“New ideas bring value. And that’s what really makes the world go around.”
N´Gunu Tiny
With our comprehensive, multi-dimensional view of Africa’s potential, new projects in various sectors are omnipresent. The Emerald Group is strategically and financially equipped to make new investments in an effort to build a diversified and dynamic portfolio. Here is the list of the representative investments.
In March 2021, The Emerald Group acquired Forbes Portugal directly from the American parent company Forbes Media. Forbes Portugal, which is already in the national market for five years, aims to promote the very best being done in the Portuguese – speaking business world.
Under the new ownership, Forbes Portugal will continue to be bimonthly. Additionally, 2 editions of Forbes Life will be published, complemented with a multi-content digital platform. With a focus on investment, technology, leadership and entrepreneurship, Forbes Portugal will continue to position itself as an independent source of information, strongly supported by analysis, performance, indicators and quantitative facts.
In March 2021, The Emerald Group launched Forbes África Lusófona that covers Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe.
The publishing license was acquired directly from the American parent company Forbes Media. With its first edition planned for July 2021, the new Forbes África Lusófona will focus on local economic information, highlighting the standout personalities and companies that make a difference on the continent, thus contributing to improve the business environment by establishing bridges and synergies for a better and more inspiring future.
BANKO Financial Group aims to connect people and businesses in Africa, by building a unique and inclusive ecosystem, with a focus on closing the perception gap through market knowledge, experience and inclusiveness. With vast experience within the financial services industry and a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to operate in Africa, BANKO Financial Group will provide inclusive, innovative and unparalleled services to people at all levels of society, with the aim to positively contribute to the socio-economic development of host communities, while continuously increasing shareholder value and yielding favourable returns. The BANKO Financial Group headquarters are established in London, whilst its financial services will be operational across multiple regions in Africa.
Emerald Resources founded Nino Oil & Gas in 2014, an independent E&P company that exclusively focuses on oil and gas opportunities in Angola. Nino’s chief objective is to acquire and develop a balanced portfolio of non-operating interests in producing, proven, or highly prospective oil assets across Angola.
Makeba is a revolutionary, mobile-based financial services provider that combines a mobile wallet with international money transfers for individuals, as well as merchant point of sale solutions. The mobile platform will host a suite of mobile applications to facilitate a comprehensive variety of financial services to meet the needs of its users, whilst ensuring high industry standards in transaction speed, convenience and security. Makeba aims to deliver sustainable value to individuals and businesses alike, by addressing the economically active yet unbanked population, and enabling low cost, flexible solutions in comparison to traditional methods. Its initial phase focuses on the African populace and the African diaspora within USA and Europe with intent to expand globally.
Green One Capital is an alternative asset management and investment firm, established in Portugal, with a mission to preserve and deliver sustainable capital growth to its clients. With over 75 years of experience grounded in private equity and alternative asset management, the firm’s main areas of expertise are in private equity, real estate and non-performing loans. Green One Capital is integrated in an international network of large caps, SMEs and universities, and has the capacity to successfully deliver attractive opportunities across varying market conditions. While Green One Capital’s operations are guided by a set of internal processes, designed to serve clients with diligence and transparency, all its activities are regulated and supervised by the Portuguese Securities Market Commission.
In 2018, a partnership between Fernando Esteves, Conta-Me Histórias and Emerald Group, through the incorporation of Inevitável E Fundamental Lda, birthed an innovative online journalism project, Polígrafo. Polígrafo is a fact-checking website with the sole purpose of verifying the veracity of global news, for the benefit and clarity of its readers. The web-based media outlet comprises of a range of topics from politics and economics, to sports and international news. At Emerald Group, we hold a significant regard for contributing both financial and intangible value; thus, this partnership is a testament of our willingness to create a globally well-informed and perceptive environment.
Emerald Group founded Diaar Property Group in 2013, a privately owned strategic, property development and investment company with international reach.
EMILOR is a Joint Venture between Essilor and the Emerald Group since 2015. Essilor, as a result of more than 160 years of innovation in eye care, is the world leader in corrective lenses, present in more than 100 countries. From design to manufacture, Essilor develops a wide range of lenses to correct and protect the eyesight of everyone in the world, using lenses tailored to their needs and possibilities. Emilor’s objective is to offer quality eye products and eye care services to the Angolan market at an affordable rate.
