About us

Finance people who have built real projects.

New Generation Capital is a project finance and advisory firm in the New Generation Group. We combine capital-raising expertise with hands-on delivery experience, for sponsors and funders in every industry.

Who we are

Many advisors can model cash flows. We know what it takes to build, power and run the projects behind them.

We are a project finance and advisory firm. We source opportunities, test feasibility, package projects and structure the funding for sponsors in any industry, and for the capital providers who back them.

  • Operational lens

    Delivery experience from across the Group informs every diligence decision.

  • Early risk visibility

    Delivery issues surface before they undermine the case.

  • Funder alignment

    Evidence is packaged the way capital providers decide.

A project team discussing plans and figures around a table

Built on the New Generation Group

Operating depth from companies that build, power and connect.

New Generation Capital is part of the New Generation Group. Our sister companies work in construction, energy, infrastructure and telecoms, so we know what it takes to deliver a project on the ground.

We bring that understanding to every deal we structure, whether the project is a solar plant, a fintech platform or a factory expansion.

  • Construction
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
  • Telecoms & ICT

Our edge

Delivery realism, not modelling in isolation.

We have delivered, not just advised

Our directors have launched telecoms operations, led a R1.2bn municipal broadband build and raised more than USD 380M across debt, equity and project finance.

Insight built into the structure

Technical and operational insight is part of the financial structuring from day one, not added after the model is built.

We stay after funding

Milestone drawdowns, monthly reporting and on-the-ground monitoring keep projects on track through to completion.

The model

We sit between projects and capital, and protect both.

Project sponsors & clients

  • Projects, sites and ambitions
  • Need funding to grow

New Generation Capital

  • Find and originate
  • Screen and validate
  • Package the deal
  • Monitor delivery

Capital providers

  • Provide the funding
  • Earn their return
  • Receive de-risked, managed deals

We earn when a deal funds and when it is delivered well. Our incentives mirror the funder’s own.

Delivery experience informs every diligence decision.

Board of Directors

Origination, technical delivery and finance under one roof.

Our board brings national-scale operating experience, ICT entrepreneurship and cross-border capital raising to every mandate.

Portrait of Melvin Watkins

Melvin Watkins

Director · Founder & Group CEO, New Generation Group

  • 34+ years across telecoms, banking, mining, manufacturing and IT
  • Former MTN Nigeria, International Flavors & Fragrances, Carrier SA
  • MTN & Vodacom Partner of the Year, 2016
  • B.Comm, University of the Western Cape
Portrait of Jeffrey de Wee

Jeffrey de Wee

Director · COO, New Generation Group

  • 25+ years in telecommunications and ICT
  • Former Vodacom (FTTX), Ericsson SA, Airtel Nigeria
  • Led the R1.2bn City of Johannesburg broadband project
  • B. Financial Management, UNISA · National Diploma, Electrical Engineering
Portrait of Selwyn Watkins

Selwyn Watkins

Managing Director

  • 29+ years across telecoms, FMCG and transportation in Africa, the Middle East and the Americas
  • USD 380M+ raised in debt, equity, syndicated and project finance
  • Former MTN, Ceragon, ADC, Coca-Cola, SABMiller, Nampak
  • ACCA (UK) · B.Comm (Accounting), University of the Western Cape

For project sponsors

Have a project that needs funding?

Tell us about it and share your documents. We will review it and come back to you with next steps.

Submit your project

For capital providers

Looking for pre-screened deal flow?

We extend your origination reach, check build costs and verify progress before each drawdown, so your capital stays protected.

Partner with us