Hillingdale Capital
Connecting high-quality businesses and projects with fresh capital.
Capital Raising for Businesses and Renewable Energy Projects
Hillingdale Capital is a leading debt and equity capital-raising and corporate finance advisory firm with offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Paris.
We have a proven track record of raising large-scale amounts of funding in both hard currencies and emerging market currencies. Our expertise lies in securing fresh capital for companies across all sectors, as well as renewable energy and infrastructure projects. Through our extensive institutional investor network across Africa and Europe, we connect businesses with the right capital partners to drive growth and long-term success.
Whether for working capital, growth, acquisitions, management buyouts, or strategic expansion, we provide bespoke funding solutions designed to maximise value and mitigate risk.
Our funding partners include:
Asset Managers
Public and Corporate Investment Funds
Sovereign Wealth Funds
Impact Investors
Hedge Funds
Insurance Companies
Corporates
Private Equity
Family Offices
Banks
Capital Raising & Funding Solutions For Businesses
Hillingdale Capital connects businesses with the right funding sources, ensuring seamless alignment with strategic growth objectives. Beyond securing capital, we negotiate optimal terms and deliver bespoke funding solutions tailored to each business’s unique needs.
With deep expertise and a global institutional investor network, we offer flexible financing solutions beyond traditional banking. Whether through structured financing, innovative deal structuring, or long-term growth funding, Hillingdale Capital maximises opportunities and drives success.
Our Services
Capital Raising
Identifying and securing optimal funding sources while connecting businesses with institutional investors through our extensive network.
Corporate Finance Advisory
Providing strategic guidance on funding, mergers, and restructures.
Structuring customised financial solutions to align with business objectives.
We specialise in funding management and structuring leveraged buyouts to drive strategic growth and value creation.
Renewable Energy Financing
Renewable energy financing enables businesses to secure funding for sustainable energy projects through Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), asset financing, and Independent Power Producer (IPP) funding models. These funding solutions help develop, expand, and operate clean energy initiatives with long-term financial stability.
Business Valuations
Conducting comprehensive business valuations to support investment decisions.
Developing detailed financial models to assess risk and return.
Ensuring accurate valuations for mergers, acquisitions, and capital raising.
Debt and Equity Capital Raising for Businesses
Financing Solutions
Financing Solutions
Equity Financing
Equity Financing
Our tailored equity capital solutions enable businesses to unlock growth while optimising ownership structures and strategic flexibility. We advise across the full spectrum of equity financing instruments, aligning capital strategies with shareholder objectives and long-term value creation.
Minority Equity Investments: Raise growth capital while maintaining operational and strategic control. We structure non-controlling equity investments to attract leading private equity firms or strategic investors, enabling value-added partnerships without diluting core governance.
Majority Equity Investments: Access significant funding through the sale of a controlling stake. This solution is suited for businesses pursuing transformational growth, strategic acquisitions, balance sheet optimisation, or shareholder succession planning. We ensure alignment between new investors and existing stakeholders to preserve strategic continuity.
Mezzanine Financing
Mezzanine Financing
Mezzanine financing is a hybrid capital solution combining subordinated debt with equity-linked features, used for growth initiatives, leveraged buyouts (LBOs), management buyouts (MBOs), and recapitalisations.
Provides non-dilutive growth capital and bridges funding gaps. Mezzanine finance enables businesses to secure structured capital with minimal equity dilution, balancing growth and investor returns.
Debt Financing
Debt Financing
Hillingdale delivers bespoke debt financing solutions to support growth, liquidity, and strategic transformation. We advise corporates on structuring and raising capital across the full debt spectrum, including:
Working Capital Solutions unlock liquidity and support operations without hindering growth.
Asset-Based Finance facilities are secured against receivables or other assets to improve balance sheet efficiency.
Senior Secured/Unsecured Debt: Flexible funding for expansion, acquisitions, or refinancing—with or without collateral.
Junior Debt is subordinated capital that complements senior facilities, offering funding with limited dilution.
Note Programmes are cost-efficient debt issuance platforms for institutional placements, enabling multi-tranche capital raises.
Our Capital Raising Process
1
Business Assessment and Strategic Structuring
Conduct in-depth financial and business analysis to define objectives and capital needs.
Develop tailored funding strategies that optimise capital allocation and long-term growth.
2
Due Diligence and Investment Preparation
Perform comprehensive due diligence to verify the investment case.
Complete financial modelling and risk assessments for strategic valuation.
Create high-quality Investor materials, including pitch decks, information memoranda, and secure data rooms.
3
Investor Engagement and Transaction Negotiation
Leverage our institutional investor networks to engage suitable targeted funding partners.
Arrange and manage investor roadshows and key stakeholder introductions.
Lead negotiations and transaction structuring to secure favourable terms.
4
Deal Execution and Capital Deployment
Oversee legal process for seamless transactions.
Manage closing procedures and ensure funding aligns with business goals.
Facilitate efficient capital deployment with ongoing transaction support.
Solutions
Capital Raising Solutions
We offer Capital Raising Solutions, covering valuation, financial modelling, due diligence, and legal support to secure large-scale flexible financing.
Renewable Energy Financing
Institutional Adoption of Digital Assets
Hillingdale Capital, in collaboration with its partner organisation Sixteen01 Capital, enables family offices and institutional investors to integrate digital assets into their portfolios, enhancing returns and achieving greater diversification.
Specialist Capital Raising For Businesses
Capital Raising | Corporate Finance Advisory | Business Valuations