Investor

The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited

Compiled from public sources

The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited is a Port Louis-headquartered financial institution and the oldest and largest commercial bank operating in Mauritius. Founded in 1838, the bank has evolved from a local retail network into a major regional financial group operating across Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean. While running an extensive retail and corporate banking business, MCB Ltd functions as an active private credit provider, project finance anchor, and principal private equity investor. It routes its structural private equity and thematic asset management operations through its integrated corporate division, MCB Capital Markets, and its specialised fund management arm, MCB Capital Partners. The bank's investment strategy focuses on providing growth equity, corporate debt packages, and project finance to mid-market infrastructure, energy, agribusiness, and retail distribution platforms expanding across Eastern and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Investment focus

Sectors
Financial servicesConsumerAgriculture and food
Stages and strategies
GrowthBuyout
Instruments
EquityDebt
Regions
Sub-Saharan Africa
African markets named in public materials
Mauritius

Selected portfolio and direct investments

  • Axian Energy
  • Compagnie Minière Du Bafing SA
  • Invictus Investment Company Plc
  • Tolaram Corporation Pte Ltd

Recent investments and transactions

All transactions

Sources

  1. Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026
  2. Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026