"Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them" - W. Clement Stone
We work closely with an array of Partners including Venture Capital and Private Equity firms,SME Funds and other firms.We also engage closely with experts from different fields to deliver assignments requiring cross-cutting solutions. Having a broad of the professionals as partners means that Yok can offer a 'one stop shop' for professional services for enterprises.
Some of our partners include:
South Africa based Agra Capital engineers global business ventures across infrastructure and related sectors that generate deep value for investors and entrepreneurs.It is under the leadership of Sagie van Niekerk whose tenure in business banking at Standard Bank included recognition as one of the Top 3 Investment & Financial Consultants (2009 & 2010).Sagie was instrumental in the structuring and implementation of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) strategies for key strategic players in the quarry and mining industries, including key strategic suppliers for BHP Billiton, Kumba, and Sasol Mining.
The Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) matches high potential Climate and Clean Energy projects with locally based professional coaches that work one on one with the entrepreneur to enhance the bankability of their projects.This can entail for instance support to develop or refine financial models, business plans, and so on.The support is provided at no cost to the entrepreneur/project developer. If the project meets certain guidelines, PFAN then undertakes investment facilitation for investor-ready projects. You can access the annual report here
Invest East and West (InvestEnW) has more than 10 years of experience in Renewable Energy (RE) and RE Investments. It has a reference of over 150MW in different sectors of RE, both in distributed electricity generation and utility scale projects.
ACMIRS (Uganda) - ACMIRS Consulting Limited (www.acmirspartners.com) is an investment, infrastructure, and management international advisory firm with a passion to help improve service provision to Africa’s public and private sector enterprises and projects of varying sizes. Over a period exceeding 14 years, ACMIRS has advised on transactions including PPPs, and on industry reforms, project development and financing in various infrastructure industries including transport, telecom, power, water, and public service, including hospitals, prisons, and police. The firm has undertaken assignment under the implementation of the World Bank Group. It has executed projects in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique.