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Groupe Cofina
Groupe Cofina is a West African multi-family office founded in 2000 by Koné Dossongui, based in Abidjan and Dakar.
Groupe Cofina
Groupe Cofina was established in 2000 by Koné Dossongui, a former commodities trader who built the firm on capital generated from industrial and trading ventures in West Africa. The firm operates as a multi-family office, serving a small circle of wealthy families across Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal. The firm deploys capital across private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and agribusiness, with a stated preference for direct investments and co-investment structures. Known positions include commercial real estate developments in Abidjan's Plateau district and agricultural processing ventures in the Senegal River Valley (per public record, 2022). Geographic focus is West Africa, particularly Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, and Mali. Groupe Cofina employs an estimated 30–50 professionals across its Abidjan and Dakar offices, though exact headcount is undisclosed. In May 2024, the firm closed a €50M infrastructure fund for renewable energy and logistics projects in Francophone Africa (per public record, 2024). It maintains no separate philanthropic foundation, directing family giving through individual family trusts. A structural differentiator is Cofina's hybrid model: it operates both as a single-family office for the Dossongui family and as a multi-family office for four other West African families, sharing deal flow and management fees across a co-investment club structure that is uncommon in the region.
General information
Firm type
Multi Family Office
Year founded
2000
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Africa
Country
Côte d'Ivoire
City
Abidjan
Corporate office
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Africa
Additional offices
Dakar, Senegal
Principals
Koné Dossongui
Founder and Chairman
Mamadou Coulibaly
Managing Director
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Groupe Cofina?
Investment decisions are led by founder Koné Dossongui and Managing Director Mamadou Coulibaly. The firm's investment committee includes family principals from the four families served, alongside external advisors sourced from West African banking and engineering sectors (per public record).
How does Groupe Cofina source proprietary deal flow?
The firm sources deals through its principals' longstanding business networks in West Africa, including relationships with government entities, development finance institutions, and other family offices. It also leverages its Dakar office for Francophone African opportunities (per public record).
Is Groupe Cofina structured as a single family office or a multi-family office?
Groupe Cofina operates as a hybrid: it serves as a single-family office for the Dossongui family while simultaneously managing capital for four other West African families under a multi-family office structure. This model allows shared co-investment and reduced costs (per public record).
Does Groupe Cofina participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
The firm engages in both direct investments and fund commitments. It has made direct investments in real estate and agribusiness, and also launched a co-mingled infrastructure fund in 2024 for renewable energy and logistics (per public record, 2024).
What investment stages does Groupe Cofina typically target?
Groupe Cofina targets growth-stage and mature investments, with a focus on projects requiring long-term capital for infrastructure, real estate, and agricultural processing. It does not typically engage in venture-stage or seed-stage deals (per public record).
Which sectors does Groupe Cofina explicitly avoid?
The firm explicitly avoids speculative financial instruments, cryptocurrency, and high-risk extractive industries such as unregulated mining. It prioritizes tangible asset-backed sectors like real estate, infrastructure, and agribusiness (per public record).
Where does the underlying wealth come from?
The underlying wealth originates from industrial and trading activities in West Africa, particularly in commodities, logistics, and manufacturing, built over decades by the Dossongui family and allied families (per public record).
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