About us
Who We Are
Congo Investment Group (CIG) is a U.S.-based investment preparation and advisory platform enabling U.S.-anchored institutional engagement with emerging-market–linked projects. Where appropriate, CIG may participate as a selective principal co-investor alongside aligned partners, subject to mandate, structure, and compliance considerations. CIG operates upstream of capital, supporting project sponsors and stakeholders in aligning opportunities with the governance, compliance, and execution standards required by Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), export credit agencies, and long-term private capital. Founded in 2019, CIG was established to address structural frictions that prevent otherwise viable projects from reaching institutional participation.
Why We Exist
Despite abundant global capital available for emerging markets, many viable projects fail to reach financial close. The constraint is rarely opportunity; it is execution risk, governance weakness, and misalignment with institutional requirements early in the project lifecycle. CIG exists to address this structural gap before capital is deployed, where outcomes are most often determined and risk is most effectively managed.
What We Do
​CIG focuses on pre-investment structuring and institutional readiness.
Our advisory work is designed to improve project quality, clarify risk, and enable disciplined institutional engagement.
Our work emphasizes:​​​
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Institutional readiness and compliance alignment
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Governance and execution framework design
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Risk identification, allocation, and mitigation strategies
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Public–private interface structuring​
​CIG focuses on pre-investment structuring and institutional readiness.
Our advisory work is designed to improve project quality, clarify risk, and CIG does not act as a retail broker or placement agent. Our role is to prepare projects so they can engage institutional capital with clarity, discipline, and confidence.​
How We Operate
​CIG engages on a structured, mandate-based basis focused on rigor and alignment:
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​Initial project readiness and execution assessment
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Governance, compliance, and stakeholder mapping
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Risk allocation and structuring design
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Institutional alignment and engagement pathways
Our objective is not to eliminate risk, but to make risk explicit, structured, and intelligible to long-term capital providers.
Geographic Focus
Congo Investment Group (CIG) applies a selective, U.S.-anchored engagement model focused on both U.S.-based opportunities and Congo-linked projects. The firm supports transactions that require institutional-grade structuring, governance, and execution discipline to enable participation by U.S. and international capital partners, including development finance institutions and export credit agencies.
Leadership & Credentials
Nathan Tshintu
Founder & Managing Director​
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Nathan Tshintu leads Congo Investment Group and is responsible for the firm’s strategy, advisory mandate, and institutional engagement. His work focuses on investment preparation, project structuring, governance frameworks, and compliance alignment for emerging-market projects.
CIG operates through a mandate-based model supported by a multidisciplinary team of internal professionals and external advisors across finance, legal, technical, and policy disciplines. Team composition is tailored to the requirements of each engagement to ensure appropriate expertise, independence, and institutional rigor.
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Simon Littlewood
Chairman, CIG–Plural Industry Holding Group Partnership
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Simon Littlewood serves as Chairman of the CIG–PIHG partnership, providing senior-level strategic oversight and governance support on select engagements. He is a senior capital-markets and investment professional with over 40 years of experience across global finance and structured investments in developed and emerging markets. He has extensive experience across equity, debt, structured finance, infrastructure, and sustainability-focused investment. Simon is a UK-qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a law degree from Oxford University. His role with CIG is partnership-focused, providing senior strategic oversight and governance support.​
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Congo Investment Group is registered in the United States and maintains local registration in the Democratic Republic of Congo to support on-the-ground operations. The firm is a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and operates in compliance with applicable local requirements and internationally recognized standards of governance and institutional practice.
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Congo Investment Group
Corporate & Alternative Offices
26 Leyland Street, Boston, Massachusetts United States, 02125
14 Mont Fleury,Ngaliema
Kinshasa, DR Congo
Representations
Lubumbashi - New York City
OUR COMMUNITY
CIG engages with professional, entrepreneurial, and policy-oriented communities through initiatives focused on opportunity creation and long-term economic participation.
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