Naseba

What Naseba does

Naseba is an investment facilitation firm that connects private investors with government infrastructure opportunities through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) frameworks. The firm represents private investors seeking to deploy capital into government-led infrastructure projects, structuring deals across multiple jurisdictions and convening stakeholders through summits and targeted deal-making events. Its core competence is brokering cross-border investment flows between private capital and sovereign infrastructure mandates, with a strong emphasis on emerging and frontier markets throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania.

The firm operates from four offices located in Nice (headquarters), Monaco, Dubai, and Shanghai, and claims a geographic footprint reaching 21 countries across five regions. Its strategic positioning is built around a PPP framework, which requires navigating complex regulatory environments and cultivating relationships with government ministries, sovereign wealth funds, and institutional investors. The company leverages convening power through summits and structured events, drawing on the legacy track record of the original naseba communications entity, which reportedly facilitated over €1B in capital raising and executed 150+ summits across 25 countries over a 16-year period before its closure in 2019.

The current entity was re-established on January 4, 2020, following the closure of the original naseba communications. The current business model is built on transaction fees from facilitating investment deals, with revenue tied to successful capital deployment rather than recurring subscriptions or licensing. The senior leadership team includes Christopher Scott Ragsdale as Chairman & CEO, Remy Fischer as COO, Nadia Otaibi as Chairwoman for Saudi Arabia, and Dr Ben Smit as CEO for Africa — a regionally distributed structure that reflects the firm's cross-border investment thesis. The firm is privately held and does not disclose revenue or financials.

Name

Naseba

Legal name

naseba

Website

https://naseba.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Naseba is an investment facilitation firm that connects private investors with government infrastructure opportunities through Public-Private Partnership frameworks, operating across 21 countries from offices in Nice, Monaco, Dubai, and Shanghai.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investment Facilitation Services

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Sector & Blended Finance Arms (IFC-type) (BPADACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainable Private Markets (Impact PE/VC, Private Credit, Infrastructure) (FSAAALAG)

Keywords

• Investment facilitation
• Public-private partnerships
• Infrastructure investment
• Government advisory services
• Capital raising advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Investment Facilitation Fees: Naseba acts as the investment representative for private investors throughout the investment process. The company facilitates long-term investment into government infrastructure and national development projects through PPP frameworks. Revenue is generated through fees associated with structuring, executing, and facilitating investments on behalf of investors. The investor bears all upfront costs with no financial obligations required from the government.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Naseba acts as the independent investment representative for private investors pursuing long-term investments in government infrastructure and national development projects. It structures these investments through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) frameworks via a documented seven-step process that includes issuing Letters of Interest to Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors, obtaining Letters of Intent, verifying proof of funds through central banks, negotiating project terms, incorporating investment companies, completing legal documentation, and executing funding via SWIFT bank-to-bank transfers. The investor bears all costs while governments have no upfront financial obligations.

Product overview

Naseba is an investment facilitation company that represents private investors pursuing long-term investment opportunities through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) frameworks. The company does not offer a technology product portfolio; instead, it provides investment services including facilitating investment mandates, issuing Letters of Interest and Letters of Intent on behalf of investors, verifying proof of funds through banking institutions, structuring investments, and executing government infrastructure projects. Naseba operates as a service-based investment representative, not as a product or platform company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Investment Facilitation through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Framework

Quantifiable outcome

• €1 billion+ in capital raising, investment, and business transactions facilitated over 16 years
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Government of EgyptcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSix-year strategic partnership with the Government of Egypt (2006-2012) to promote investment into Sharm El-Sheikh development. Worked in strategic partnership with Egyptian government for investment forums in North Africa.
• Governments of North AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnerships with governments of Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Morocco for investment forum expansion throughout North Africa (2008-2010). Multiple government partnerships for facilitating investment opportunities.
• International Banking InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic relationships with leading international banking partners used for proof of funds verification, banking arrangements, and standard SWIFT bank-to-bank transfers for investment execution.
• Central BankscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted relationships with central banks for independently verifying investor proof of funds. Central banks serve as the verification authority for confirming available investment funds.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• British International Investment (BII): UK development finance institution channelling private capital into infrastructure across Africa and South Asia — comparable blended-finance and emerging-market PPP infrastructure remit.
• FMO (Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank): Dutch DFI that invests private capital into emerging-market infrastructure and development projects, often partnering with European investors — comparable mandate and emerging-market focus to Naseba's PPP work.
• Proparco: Agence Française de Développement's private-sector subsidiary, financing infrastructure and PPP projects across Africa, Middle East, and Asia — comparable to Naseba's private-capital-into-emerging-markets model.
• Brookfield Infrastructure Partners: Large global infrastructure investor with significant emerging-market PPP exposure — comparable role as capital provider alongside governments for long-dated infrastructure projects.
• Macquarie Asset Management: Global infrastructure investor managing large-scale infrastructure equity and debt funds — comparable investor-side role in channelling private capital to government and PPP infrastructure assets.
• International Finance Corporation (IFC): The World Bank Group's private-sector development arm, mobilising private capital into emerging-market infrastructure via PPP and blended finance — the canonical IFC-type institution that Naseba's PPP facilitation model parallels.
• Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB): Multilateral development bank focused on infrastructure investment across Asia and beyond — comparable PPP and sovereign infrastructure financing remit to Naseba's Asian markets.
• DEG (Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft): German DFI providing long-term debt and equity to private enterprises in emerging markets, with a strong infrastructure and PPP pipeline — parallel role to Naseba's investor-to-government facilitation.

Regional players

• Africa Finance Corporation (AFC): Pan-African multilateral DFI financing infrastructure across the continent — comparable emerging-market infrastructure mandate to Naseba's African government engagements.

Others

• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering and advisory firm advising governments and investors on PPP structuring and infrastructure delivery — comparable advisory role in the PPP facilitation value chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/naseba
• Facebookfacebook.com/naseba
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/naseba

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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