Chapter 04 · Partnership & Ownership

Structured under the 2021 PPP Act

Senegal’s 2021 PPP Act provides a modern, tested legal basis, including an explicit route for privately initiated proposals, directly relevant to how BIFA will be presented to the State.

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Ownership Structure

One holding, four
project companies

Denzel Logistics LimitedPromoter · Majority shareholder
Government of SenegalPublic partner · Land, SEZ & permits
BIFA Senegal SAHolding · Site & shared infrastructure
Starch CoCassavaDenzel majority
Rice CoMillingDenzel majority
Fish CoCanningDenzel majority
Soda CoChlor-alkaliDenzel majority

Distinct project companies, Denzel Logistics majority in each; Senegalese institutional and private co-investment provided for under the PPP Act’s national-operator provisions.

Government of Senegal

The public side
  • Land — Sandiara SEZ factory site plus the 500-ha nucleus farm lease, converting to definitive long-term tenure
  • Special Economic Zone fiscal status for the Tivaouane site
  • Utility connections to the site boundary
  • APIX fast-track permitting
  • Outgrower policy support; equity participation open to negotiation

Denzel Logistics & Co-investors

The private side
  • Majority equity and development capital
  • Logistics and supply-chain expertise
  • Development finance institutions, BOAD, AfDB, Afreximbank, IFC
  • Strategic offtakers and commercial lenders
  • 2021 PPP Act structure with international arbitration provisions
Executives signing partnership documents at a boardroom table

Concept imagery · A public–private partnership under Senegal’s 2021 PPP Act

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