From local file to financial close.
XianCapital structures, audits and governs infrastructure and capital projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo until they meet the standard local banks, DFIs and cross-border investors require for financial close or a credit decision. On-the-ground PMI®-certified project controls. Capital governance from South Africa. File preparation for Congolese companies seeking international capital — in line with ARSP local-content rules.
45 minutes on what is missing before a local bank, a DFI or an offtaker will engage.
What We Do
XianCapital is a DRC–South Africa advisory that converts local engineering and subcontracting projects into bankable files: ring-fenced structure, offtake and contractor contracts, OHADA fiscal compliance, ESG, ARSP-aligned local content, and independent milestone certification before capital is released.
Address: Lofoi 40, Quartier Golf, Democratic Republic of Congo
Focus: Infrastructure and capital project management, on-site vendor vetting, physical stage-gate milestone verification & local compliance audits.
Address: 10 Brakrivier Avenue, Gallo Manor, Morningside, South Africa
Focus: Cross-border fiscal planning, investor representation, portfolio risk management, and executive board reporting.
We identify why a file will not close: missing offtake, a weak SPV, an unbankable EPC contract, no ESIA, no drawdown protocol, OHADA gaps, or ARSP eligibility gaps.
We build the structure lenders underwrite: SPV, land or concession rights, offtake, EPC wrap, O&M, a security package, and a DRC–South Africa fiscal map.
Independent-engineer sign-off tied to capital releases, run through a PMO with earned-value tracking — using Primavera or MS Project as the schedule of record.
Know-Your-Partner (KYP) and subcontractor vetting, labour and safety compliance, OHADA accounts, customs on plant, IFC-aligned ESG, and eligibility documentation under Law 17/001 (ARSP).
ARSP (Autorité de Régulation de la Sous-traitance dans le Secteur Privé) registers and regulates Congolese firms that must capture subcontracting on major private projects. Registration alone does not open a DFI or bank facility. Lenders still require a file they can underwrite: clear vehicle, contracts, costs, ESG, tax, and proof that work on the ground matches the drawdown request.
XianCapital is building a partnership with ARSP so eligible Congolese companies do both: stay compliant with national subcontracting law, and present a file at international standard. We do not replace the regulator. We prepare the technical, financial and governance pack that sits next to the ARSP approval.
A Congolese contractor can be ARSP-registered and still unbankable. The gap is the file, not the licence.
We do not take the bank's mandate. We make the file decision-ready.
Foreign investors and DFIs use XianCapital as the on-the-ground control tower: the project is built as financed, the Congolese partner is real and ARSP-eligible, and the next drawdown is justified.
Ensuring infrastructure quality and adherence to local content laws.
Grant tracing, independent audits, and strict programmatic governance.
We prepare the credit file a local bank can take to committee: OHADA accounts, contract and offtake evidence, ARSP eligibility of the borrower and its chain, cost-to-complete, and independent milestone sign-off before each disbursement. The bank keeps the client and the facility. We reduce the risk of paying for work that is not there.
Local funds and family offices work from the same file.
File preparation so local contractors can bid, subcontract and raise capital at the standard international principals already use.
A bankable DRC project has a ring-fenced SPV, enforceable offtake and EPC contracts, an ESIA, OHADA-compliant accounts, ARSP-aligned local content, and a milestone protocol that lets a lender verify progress before each drawdown.
XianCapital provides independent project audits, milestone verification, and subcontractor vetting so investors can confirm physical progress and partner credibility before releasing capital in the DRC.
Yes. XianCapital advises on OHADA-aligned accounting, Congolese tax liabilities, customs clearance, and cross-border fiscal structuring between the DRC and South Africa.
OHADA is the harmonized business law framework adopted across 17 African states, including the DRC. Compliance with OHADA accounting and corporate governance standards is required for institutional and foreign capital deployed in the country.
ARSP registration confirms a company's eligibility to subcontract under Law 17/001. XianCapital adds the technical, financial and governance pack — contracts, costs, OHADA accounts, ESG and milestone protocols — that a lender or credit committee actually reviews.
No. ARSP regulates subcontracting eligibility under Law 17/001. XianCapital prepares the international-standard file that sits alongside the ARSP approval.
Yes. XianCapital performs KYP due diligence, financial strength verification, and labor compliance checks on subcontractors and local partners operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Yes. Most Congolese contractors will see a local bank first — working capital, capex, bonds, LCs. The same bankability file serves a local credit committee and a DFI. The tenor and ticket change; the evidence does not.
Yes. That is the product: site verification tied to disbursement, so the bank is not relying on the borrower's invoice alone.
No. XianCapital does not arrange or provide financing. We prepare and certify the file so a DFI, bank or offtaker can make that decision faster.
Both. XianCapital has a permanent operations desk in Quartier Golf, Democratic Republic of Congo, for on-site audits and vendor vetting, alongside an advisory desk in Gallo Manor, Johannesburg, South Africa, for capital governance and fiscal planning.
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For sponsors, ARSP-registered firms, and credit teams at local banks.