Strategic Investment Advisory · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Developing Opportunities.
Positioning Companies.
Facilitating Investments.
Yes, we are in the moving business — but not the traditional business of moving your furniture. We move your business forward. We make investing happen.
Developing Opportunities
Positioning Companies
Facilitating Investments
Winning the Game of Investing
Who we are
The knight is the only piece that can leap the board.
Eight directions One centred position
The knight was the professional soldier of medieval times — charged with protecting the more important pieces, and with creating advantage in the development of the game.
It is one of the most powerful pieces on the board because of how it moves: in an L-shape, leaping over every other piece to reach its destination square. It is the only piece that can move in a closed position. And when it is placed at the centre, it commands eight directions at once.
We believe the way the knight operates is emblematic of the way we support businesses and investors — our kings — in Ethiopia. We help them assess their position, unlock opportunity, and move into winning positions. And so we named ourselves Move Eight — or, for the sake of not repeating an e — Moveight.
01 / Advance
Advance
We position companies into winning positions — to occupy new markets, acquire new or existing businesses, pursue mergers and acquisitions, and invest in strategic sectors.
02 / Anticipate
Anticipate
We provide research, data analytics and forecasting to open perspectives on new opportunities — and help our clients think five moves ahead.
03 / Enhance
Enhance
We help our clients checkmate — supporting businesses to achieve traction, growth and higher profitability.
04 / Be familiar
Be Familiar
We are a team of data-driven investment strategists who collaborate to produce the best solutions for our clients.
What we do
We view your business as the king — and your resources as the pieces.
01 — Opening
Strategic
Positioning
Controlling the centre, protecting the king, structuring every piece efficiently. We position companies for market leadership through entry strategy, acquisitions, mergers and targeted investment.
- Developing Strategies
- Investment Planning
- Due Diligence
02 — Middlegame
Investment
Services
A premature move can backfire. We guide investors through the rules of investing in Ethiopia, the search for the right deal, and the evidence needed to move with confidence.
- Canvasing Ethiopia
- Investment Matchmaking
- Confidential Information Memorandums
03 — Endgame
Deal
Execution
Strategy, tactics and the ability to navigate a country's legal frameworks. We move clients patiently and efficiently through the process of closing deals in Ethiopia.
- Business Valuation
- Deal Structuring
- Investment Closing
By the numbers
10+
Years advising businesses and investors in Ethiopia
500+
Ethiopian businesses met, assessed and profiled
100+
Investment assessment projects delivered
50+
Private equity deals worked across sectors
Industry expertise
Seven sectors. One discipline.
01
Agriculture
Value chains, agro-processing, export-grade production and land-linked investment.
02
Manufacturing
Industrial parks, import substitution, capacity expansion and supply localisation.
03
Technology & Media
Digital platforms, fintech rails, content and the infrastructure beneath them.
04
Health Care
Diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, distribution networks and private provision.
05
Education
Private schooling, tertiary institutions, vocational training and ed-tech.
06
Hospitality
Hotels, leisure assets, food service and the tourism corridor.
07
Tech-enabled & Business Services
Outsourcing, logistics, financial services and the professional service layer.
Success stories
Positions we have helped win.
Founders, family businesses, institutional investors and development partners — across a decade of Ethiopian transactions.
Start a conversation
Every move
counts.
Whether you are positioning a company or looking for the one opportunity worth committing capital to — the first move is a conversation.