SabrAf Hinfra Fund

Flagship Shariah-compliant infrastructure fund investing in priority sectors across Africa, serving as a core deployment vehicle for mobilized Islamic capital.

Positioning

SabrAf Hinfra Fund 1 is positioned as the first fully Shariah-compliant infrastructure investment platform focused exclusively on Africa.

Our thesis is grounded in a disciplined conviction: essential infrastructure assets, when properly structured, governed, and capitalized, can generate resilient long-term value while contributing to sustainable economic development.
At the same time, substantial pools of Islamic capital remain under-allocated to African infrastructure due to the absence of institutional-grade, fully Shariah-compliant investment platforms.

SabrAf Hinfra Fund 1 is designed to serve as a conduit through structured, asset-backed investment solutions aligned with Islamic finance principles and robust institutional risk standards.

Sector focus

The Fund targets five essential infrastructure sectors that underpin economic stability and long-term growth:

01

Mobility and Transport

02

Energy & Extractives Infrastructure

03

Food Security Infrastructure

04

Digital Infrastructure

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Social Infrastructure

We prioritize assets that are economically essential, supported by durable demand drivers, and capable of generating resilient, long-duration cash flows across economic cycles.

Investment approach

SabrAf Hinfra Fund 1 is grounded in core Shariah principles that promote prudence, transparency, and alignment of interests:

  • Asset-backed investment structures
  • Risk sharing rather than risk transfer
  • Avoidance of excessive uncertainty (gharar)
  • Avoidance of riba (interest-based financing)
  • Ethical and responsible capital deployment


These principles function not only as a compliance framework, but also as a structural discipline that reinforces financial integrity and long-term value creation.
The Fund targets infrastructure assets and platforms where active oversight can improve asset performance, operational reliability, and sustainable capacity expansion, ensuring long-term value creation.
Its operating model covers the full infrastructure lifecycle:
develop, build, finance, own, and operate. The Fund focuses on a mix of project types, including greenfield projects, brownfield projects already in operation, and inactive assets requiring operational optimization.

Risk discipline and capital preservation

Capital preservation is central to our philosophy.
Our approach emphasizes:

  • Concentration on essential infrastructure with structural demand characteristics
  • Prudent capital structuring aligned with asset lifecycles
  • Moderate leverage and asset-backed financing frameworks
  • Active governance and oversight at the board and shareholder level
  • Careful selection of operating and development partners
  • Rigorous due diligence across commercial, financial, technical, legal, takaful, and Shariah dimensions


By combining disciplined investment selection with structured risk management, SabrAf Hinfra Fund 1 aims to generate attractive returns while maintaining a strong level of downside protection.

Long-term horizon

Infrastructure requires patience, resilience, and disciplined stewardship.
SabrAf Hinfra Fund 1 is built around a long-term investment horizon aligned with infrastructure asset lifecycles and the structural development trajectory of African economies.