{"id":4975,"date":"2023-08-29T22:05:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T22:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/okanpartners.com\/?p=4975"},"modified":"2023-10-10T16:09:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T16:09:03","slug":"okan-partners-advises-spiro-in-raising-63-million-from-societe-generale-and-guarantco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/okanpartners.com\/en\/okan-partners-advises-spiro-in-raising-63-million-from-societe-generale-and-guarantco\/","title":{"rendered":"Okan Partners advises Spiro in raising $63 million from Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale and GuarantCo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Okan Partners is pleased to announce that Spiro, a pioneer in the development of electric mobility in Africa, has secured an FCFA 37.8 billion facility (c. USD 63 million) from Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale, with an initial tranche of 21 billion FCFA (c. 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