Two markets.
One bridge.
A two-person cross-border brokerage. We represent American manufacturers into Southern African markets — identifying qualified buyers, structuring the deal, coordinating shipment and settlement. Paid on close. Never own inventory.
Five steps. No surprises in the middle.
We map the specific gap — a manufacturer without African representation, or a buyer who cannot source a system locally.
Every counterparty is checked. Credit, capability, references, real order history. No introductions without verification.
Terms, incoterms, payment mechanism, letters of credit or escrow. We structure the deal so both sides can close.
Freight, customs, compliance, on-the-ground handover. The deal does not stop being ours at the port.
Funds move through instruments both parties trust. We are paid on close, from the seller's margin.
One family. Two continents.
Calvin Francis
Twenty years in payments: ISO operations, processor-level relationships and payments infrastructure, alongside a career as a serial entrepreneur and founder across financial technology.
- Payments and settlement infrastructure
- Banking and processor relationships
- Deal structuring and transaction finance
- Company building from formation to market
Owns the U.S. side — manufacturer identification, representation agreements, export credit structuring, compliance and settlement.
Kerwin Francis
A career operator across transport and logistics, high-end vehicle sales and the finance deals behind them, commercial farming and diesel distribution. A serial entrepreneur whose businesses have all depended on knowing who is good for it and who is not, in a market where that knowledge cannot be bought.
- Transport, logistics and fleet operations
- High-value asset sales and deal finance
- Agriculture and fuel distribution
- Sourcing and supplier networks across Southern Africa
Owns the African side — buyer identification and qualification, in-market execution, and the local partner bench.
Brothers — Florida & Southern Africa
Where the imported dollar is already flowing.
Private hospital groups and labs replace and expand faster than the state system procures.
Municipal failure has moved treatment capacity into the hands of private operators and estates.
Long life-of-mine demand for reliable Western instrumentation and wear parts.
Warehousing and cold chain are being rebuilt to serve retail and pharma buyers directly.
Manufacturers automating around a smaller, higher-skilled workforce and unreliable grid.
Cooling, power distribution and structured cabling for a region finally building capacity at scale.
No retainer to find out if this works.
We work on commission against closed sales in an agreed territory. No upfront fee, no monthly cost, no minimum volume commitment. If nothing sells, you pay nothing.
Sourcing and import advisory is quoted per project before work starts. You know the number before we begin.
We do not buy your product and resell it at a markup. You always know the manufacturer's price, and we always know it too.
A short conversation, then a real answer.
Twenty minutes. What you make or what you need, and where the current route breaks down.
Import control status, competing distribution, realistic landed cost. We come back with a yes or a no, not a proposal deck.
Territory, commission, duration and what happens if it doesn't work. Signed before either of us spends real time.
We run it end to end and you judge us on it.
The things people actually ask us.
You're new. Why would a manufacturer appoint you?
Because appointing us costs nothing until something sells, and because we work a corridor most representatives don't cover. Ask us for a defined territory and a short initial term.
Do you hold stock?
No. We never take title to product, never carry inventory and never take credit risk on a buyer.
Can you get around an existing distributor?
No, and we won't try. If a manufacturer already has Southern African representation, we tell you so and walk away.
What about import permits?
South Africa controls used and second-hand goods tightly through ITAC. We work in new equipment, and we map the permit, NRCS and SAHPRA requirements before anyone commits.
Do you touch government tenders?
Never. It's in our standard agreement, with no exceptions.
Who carries the risk if a buyer doesn't pay?
Not you, and not us. We structure payment terms and, where appropriate, export credit insurance before goods ship.
Private sector only. No government tenders.
It is written into the standard representation agreement we sign with every manufacturer, and it has no exceptions. Not for a large deal, not for a friendly introduction, not once.
Public procurement in this region is where FCPA exposure lives. By refusing the category entirely, that exposure is removed for us and for anyone who appoints us as their representative.
Private buyers decide faster, pay more reliably, and specify against actual operational need rather than a scoring matrix. Our time compounds in the market that actually rewards it.