About Us
Fronesis is an advisory consultancy firm specialised in the DR Congo investment corridor that is built around the focus to bring documented, corridor-specific experience to every engagement rather than generic cross-border advisory capacity.
Fronesis advises investors, operating companies, and project sponsors on minerals, real estate, infrastructure, agribusiness, and land opportunities that require on-the-ground DRC market access combined with institutional-grade financial and transaction discipline.
Fronesis's differentiator is geographic and sectoral focus, not breadth. The firm concentrates on advisory work across three asset classes within the DRC corridor:
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Minerals — investment due diligence, deal sourcing, and advisory anchored in DRC mining and resource assets
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Real Estate & Infrastructure — transaction advisory across acquisition, disposition, and market entry
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Agribusiness / Land — land-based investment structuring and exit advisory
Our Process
Who We Are
We guide investors and operators through every stage of a DRC transaction, from first assessment to exit, with verified title, a sound structure and a clear path to repatriate funds.
Discovery – Understand client’s goals
Assessment – Analyze financials, markets, and opportunities
Strategy – Build tailored roadmaps and solutions
Execution Support – Guide negotiations, closing and on-the-ground implementation through to exit
Our Services
We are your partner in smart investments and business growth offering eight services grouped in four departments.
Corporate Finance
Accounting & Finance Support
Bookkeeping, management reporting and finance support for clients in the USA, South Africa and the DRC
Investment Readiness & Financial Packaging
Financial models, information memoranda and data rooms that make a business ready for investors.
Investment Management
Brokerage Services
We provide brokerage services to clients that meet specific requirements helping them buy and/or sell assets.
Asset Management
We help investors that meet specific requirements to managee their assets in the DRC.
Deal Structuring
Investor Entry & Due Diligence
Title, corporate and financial due diligence, and a structured route into a DRC investment.
Cross-border Transaction Advisory
We provide advice on structuring and executing cross-border transactions.
Digital Transformation
Digitalization
We move finance, reporting and operations onto reliable digital systems.
RevOps
Align sales, pipeline and client operations; CRM and workflow automation
Our Edge
At Fronesis trust, integrity, and excellence aren’t just words; they are the pillars upon which we build enduring partnerships. We’re more than an advisory firm; we’re a collective of entrepreneurial spirits, thriving on mutual growth and success.
On-the-Ground Presence (Kinshasa, Lubumbashi & Kolwezi)
Documented Track Record (3 countries, 4 closed deals)
ANAPI-Approved (DRC Capital Facilitation)
Multi-lingual Execution (English, French, Lingala & Swahili)
Compliance and Integrity Standards
Fronesis operates through two legally separate companies. Fronesis LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company, contracts with clients outside the DRC. Fronesis Advisory Sarl, a company registered in Kinshasa under DRC law, contracts with clients in the DRC and performs work that needs local registration. Where an engagement involves both, your engagement letter names the contracting company and any services the other will perform. Approvals, registrations and credentials described on this site belong to the company named alongside them.
Know your client. We verify the identity, ownership and source of funds of the parties to every engagement before work begins.
Sanctions and PEP screening. We screen clients, counterparties and local partners against international sanctions lists and for politically exposed persons.
Anti-corruption. We do not pay, offer or facilitate bribes or facilitation payments, and we decline mandates that require them. We apply the principles of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act to all our work.
Responsible sourcing. For mineral assets, our due diligence includes provenance and supply-chain checks aligned with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.
Title and legal verification. We verify land and mining titles through the relevant registries and local counsel before you commit capital.
Conflicts of interest. We disclose any fee arrangement or interest in a transaction, in writing, before engagement.
Confidentiality. We work under NDA and handle your information in line with our Privacy Policy.
Meet the Founder
Jonathan M. Ilunga
Founder, Fronesis
Jonathan advises investors, operators and project sponsors on minerals, real estate and agribusiness opportunities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Born in Kinshasa, he works in French, English and Lingala, and combines on-the-ground understanding of the DRC with institutional-grade financial analysis.
He founded and sold a financial consulting firm in 2022, and has advised on various transactions across South Africa, the DRC and the United States, from acquisition to exit.
Fronesis is a boutique advisory firm led by its founder, working with vetted local counsel and specialists. Every engagement is led personally by Jonathan, and legal, tax and technical work is delivered by qualified third-party professionals selected for the mandate.
Education and credentials
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MBA (in progress), University of South Africa
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BSc, Financial Information Systems (Top Achiever), University of Johannesburg
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Further qualifications in financial management and financial mathematics with distinction, University of Johannesburg
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Track Record
The engagements below were executed by Jonathan M. Ilunga prior to the formal establishment of Fronesis, and form the proven professional track record behind the firm's advisory practice. Client names are withheld by default.
