talk about digital marketing in Nigeria without mentioning Wild Fusion. The strength of Wild Fusion is in Media and Technology services. They have developed numerous products such as Audio Ads , Advanced Rich Media Ads e.g. Floor ad on Desktop (Expanded), Floor ad on Desktop (Collapsed). You can visit thier website http://wildfusions.com/

Wild Fusion's Partner businesses include ROI Digital (online media sales house ) http://www.roidigital.com.ng/ and Wild Fusion Digital Centre (WDC) http://www.wdc.com.ng/ the company's digital marketing training institute. Wild Fusion Digital Centre is the Nigerian local training centre for the Digital Marketing Institute of Ireland.

Hi guys , you can’t talk about digital marketing in Nigeria without mentioning Wild Fusion. The strength of Wild Fusion is in Media and Technology services. They have developed numerous products such as Audio Ads , Advanced Rich Media Ads e.g. Floor ad on Desktop (Expanded), Floor ad on Desktop (Collapsed). You can visit their website http://wildfusions.com/what-we-do/

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Here are the details:Minimum Amount for :

FBN Money Market Fund : 5000
FBN Fixed Income Fund : 50000
FBN Heritage Fund : 50000
FBN Nigeria Smart Beta Equity Fund : Minimum of N50,000
FBN Nigeria Eurobond (USD) Fund : Minimum of $1,000 (retail investors) or $100,000 (institutional investors).

The FBN Nigeria Eurobond (USD) Fund

The FBN Nigeria Eurobond (USD) Fund is a fixed income mutual fund that provides income and capital appreciation by investing in US dollar denominated debt instruments issued by the Nigerian government and reputable corporate institutions.

The Fund is Nigeria’s first US dollar denominated mutual fund which allows you to earn an income in dollars, giving you a really smart alternative for growing your wealth.

You might wonder how the FBN Nigeria Eurobond (USD) Fund compares to a normal bank US dollar domiciliary account. The fund generally offers higher rates which means that you can earn a lot more interest on your money.

To get started, simply invest with a minimum of $1,000 (retail investors) or $100,000 (institutional investors).

click here Smart Beta Equity Fund

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The FBN Nigeria Smart Beta Equity Fund

The FBN Nigeria Smart Beta Equity Fund is a pure equity fund that invests your money predominantly in a portfolio of Nigerian companies, using a rigorous, research based and tested evaluation system.

At least 75% of the fund’s assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents) will be invested in a diversified portfolio of high quality companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. In order to manage liquidity, the fund may also invest up to 25% in short-term money market instruments and deposits with financial institutions.

The fund provides long-term capital preservation by investing in listed stocks and across all sectors in Nigeria.

All you need to get started is invest with a minimum of N50,000. Click here www.fbnquest.com/SmartBetaFund

Michael Chu’di Ejekam, an expert private equity investor, provides insight on the emergence of longer-life private equity funds such as Altas.

In a recent article printed in the Wall Street Journal by Chris Cummings, it was reported that the emergence of longer-life private equity funds such as Altas recently hit a new benchmark by raising one billion dollars. Altas as well as other powerful groups, such as Blackstone and Carlyle, are working on similar longer-life funds. Longer-life PE funds allow managers to hold each investment for far longer than the typical 5-year hold period per investment and typical 10-year total fund life. In the Altas case, each investment can be held up to a whopping 17 years.

The typical “medium life” PE model has proven to be highly successful with attractive risk-adjusted returns, however, Michael Chu’di Ejekam believes the model can be optimized, particularly in emerging market like Africa. “Following my several years of PE investing in sub-Saharan Africa, I am convinced that longer term life funds would be an improvement on the PE model for emerging markets such as Nigeria” Michael Chu’di Ejekam explains.

“When a PE fund is compelled to exit after a 5-year hold period, though the returns may achieve certainly attractive 25+% gross IRR or 2.5 to 3 times multiple on equity invested, I believe tremendous additional value may be left on the table.” The expert demonstrated his point by saying, “Originating, executing and investment managing attractive investments is a challenging process – why be forced to sell/exit a highly attractive investment after only 5 years, only to be saddled with pressure to find another outstanding deal to originate to start the process over again?”

Of course, some other models have emerged to address the standard PE model challenges. For example, in the case when an arm of a PE fund family invests in greenfield deals seeking “opportunistic” higher returns, and the completed projects are transferred to “core” vehicles of the same fund family which are seeking lower, more stable, longer term returns. “It could be more powerful and efficient to have one fund vehicle simply hold the investment for the longer term”, said Michael Chu’di Ejekam. This is especially important in emerging markets, where the deal process is more challenging and deals could take years to originate and close in the first place. There is also increasing investor interest and PE capital raised for Africa for example, therefore deals have become more competitive and could take years to originate and close. “After so much heavy lifting, why sell after only 5 years?” he asked. “I have been involved in a few highly successful full-cycle investments and exits – though the returns were highly rewarding and the possible carried interest/profit distributions exiting, the reality is that excessive additional upside was surrendered to the new owners.”

Charlie Munger, one of Warren Buffet’s longest serving colleagues is quoted as saying: “The ‘know-nothing’ investor should practice diversification, but it is crazy if you are an expert. The goal of investment is to find situations where it is safe not to diversify. If you only put 20% into the opportunity of a lifetime, you are not being rational.”

“Why sell after only 5 years if you are already enmeshed within a great investment?” Michael Chu’di Ejekam continued. “Part of the answer lies in the reality that PE funds need to demonstrate exits/returns to potential Limited Partners (LPs) in order to raise fresh investment funds, and LPs are accustomed to the well-defined and tested cookie-cutter PE “medium life” model.” Of course, there is a desire to exit to realize profits so that carried interest distributions can be made – the perfectly reasonable lifeblood of private equity, from which Ejekam has benefited. Thankfully, there are other acceptable avenues to achieve this objective. According to the finance whiz, longer-life PE funds would be an improvement for for emerging markets such as Africa. He thinks it would be helpful if more potential LPs bought into the concept and support the investment strategies of managers with longer-term views.

Mr. Ejekam offered a few closing remarks. “The most successful entrepreneurs and investors in emerging markets such as Africa, hold longer term views. They do not think in 5-year chunks. They think in terms of decades. This is how to generate outsized returns.”

For more information about us, please visit http://chudiejekam.com.ng/

Haelsoft Entrepreneurship Development Institute of Nigeria will cater to the range of aspiring entrepreneurs who hope to take on leadership roles within the private sector or start their own business ventures on the continent. Haelsoft always expose participants to business and entrepreneurial approaches in the Nigerian Business Sector, including those that are employed to address social issues. We build technical and leadership capacity in areas such as Strategy, Consulting, Digital, Technology, Operations, Industries, Careers. All these knowledge will make you an asset to your company, to your personal business field , also having a competitive advantage within the Nigerian Market.
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Entrepreneurship Development Institute of Nigeria will cater to the range of aspiring entrepreneurs who hope to take on leadership roles within the private sector or start their own business ventures on the continent. Haelsoft always expose participants to business and entrepreneurial approaches in the Nigerian Business Sector, including those that are employed to address social issues. We build technical and leadership capacity in areas such as Strategy, Consulting, Digital, Technology, Operations, Industries, Careers. All these knowledge will make you an asset to your company, to your personal business field , also having a competitive advantage within the Nigerian Market.
click here to find out more . http://www.haelsoft.com.ng/entrepreneurship/