Afrinvest (West Africa) Limited is a Nigerian capital-markets holding company that provides investment banking, securities trading, asset management, trusteeship, research, consulting, and technology-related financial services. Established in 1995 as Securities Transactions and Trust Company Limited, commonly known as SecTrust, the organisation has developed from a stockbroking and investment-services firm into a diversified financial-services group.
The group operates through specialised businesses serving corporations, governments, institutional investors, high-net-worth individuals, and retail clients. Its investment-banking subsidiary, Afrinvest Capital Limited, is licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission as an issuing house. The subsidiary provides financial advisory, capital-markets, and project-advisory services, including support for capital raising, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic transactions.
Afrinvest’s securities-trading business provides brokerage and investment services in Nigerian capital markets. Through this platform, clients can access equity, fixed-income, and other approved investment products. The firm’s asset-management business manages investment portfolios and provides solutions designed to help individuals and institutions preserve capital, generate returns, and achieve long-term financial objectives.
Research and consulting are central to Afrinvest’s identity and market positioning. Afrinvest Research and Consulting produces analysis on Nigeria’s economy, financial markets, listed companies, and key sectors. Its research output is used by domestic and international investors, corporations, policymakers, and other stakeholders seeking to understand Nigeria’s economic and investment environment.
The firm is particularly recognised for its annual Nigerian Banking Sector Report, which examines the performance, risks, regulation, and prospects of the country’s banking industry. The report has become one of Afrinvest’s most visible research publications and reflects the company’s broader strategy of using market intelligence to support its advisory, asset-management, and investment activities.
Afrinvest also operates a trusteeship business through Afrinvest Trustees Limited. The subsidiary provides private, corporate, and public trust services, helping individuals, businesses, and government-related entities protect, administer, and manage assets under formal fiduciary arrangements.
Headquartered at 27 Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Afrinvest has offices and operational presence in locations including Abuja, Onitsha, Port Harcourt, and Kano. The group is registered and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission for its capital-market activities. Its combination of research, advisory, securities trading, asset management, and trusteeship enables it to serve clients across several stages of the investment and corporate-finance process.