We help businesses make smarter financial decisions, whether you’re structuring capital, preparing for investment, or planning expansion. Our advisory support gives you clarity, strategy, and the right roadmap to position your business for growth in local and international markets.
On Time Service.
We deliver financing with precision and speed, ensuring projects stay on track and capital flows when it’s needed most.
A Team Of Professionals.
Our experts combine deep industry experience with regional insight, bringing clarity and confidence to every transaction.
Analyze Your Business.
We evaluate each opportunity with data-driven rigor, balancing risk, impact, and return to shape sustainable growth.
Services We Provide
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Commercial Advisory Services
Equipment Purchase & Asset Acquisition
Modern equipment and productive assets are key to increased efficiency, competence and competitiveness. Whether for agriculture, manufacturing, construction or logistics.
Major Infrastructural Projects
Infrastructure is a cornerstone of economic development, and Sub-Saharan Africa is at the cusp of transformative growth in energy, transportation, water, telecommunications and urbanization.
Trade Financing
Trade is the lifeblood of economies, and the opportunity to finance trade flows, import, export, value-added manufacturing and logistical networks is enormous.
Business Lending
At the heart of Ascent Lending’s proposition is our role as a match-maker between capital and opportunity. We maintain a pipeline of vetted, investment-ready projects across the worldand a network of investors seeking attractive risk-adjusted returns plus meaningful impact.
Consumer Lending
We provide accessible loans under $500,000 to individuals and small businesses, funded directly from our own capital base. Whether you need working capital, support for a personal project, or financing to stabilise your SME, Ascent Lending LLC offers flexible lending options designed for everyday needs and emerging markets.
OUR STORY
Who We Are
We help businesses secure the capital they need to take on bigger opportunities. Whether it’s funding a new infrastructure project, purchasing essential equipment, or supporting trade across borders, we make financing straightforward and accessible.
Our work is driven by a clear purpose: enable growth in the regions that need it most. We support companies operating in Sub-Saharan Africa with structured financing solutions tailored to real business needs.
Our team focuses on responsible financing, the kind that builds sustainable businesses, creates jobs, and strengthens local economies. We assess every opportunity with expertise and transparency, ensuring that both investors and project owners move forward with confidence.
From first conversation to final execution, we stay close to our partners every step of the way. Your goals become our commitment, and together, we turn potential into real results.
DID YOU KNOW THAT
We have empowered more than 300 growing businesses
Ascent Lending LLC was founded with a single purpose: to catalyze capital for transformational projects across the globe. Our team is comprised of seasoned finance professionals, infrastructure specialists and on-the-ground project advisors with decades of combined experience. We understand that sustainable development and commercial returns can go hand-in-hand when executed thoughtfully.
With years of experience in financial advisory and investment support across Sub-Saharan Africa, we bring clarity, speed, and confidence to every project we finance. Our partners trust us because we focus on real opportunities, real growth, and real impact.
We are experts in business financing
We provide tailored financing solutions to enterprises, project sponsors and commercial ventures across the world. Whether you are seeking working capital, term debt for asset purchase, or structured mezzanine capital, Ascent Lending LLC can deploy financing with the flexibility needed in emerging markets.
Our capital-lending services include:
- Short to medium-term senior loans for trade transactions and equipment acquisition
- Structured debt with longer maturities for infrastructure, energy and large scale projects
- Flexible repayment terms aligned with project cash-flow profiles
- Collaboration with local partners and institutions to ensure seamless execution
Equipment Upgrade for Construction Co.
Modern infrastructure development depends on efficient machinery and reliable logistics. For one mid sized construction company aiming to expand beyond small contracts, outdated equipment had become a major obstacle. Frequent
Trade Corridor Initiative
Agriculture powers millions of livelihoods across Africa, yet most producers struggle to compete internationally because of limited financing and fragmented logistics. The Trade Corridor Initiative was designed to change that
Power X Project
Energy remains the backbone of every growing economy, and access to reliable power determines how fast industries, schools, and households progress. In many parts of West Africa, power shortages have
Eastlake Africa
Eastlake Africa represents the type of high-value opportunity Ascent Lending LLC is uniquely positioned to support within the Oil and Gas sector. Operating in one of Africa’s most dynamic upstream
Geregu
Geregu stands as a flagship example of Ascent Lending LLC’s approach to facilitating capital for essential infrastructure within the Power sector. As one of the most recognised power assets in
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