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About Capstone

Fifteen years of
building Ghana's future.

Capstone Capital Limited is a boutique investment banking house built on a single operating principle: we only take assignments where the value created far outweighs the cost to our clients. That selectivity is not a limitation. It is the foundation of every relationship we have built and every mandate we have delivered across wealth and asset management, corporate finance, and private equity. We sit at the intersection of institutional capital and the real economy of West Africa. Our clients range from high-net-worth individuals to corporate institutions across the region. What connects them is not the size of their assets. It is the trust that what enters our hands will be handled with diligence, protected on the downside, and returned with value that was not there before.

Our Principles

What we stand for.

Integrity First

We hold ourselves to the highest standards of transparency and accountability — with our investors, our portfolio companies, and our communities.

Local Advantage

Fifteen years on the ground in Ghana has given us relationships, insight, and access that no international firm can replicate.

Long-term Thinking

We're patient capital. We don't chase quick exits — we build businesses for the long run, and our investors benefit from that discipline.

2009

Capstone Capital founded with a mandate to deploy patient capital across Ghana's growth sectors.

2012

First major private equity exit, delivering 3.2× returns for early investors.

2015

Launch of the Microfinance Division, partnering with 5 community lenders across three regions.

2018

AUM crosses $100M. Wealth Management division established for high-net-worth clients.

2021

Advisory arm closes Ghana's largest domestic M&A deal of the year.

2024

AUM reaches $200M+. 15 MFI partners. 50+ deals. 2M+ Ghanaians impacted.

Leadership

Kwame Asante

Kwame Asante

Managing Director & Co-Founder

Kwame co-founded Capstone in 2009 and leads overall strategy and growth, with fifteen years across private equity and microfinance in West Africa.

Abena Mensah

Abena Mensah

Chief Investment Officer

Abena oversees the investment portfolio, deal sourcing, and due diligence, following a career in investment banking in London.

Kofi Boateng

Kofi Boateng

Head of Wealth Management

Kofi leads the wealth management division, helping institutional and individual clients grow and protect their assets.

Ama Owusu

Ama Owusu

Director of Advisory

Ama heads the advisory practice, guiding SMEs and MFI partners through growth financing and structuring.

Our Team

Samuel Darko

Samuel Darko

Efua Agyeman

Efua Agyeman

Yaw Ofori

Yaw Ofori

The Capstone team at our annual staff retreat.

The Capstone team at our annual staff retreat.