Corporate and Investment

Real Estate Sector

Our Real Estate finance team offers the largest dedicated real estate platform of any financier in sub-Saharan Africa and our expertise extends across the continent. We provide you with access to resources and expertise within Standard Bank and across the globe, positioning you at the forefront of your real estate-related initiatives.

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Overall Banking Category of the 2023 Euromoney Real Estate Award for Africa

We are proud to have won the overall Banking category of the 2023 Euromoney Real Estate Award for Africa as well as the Banking category for specific jurisdictions being South Africa and Nigeria. 

Our offering

We provide term and development funding in all areas of the real estate sector through a variety of solutions specific to your needs, including:

  • Commercial, industrial and retail developers and investors
  • Single asset transactions and portfolio lends
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) / listed real estate funds
  • Residential development and term funding for rental stock (including affordable housing)
  • Owner-occupied properties and portfolios.
Why talk to us
  • Partnering with you for success: We partner with you across Africa to support your ongoing success.
  • Local expertise: We have deep product expertise and in-depth knowledge of local markets.
  • Largest real estate platform: We operate the largest dedicated real estate platform of any financier in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • In-country specialists: Our real estate specialists support you in selected countries in Africa, including South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Angola, Botswana, Namibia CDI, Uganda, Tanzania, DRC, Lesotho, Eswatini and Mauritius.
  • Our offering
  • Why talk to us

We provide term and development funding in all areas of the real estate sector through a variety of solutions specific to your needs, including:

  • Commercial, industrial and retail developers and investors
  • Single asset transactions and portfolio lends
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) / listed real estate funds
  • Residential development and term funding for rental stock (including affordable housing)
  • Owner-occupied properties and portfolios.
  • Partnering with you for success: We partner with you across Africa to support your ongoing success.
  • Local expertise: We have deep product expertise and in-depth knowledge of local markets.
  • Largest real estate platform: We operate the largest dedicated real estate platform of any financier in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • In-country specialists: Our real estate specialists support you in selected countries in Africa, including South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Angola, Botswana, Namibia CDI, Uganda, Tanzania, DRC, Lesotho, Eswatini and Mauritius.
Get in touch
Robert Cleasby
Global Head: Financial Institutions
James Robertson
Head: Financial Institutions SA
Jessica Gadimang
Executive: Financial Institutions Client Coverage
Peter West
Executive: Financial Institutions Sector, SA
Marius van Zyl
Executive: Bank Sector, FI
Charl Bruyns
Head: Investor Services
Lindeka Dzedze
Head: Institutional Sales
Kunaal Desai
Manager: Business Financial Institutions
Nicholas Riley
Manager: Corporate Financing Solutions
Sola Adegbesan
Head: Global Markets
Brem Peters
Head: Bank Sector
Bright Boateng
Ghana: Head of Financial Institutions
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