Zedcrest Group

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About Zedcrest Zedcrest Group is Africa’s foremost new-age financial solutions powerhouse with a reputation for excellent business practices. OUR STORY A History of Growth and Innovation 2013 – A DREAM WAS BORN Zedcrest Capital was founded in 2013 as a securities trading firm with specific focus on Fixed Income Trading. 2013 – A Dream was Born Zedcrest Capital was founded in 2013 as a securities trading firm with specific focus on Fixed Income Trading. As a new-age financial markets player, the firm committed itself into making the best possible deals happen for Foreign Investors, Pension Funds, Asset Managers and Institutions and within a short time Zedcrest Capital became a dominant force in the Nigerian debt capital market. 2014 – BRIDGING THE CREDIT GAP As the company quickly grew in leaps and bounds, it identified a huge gap in customer finance and decided to set up a tech-driven lending company in 2014. 2014 – Bridging the Credit Gap As the company quickly grew in leaps and bounds, it identified a huge gap in customer finance and decided to set up a tech-driven lending company in 2014. Upon its berth, Zedvance Limited (now Zedvance Finance Limited) provided quick and collateral-free loans to over 10,000 Nigerians in its first year. The company has since disbursed over 1 million loans. 2017 – BROKERING THE BEST DEALS Zedcrest Capital consolidated its securities broking business to newly unveiled Zedcap Partners, a SEC licensed inter-dealer brokerage firm. 2017 – Brokering the Best Deals Zedcrest Capital consolidated its securities broking business to newly unveiled Zedcap Partners, a SEC licensed inter-dealer brokerage firm. Continuing the culture of market leadership, Zedcap became be the dominant player in the securities markets and was recently awarded the 2019 Best Brokerage Firm in Nigeria by the FMDQ. Since its establishment, Zedcap Partners has built strong local and international partnerships. A Joint Venture with GFI group of South Africa was later unveiled to improve product offerings to Foreign Investors. 2020 - BACKING THE BEST AFRICAN VENTURES In 2019, Zedcrest Capital introduced its venture investing initiative (Ventures@Zedcrest) to make pre-seed, seed and series A investments 2020 – Backing the best African Ventures In 2019, Zedcrest Capital introduced its venture investing initiative (Ventures@Zedcrest) to make pre-seed, seed and series A investments in transformational ventures telling the African story. This initiative is in addition to the core focus on Proprietary Investing & Capital Management – self Investing in Debt & Equity instruments, business acquisitions etc. 2020 - PRIVATE WEALTH & INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INTRODUCED The Group launched ZIMVEST (Zedcrest Investment Managers) on the 20th of February 2020 (20:02:2020) as a digital private wealth management firm 2020 - Digital Wealth and Investment Management Platform Launched The Group launched ZIMVEST (Zedcrest Investment Managers) on the 20th of February 2020 (20:02:2020) as a digital private wealth management firm to focus on providing portfolio advisory and investment management services to Individuals and Corporates. The firm believes in a mission to contribute to capital formation in African economies