We build a safe environment around trades traditionally seen as too risky to finance, for licensed fuel operators, energy infrastructure and green-energy projects in West Africa.
Real, collateralised assets often go unfinanced because the ticket is too small or the cycle too short for a bank. That gap is where we work.
Every structure is collateralised, independently controlled and legally reviewed before a dollar moves.
Short, self-liquidating facilities for licensed fuel distributors and marketers in Ghana. We structure the deal and see it through. We never buy, sell or take title to the fuel.
Secured by the fuel and the buyer's confirmed order.
Fuel already in the country, held in licensed storage under independent control. Nothing is shipped, so the cycle clears fastest.
Secured by the incoming cargo under independent control and a confirmed order.
A share of a large importer's cargo, passed to a licensed operator on arrival.
As originator and arranger, we structure facilities for the storage and logistics behind the fuel trade and connect sponsors with the right capital.
Capex and working capital for terminals, depots and distribution.
Development finance, export credit, bank and guarantee capital, matched to risk and tenor.
As originator and arranger, we structure financing for solar and off-grid power serving commercial and industrial users.
Project finance for solar, mini-grid and off-grid power.
Working capital for renewable equipment and project inputs.
The licence stays with the operator. We build the capital around it.
Stock for the station network, financed against the product and the confirmed sale, repaid from collections.
Fuel already in a licensed depot, bought and sold within the regulator’s price window. A partner bank funds each cycle through escrow.
Facilities designed around a cargo or a refinery’s offtake, from import finance to a share of a large importer’s cargo.
The fastest way to lose money in trade finance is to fund a good story. Discipline is the product. It is the only reason a deal clears.
The margin sits in trades others see as too risky. We make them safe to finance, building each programme from proven blocks: a partner bank, development finance, a collateral manager, risk cover and a curated board.
A trader, a market analyst, an industry member and a compliance lead approve every cycle.
Cycles of 15 to 30 days, each repaid from the sale before the next one starts.
Our committee first, then the lender's own credit approval. Neither replaces the other.
Funds move only through bank escrow. The seller is paid directly; the buyer pays in before release.
A collateral manager certifies the fuel before payment and releases it only against cash.
Our fee comes after the lender is repaid in full. We take no share of the lender's margin.
Origination on the ground in Ghana, disciplined structuring behind it.
Founded Starzec to close the gap between capital and execution in Africa's energy sector. A petroleum geologist by training, he has led structuring work with international oil & gas companies and the Government of Ghana.
Leads partnerships and deal origination, drawing on a background in banking operations and project implementation.
Advises Starzec on capital and structuring: how facilities are built, secured and brought to funding partners.
No deal proceeds without sign-off from our legal partner, BE Law Consult.
Minimum 1:1 coverage in cargo, assigned receivables or landed property.
Defined repayment, exit mechanics and covenants from day one.
Every cycle monitored through to settlement, with early-warning triggers.
We work with licensed operators who need a trade structured and funded, and with banks and capital partners looking for asset-backed exposure to West Africa's energy sector.
Few African businesses outlast the generation that builds them. Starzec is built to be the exception.
Accra, Ghana
Burkina Faso, Nigeria, South Africa
London, Geneva, Luxembourg, Canary Islands
Turkey, Egypt, Abu Dhabi, Mauritius
Latin America, Southeast Asia