A manufacturer entering Africa
- Challenge
- An industrial manufacturer seeking a first distribution partner.
- RTG’s role
- Assess demand, qualify distributors and structure representation.
- Target outcome
- A viable commercial route to market.
European industry. African opportunity.
We originate, structure and execute cross-border business between Europe and Africa.
CAPE TOWN · GERMANYACCESS / STRUCTURE / EXECUTION
OUR SERVICES
What we do
We connect European manufacturers, technology providers and investors with African businesses, institutions and project developers. From market entry to industrial projects, we turn cross-border opportunity into working business.
01
Market Access & Development
We help companies decide whether, where and how to enter a market — and make them ready to act.
02
Trade, Representation & Distribution
Your commercial presence on the ground. Sell and build relationships without establishing a market presence alone.
03
Industrial Projects & Partnerships
We do not wait for opportunities. We originate them, then design and develop them through to a bankable deal.
THE ENABLER
Structured Trade & Project Finance
We do not just find the deal. We make it fundable. Finance is the enabler across all three pillars, not a separate business.
THE AFRICA DESK
Learn moreYour commercial, legal and operational foothold in Africa — managed from Cape Town.
OUR PROCESS
How we work
- 01
Understand
Your capabilities, objectives and ambitions.
- 02
Assess
Demand, competition, regulation and commercial viability.
- 03
Connect
Customers, suppliers, partners, investors and institutions.
- 04
Structure
The entry model, partnership, consortium or financing.
- 05
Execute & grow
Market entry, transactions, representation and expansion.
WHY RTG
Why Rupare Trading Group
01
Both ends of the deal
A base in Africa and a presence in Germany. Fluent in both business cultures and languages.
02
We originate, not just respond
Opportunities developed from concept — not only from tenders and enquiries.
03
Execution, not advice
We establish, represent, negotiate, structure and close.
04
We make deals fundable
Structured and export-credit finance are part of the approach, not an afterthought.
05
Access to industry
European manufacturers, technology providers and engineering partners connected to African markets.
06
Built for the long term
Lasting commercial partnerships, not one-off introductions.
WHERE WE ARE ACTIVE
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TYPICAL MANDATES
Typical mandates
Capital equipment, made fundable
- Challenge
- An operator needs long-tenor financing for capital equipment.
- RTG’s role
- Align suppliers and structure an export-credit-backed transaction.
- Target outcome
- A finance-ready equipment procurement structure.
An industrial opportunity, structured
- Challenge
- A project developer needs technology, partners and a viable delivery model.
- RTG’s role
- Develop the concept, build a consortium and coordinate project preparation.
- Target outcome
- A technically credible project prepared for financing.
Rupare Trading Group (RTG) is a European–African business development, trade and project development partner, based in Cape Town with a presence in Germany, that helps German and European companies — from Mittelstand to large corporates — enter African markets, build distribution, finance deals and develop industrial projects.