Frontier Capital Investment Services is how you get in. We help investors identify and access investment-ready utilities; connect them to the local and international financial networks needed to bring in the people and resources required for a workable deal; structure investments to meet the requirements of both investor and utility; and see transactions through to close.
Our approach rests on four capabilities: financial expertise to assess and structure investments; operational understanding of how Somalia's utilities actually function; networks that give investors access to viable utilities and to the key local and international financial actors needed to bring a deal together; and knowledge of Somalia's business, social, political, and security environment, to ensure deals are realistic and workable.
This is underpinned by direct, long-term experience. Stephen McDowell brings nearly two decades of work in Somalia, including sustained engagement in the water sector since 2015, and collaboration with utilities, government institutions, and international bodies including the World Bank and the IFC. His work has included building relationships across utilities, government, and development institutions; helping open the way for private and international capital into a sector traditionally treated as a public good; and contributing to sector strategy and the national water sector development plan, alongside broader work across sectors and ministries in Somalia and the wider region. Stephen works with a network of infrastructure, finance, and risk specialists providing breadth of technical knowledge and depth of experience, allowing Frontier to work with its partners to design bespoke solutions and deals.
We apply this experience and judgment through a structured process: four stages designed to originate, validate, and progress capital transactions in Somalia's water and power sectors, from first engagement through financial close.
Deal Origination
We build a pipeline of potential investment opportunities for established utilities — engaging utility leadership to understand their business models and capital needs, translating those needs into feasible investment concepts, and making an early assessment of commercial viability.
In parallel, we identify investors aligned with Somalia’s environment and establish credible matches between viable utilities and the right capital partners before formal transaction processes begin.
Where a match is identified, we guide structured screening and due diligence - covering institutional readiness assessment, financial analysis, resilience evaluation, regulatory and political risk review, and investor due diligence.
Only transactions meeting minimum standards on both sides move forward; those that do not, do not proceed.
Following due diligence, we work with partners to optimize each transaction's financial and institutional architecture, structuring public–private partnerships where appropriate and designing blended finance arrangements. This includes mobilizing catalytic financing, coordinating guarantees and insurance, and aligning with strategic partners
We support disciplined transaction development — establishing clear roadmaps, coordinating communication between stakeholders, and managing negotiation of terms, risk allocation, advisory coordination, and execution milestones. The goal is structured progression toward a successful financial close.
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