BRB Capital Forges UK-Nigeria Investment Bridge with Amalfi Acquisition, Bolstering Regulatory Corridor
BRB Capital Group has announced a significant strategic acquisition of Amalfi Capital Limited, a London-based investment advisory and brokerage firm authorised by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This move establishes a regulated investment corridor between Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and global capital markets, aiming to streamline cross-border investment flows. The acquisition follows formal approval from the FCA for BRB Capital Limited, the Group’s UK subsidiary, to acquire 100% of Amalfi Capital. The acquired entity has been rebranded as BRB Capital Management Limited and will serve as the Group’s primary platform in the United Kingdom, catering to professional and institutional investors, corporations, family offices, and eligible counterparties across both jurisdictions.
This strategic integration positions BRB Capital Group to leverage its FCA authorisation in the UK alongside its existing SEC-regulated operations in Nigeria. As an African-led financial services group, this dual regulatory standing provides a unique capability to connect capital, investors, and opportunities across these two vital markets. For decades, capital has flowed between Nigeria and the UK through various channels including trade, remittances, and institutional relationships. However, the investment infrastructure facilitating these movements has remained fragmented. Nigerian investors seeking access to London have frequently encountered regulatory complexities and a lack of dedicated channels, while UK investors eyeing Nigerian and African opportunities have often lacked a regulated partner with deep local expertise, origination capabilities, and nuanced market understanding.
BRB Capital Group’s acquisition of Amalfi Capital is specifically designed to bridge this critical gap. Etimbuk Bassey, CEO of BRB Capital Group, stated, “Global investors do not lack appetite for Africa; they lack avenues into Africa they can trust. This acquisition allows BRB Capital to build a bridge that is regulated on both sides, rooted in both markets, and accountable to the highest standards of fiduciary responsibility.”
The Group’s UK platform will concentrate on investment banking advisory, fund management, and agency dealing services for professional clients and eligible counterparties. Its remit includes supporting cross-border M&A, corporate finance, capital raising, investment structuring, regulated execution, and facilitating access to Nigeria-focused and international investment opportunities, with safekeeping managed through third-party custodians.
This acquisition occurs against a backdrop of increasing economic synergy between Nigeria and the United Kingdom. Bilateral trade between the two nations reached £8.1 billion in the year to Q3 2025, marking an 11.4% year-on-year increase. Concurrently, Nigeria’s pension assets surpassed ₦27.45 trillion in 2025, signalling a growing institutional demand for diversification and professionally managed investment access. The UK’s post-Brexit trade strategy has also identified Nigeria as a priority economic partner, reinforced by the Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership. Simultaneously, Nigeria’s foreign exchange reforms and capital market developments have reignited global investor interest in Africa’s most populous nation.
For UK professional investors, BRB Capital Management Limited offers a regulated pathway into Nigerian and African investment prospects, underpinned by the Group’s established market presence and institutional relationships in Lagos. Conversely, Nigerian institutional and professional investors gain access to London’s capital markets, hard-currency investment opportunities, and international diversification strategies. For professional and high-net-worth Nigerians residing in the United Kingdom, the Group aims to elevate the financial relationship beyond remittances towards sustainable long-term wealth creation.
Dr. Ebele Onyeabo, GMD of BRB Capital Group, commented, “The opportunity between Nigeria and the United Kingdom is significant, but capturing it requires more than ambition. It requires regulatory credibility, operational competence, market discipline and the ability to execute seamlessly across both corridors. BRB Capital Group combines a strong regulatory foundation, deep market relationships and over four decades of collective experience across both corridors, enabling us to serve clients with solutions that are reliable, well-governed and built for long-term value.”
BRB Capital Management Limited is now operational from its London headquarters, retaining Amalfi Capital’s existing FCA permissions and regulatory standing. It will operate under BRB Capital Group’s comprehensive compliance and governance framework. BRB Capital Group’s Nigerian operations will continue to serve its domestic institutional, corporate, and retail client base. Together, the Group’s UK and Nigerian platforms constitute an integrated cross-border investment infrastructure purpose-built for the Nigeria-UK corridor. The Group’s long-term objective is to become the preeminent financial institution for investors navigating between these two markets, encompassing pension funds seeking international diversification, UK family offices pursuing disciplined African exposure, Nigerian corporates requiring access to global capital, and professional diaspora investors building cross-border wealth.
