KENYA: EAST AFRICA’S INVESTMENT POWERHOUSE
A STRATEGIC HUB FOR AFRICAN INVESTMENTS
- Kenya is the regional base for leading investment funds, private equity firms, and portfolio companies seeking growth in Africa’s high-potential markets. With a well-regulated financial sector, strong corporate governance, and seamless cross-border capital flows, Nairobi is an ideal launchpad for investment expansion.
SEAMLESS REGIONAL & GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY
- As Africa’s gateway to East, Central, and Southern Africa, Kenya offers a three to five-hour flight to major financial hubs, visa-free access for multiple African nations, and direct connections to key investment destinations.
A ROBUST PRIVATE SECTOR & GROWING MIDDLE CLASS
- Kenya’s diverse economy, thriving private sector, and expanding middle class create a strong pipeline of scalable, high-growth investment opportunities across real estate, fintech, manufacturing, infrastructure, and renewable energy.
A MATURE FINANCIAL & CAPITAL MARKETS ECOSYSTEM
- With one of Africa’s most advanced financial sectors, Kenya provides a sophisticated banking system, venture capital networks, private equity funds, and a well-regulated stock exchange, facilitating efficient investment structuring and fund management.
TIME ZONE ADVANTAGE
- Nairobi aligns with Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, ensuring seamless real-time engagement between fund managers, investors, and portfolio companies across global markets.
Kenya accounts for 74% of private equity deal value in East Africa and provides an ideal launchpad for investment expansion.
TRIFIC SEZ provides a tax-efficient, cost- optimised structure for regional investment funds and portfolio companies. With fiscal benefits, streamlined regulatory approvals, and no foreign exchange controls, investment firms can enhance capital efficiency, optimize fund structures, and facilitate seamless profit repatriation.
Navigate licensing, tax structuring, and compliance with ease, thanks to TRIFIC SEZ’s one-stop-shop regulatory support, designed to eliminate bureaucracy, making it easier to establish regional investment headquarters, fund management entities, and portfolio operations with minimal regulatory hurdles.
Kenya offers a deep pool of financial analysts, fund managers, and investment professionals, while TRIFIC SEZ provides work permit facilitation up to 20% of your workforce, ensuring access to global and local expertise in private equity, venture capital, and structured finance.
Grade A, customisable office spaces designed to support your growth—today and in the future. Choose from grey box for maximum flexibility and control of your budget, or built-to-suit spaces, leveraging our fit-out financing to spread your upfront capital costs over the lease period.
Corporate Tax Rate of 10%: Funds and portfolio companies domiciled within TRIFIC SEZ benefit from a reduced corporate tax rate of 10%, compared to the 30% rate typically imposed on offshore- domiciled entities. This allows both funds and portfolio companies to retain more profits for reinvestment in growth.
Zero Withholding Tax on Profit Repatriation: TRIFIC SEZ imposes no withholding taxes on repatriated dividends, management fees, or loan interest. This ensures smoother, more tax-efficient returns to investors while portfolio companies can easily repatriate profits to parent companies or investors.
No Capital Gains Tax on Exits: Unlike offshore-domiciled funds facing Kenya’s CGT of 15%, entities within TRIFIC SEZ benefit from zero capital gains tax on exits, offering significant savings during.
Cost-Effective Scaling: Portfolio companies within TRIFIC SEZ benefit from tax exemptions, reduced operational costs, and streamlined regulatory processes, making it more affordable to expand their operations across the region. This allows companies to achieve regional market expansion without facing the heavy financial burden typically associated with scaling.
High-speed digital connectivity & cloud-based IT infrastructure, enabling seamless deal execution, investor relations, and fund management.
Built-in cybersecurity and compliance frameworks, supporting global financial governance standards.
99.995% uptime power grid, powered by renewable energy, ensuring seamless business continuity for investment firms and portfolio companies.
Connect with top-tier private equity firms, venture capital funds, financial institutions, and asset managers, fostering deal flow, partnerships, and co-investment opportunities.
Gain access to growth-stage and mature portfolio companies in high- potential sectors like fintech.
Proximity to Two Rivers modern housing, shopping, hospitality, and leisure offerings, providing a world-class environment for fund managers, executives, and investors.
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