ACML’s institutional affiliations, industry recognition, and strategic partnerships.
ACML has been selected from a global pool of 180+ applicants for the Blended Finance Accelerator for Fund Managers (A4FM) programme run by Global Affairs Canada and Convergence Blended Finance.The Argentil Investment Fund (ASIF) was one of 6 global funds selected. ASIF, a blended finance fund, provides growth capital to SMEs in West Africa.The A4FM will support ASIF to further refine its dual currency FX structuring framework, deepen investor engagement, particularly with domestic pension funds, and advance its impact framework across its target climate, gender, food security, and other goals
The A & C Founders Fund is a US$10M creative economy accelerator and investment programme, co-launched by Argentil Capital Management (ACML) and Chocolate City Group (CCG), with Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) as operating partner. It is designed to identify, develop, and invest in high-potential early-stage businesses across Nigeria's fast-growing creative economy.
ACML is a member of AVCA, the leading body for the private capital industry in Africa, representing investors, fund managers, and development finance institutions committed to growing African markets.
As a member of PEVCA, ACML is part of Nigeria's foremost association representing private equity and venture capital professionals, driving regulatory advocacy and industry best practice.
ACML is a member of Impact Investors Foundation (IIF), an industry body recognising and convening impact-aligned investors across Africa. ACML has been named a finalist for the IIF Impact Investor of the Year Award for three consecutive years - 2023, 2024, and 2025 - reflecting the firm's sustained commitment to impact-aligned investing in West Africa.
ACML's GPCA membership connects the firm to a global network of private capital practitioners across emerging and frontier markets, providing access to research, standards, and cross-border deal flow.
ACML is a member of the Collaborative for Frontier Finance (CFF), a global multi-stakeholder initiative dedicated to increasing access to capital for small and growing businesses in emerging and frontier markets. CFF works with fund managers, funders, and fieldbuilders to accelerate financing solutions that address the "missing middle" financing gap — businesses too large for microfinance and too small or early-stage for traditional private equity.