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Top 25 Investment firms based in Nigeria
RevenueBase identified 160 investment firms headquartered in Nigeria as of September 2026 and tracks 2,454 professional contacts across them, including 647 with verified work emails. Lagos is the largest hub.
This list covers investment firms headquartered in Nigeria, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 14, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest investment firms based in Nigeria
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 253 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “CardinalStone is a full-service investment banking and multi-asset management firm with a vision to build a world-class investment banking firm of African origin; operating out of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 184 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Since 1995, we have delivered financial advisory solutions with dedication, professionalism and discretion.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 87 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “AIICO Capital Limited is a subsidiary of AIICO Insurance PLC currently registered by the Nigerian Securities & Exchange Commission to carry out portfolio/fund management services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 75 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Company Overview Prosperis Holdings is a Nigerian based company incorporated in July 2005 and commenced operations in 2006.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 60 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “CFG Africa is a team of highly skilled investment professionals, dedicated to providing our clients with exceptional services rooted in extensive market expertise, creativity, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 53 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Sankore is an investment and advisory firm that provides an array of wealth and fund management services to individuals and institutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 50 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Mainstreet Capital Limited (MCL) is a leading investment banking firm focused on providing financial advisory, capital raising and investment management services for private…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “AVA Group is an Investment Banking, Asset Management, Securities Trading, and Trusteeship house.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 31 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “CitiTrust Asset Management Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of CitiTrust Financial Services Plc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 28 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Established on October 24, 1989, as Fidelity Union Securities Limited, FSL CAPITAL Limited has evolved through strategic transformations, reflecting our commitment to excellence…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 27 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The SFS Group currently consists of two companies, SFS Financial Services Limited and SFS Capital Nigeria Limited.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 26 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Greenwich Trustees Limited, a member of the Greenwich Trust Group; one of Nigeria’s leading independent Investment Banking firm, commenced operations in year as Afribank Trustees…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 25 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Elixir Investment Partners Limited is an exotic investment boutique which provides bespoke services in the areas of Investment Banking, Private Wealth Management, Institutional…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 25 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Kwakol is dedicated to empowering clients and individuals to reach their financial goals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Marathon Asset and Fund Management LTD is an investment management company that is duly registered and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide a wide…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Corporate Trusteeship | Funds & Portfolio Management | Financial Advisory SEC Licensed” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Coralstone Capital Limited is an investment holding Company with portfolio companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “We offer diverse investment solutions tailored to meet both basic and complex investment needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We specialize in assisting a diverse clientele base, which includes: Government Agencies, High Net worth Individuals, Multi – Nationals, Insurance Companies and Small savers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “BlackCod Asset Management Company offers a range of lucrative opportunities through a blend of investment strategies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Citi Investment Capital Limited (CitiInvestCap) is a financial services firm incorporated in Nigeria, and a Trading License Holder of the Nigerian Exchange Group Citi Investment…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “AMS Finance & Management is a financial services company, providing top-notch investment and financial solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Savest Financial Services Limited (“Savest Financial”) is an SEC-registered corporate investment advisor and inter-dealer broker dedicated to helping individuals, families…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Fortress Capital Limited is one of Nigeria’s leading investment banking and securities firms, delivering tailored financial solutions that help individuals and institutions grow…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Capitalfield Asset Management Company Limited (CAMCO) is an investment banking firm duly registered and licensed by the Securities & Exchange Commission “SEC” as a Fund/Portfolio…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: investment firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names investment firms.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of investment firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name investment firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Investment firms based in Nigeria at a glance
As of Sep 14, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Nigeria, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Nigeria, over 160 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among investment firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in Nigeria whose own description of what they do matches “investment firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names investment firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among investment firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Nigeria are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 647 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 14, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Investment firms by metro
- Investment firms in Lagos59
- Investment firms in Lagos State28
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names investment firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many investment firms are there based in Nigeria?
RevenueBase identified 160 investment firms headquartered in Nigeria as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Cardinalstone, headquartered in Ikoyi Lagos, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most investment firms?
Lagos leads with 59 headquartered companies, followed by Lagos State (28) and Ikoyi Lagos (10).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 647 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 160 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 14, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.