International operator & holding company

Where operating discipline meets long-term ownership.

Tropisen invests in and operates businesses across agriculture, commodity trading, logistics, project management, infrastructure and business management advisory — with deep roots in West Africa and an international reach.

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AgricultureTradingLogisticsProject ManagementInfrastructureAdvisory
Who we are

One group, two ways of creating value

Tropisen works as both a hands-on operator and a patient holding company. We run trading campaigns, logistics operations and projects directly — and we hold long-term interests in companies whose sectors we know from the inside.

Tropisen as operator

Our teams originate and execute physical trading campaigns, manage complex logistics into and out of West African ports, and deliver projects on the ground. We take operating responsibility, not just positions — from sourcing at the farm gate to documentation, freight and final settlement.

Tropisen as holding company

We hold and develop interests in companies across our core sectors, supporting them with capital discipline, governance and management expertise. Our flagship holding is in Senegalese agro-industry, where we accompany a vertically integrated platform from pilot phase to scale.

Our activities

Six complementary lines of business

Each activity strengthens the others: trading feeds logistics, logistics informs infrastructure, and advisory carries the operating lessons to our partners and portfolio companies.

Agriculture

Development and oversight of agricultural and agro-industrial ventures — from cultivation and processing to export-ready ingredients — anchored by our holding in Senegal.

Trading

Physical commodity trading with full campaign management: origination, quality control, financing discipline, export documentation and sale — season after season.

Logistics

Port operations, ocean freight, customs and inland transport across West Africa — moving goods, equipment and vehicles reliably between continents.

Project Management

Structuring and delivery of complex ventures: feasibility, planning, budget control, contractor coordination and execution oversight from first study to handover.

Infrastructure

Development of productive infrastructure — irrigation, processing facilities, storage and utilities — that turns raw potential into operating assets.

Business Management Advisory

Hands-on advisory for owners and investors: governance, financial structuring, turnaround and market entry — grounded in our own operating experience.

Selected operations & holdings

Active where we have an edge

A snapshot of current engagements across the group.

Holding · Agro-industry

Agro Industrie Sénégalaise SA

Long-term interest in a vertically integrated agro-industrial platform on a 196-hectare estate in Senegal's Saint-Louis region — mango, moringa, oils and livestock in a closed-loop model. Tropisen also acts as the company's representative for investors and partners.

agroindustriesenegalaise.com →

Operator · Trading

Cashew campaign · Guinea

Origination and export of raw cashew nuts in Guinea, with campaign-based operations covering upcountry buying, warehousing, quality control, financing discipline and export sales.

Operator · Logistics

Atlantic trade lane · Dakar

Import-export logistics between North America, Europe and West Africa through the Port of Dakar — vehicles, equipment and goods, with insurance, customs and final-mile handling.

Our team

Principals with operating scars, not just spreadsheets

Tropisen is led by a compact team that has originated, financed and delivered operations across three continents.

MP

Group Leadership

Managing Partner

Sets group strategy, leads investments and represents Tropisen with partners and institutions.

TC

Trading

Head of Trading

Runs commodity campaigns end-to-end: origination, financing discipline, sales and risk.

LG

Logistics

Head of Logistics

Manages freight, port operations, customs and inland movement across the group's trade lanes.

PI

Projects & Infrastructure

Director of Projects

Delivers capital projects from feasibility through construction and commissioning.

PF

Portfolio & Finance

Portfolio & Finance Manager

Oversees holdings, reporting, governance and financial structuring across group companies.

AD

Advisory

Advisory Lead

Serves clients on management, market entry and turnaround mandates drawn from group experience.

Contact

Start a conversation

Partners, counterparties and investors are welcome to reach out — we respond quickly and in three languages (English, French, Russian).

Phone / WhatsApp+221 77 507 2653
BaseDakar, Senegal · operating internationally

Group entities

Tropisen SARL · Tropisen Holdings SASU
Engagements across West Africa, Europe and North America.