TDB Group

CEO Tom Benoit leads day-to-day investment and operational decisions, with oversight from Chairman Jean-Raymond Benoit. The firm's governance is tightly held by the founding family, consolidating approval authority within a small executive circle.

TDB Group operates as a hybrid — a family-controlled investment platform that holds regulated banking and credit entities in Mauritius. Because it deploys its own balance sheet and originates direct credit, it functions more like a principal investor than a traditional family office or third-party asset manager.

The bulk of assets and activity concentrates in Mauritius, principally commercial and residential real estate plus domestic credit. The group selectively targets Francophone Africa — notably Madagascar and Côte d'Ivoire — though public details on cross-border exposures are limited.

Available public record points to a direct-only strategy. TDB Group prefers originating and holding its own credit and equity positions rather than committing capital to blind-pool funds managed by third-party GPs.

Deal flow originates through the Benoit family's long-established professional network in Mauritian commerce, banking relationships, and developer connections. The firm's regulated banking entities also generate pipeline through client lending relationships that convert into principal investment opportunities.