Rubber Plantation

Expansion Funding

Cameroon 🇨🇲
November 2025

The client, an industry veteran with over 30 years of expertise and 2,000 hectares of established plantation, was seeking to scale operations.

The objective: to secure AED 14 million (~ USD $3,8M)in funding to facilitate a 600Ha land expansion in Cameroon (USD $3M) and launch rubber trading operations (USD $820K).

The Approach: To bypass the restrictive timelines of traditional banking, a Dual-Track Approach was proposed:

• Asset-Backed Loan (USD $3M): Secured against existing plantation assets, targeting Islamic and asset-based banks.

• Trade Finance Line (USD $820K): A self-liquidating credit line for purchase and export operations.

The acquisition of an existing UAE trading company provided immediate access to a financial track record, audited accounts, and established banking relationships, accelerating the underwriting process compared to registering a new entity.

The execution involved sourcing the entity, performing due diligence, and preparing audited financial statements.

Timeframe: 19 weeks from acquisition to fund disbursement.

This strategy ensured the speed necessary to navigate upcoming regulatory changes in Cameroon.