Dark Pools LLC · Sable Bridge Capital

The Africa
Capital Bridge

A USD-denominated, compliance-first bridge from global capital to Zimbabwe's value-addition economy — structured across Delaware, Johannesburg and Harare.

USD-denominatedRisk ring-fencedCompliance-first
DelawareJohannesburgHarare

Distribution to qualified investors only · Strictly confidential

What we do

A structured bridge between global capital and African value-addition.

Dark Pools and Sable Bridge connect institutional and private investors to Zimbabwe's mineral-processing and concession economy. We were built for a specific moment: a February 2026 export ban that turned the country's raw-material endowment into a beneficiation opportunity — and a generation of investors who want that upside without the balance-sheet risk.

So we structured the exposure differently. Capital is governed from Delaware, pooled and deployed through South Africa, and originated on the ground in Harare. Investors hold dollars, not Zimbabwean balance-sheet risk; the country exposure is contractual — offtake, leases and royalties — not direct.

At a glance

The group, in numbers.

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Entities
Delaware · Johannesburg · Harare
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Operating divisions
Minerals · Concessions · Capital · Mobility
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USD-denominated
Subscriptions, holdings and redemptions, end to end
USD 0M
Fund I target
Proposed pooled vehicle (vintage 2027)
USD 5–15M
Anchor ticket
LP commitment range, founding investors
8% / 20%
Hurdle / Carry
Preferred return / carried interest
10 + 2
Fund life (years)
5 investment + 5 harvest + 2 extensions
2.0–2.5x
Target net MOIC
18–24% target net IRR (USD)

USD-denominated · ring-fenced from Zimbabwean political and currency risk · compliance-first.

The bridge

USD in, USD out.
Zimbabwe risk ring-fenced.

Investor capital is held in US and South African accounts and is never exposed to Zimbabwean balance-sheet risk. Only matched working balances cross the border. Returns flow back in USD under treaty-protected repatriation — subscriptions, holdings and redemptions all denominated and independently audited in dollars.

See the capital-flow architecture
Roadmap

From existing entities to deployed capital.

Today

Existing

  • Dark Pools LLC active
  • Sable Bridge ZW operational
  • Division platforms secured
  • Pipeline conversations open
Q3 2026

Formation

  • Incorporate Dark Pools SA
  • Bank onboarding · SARB filings
  • Engage administrator & auditor
  • Investment Committee charter
Q4 2026

Vehicle Stand-up

  • Form Fund I LP (Delaware)
  • First Concession SPV close
  • Trade-finance facility live
  • Sponsor mandate book
2027 →

Deployment

  • First chrome processing JV
  • Lithium beneficiation co-invest
  • Concession SPV portfolio book
  • Quarterly NAV publication

Three conversations we are looking to advance.

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