Ludus Trading Company is a Mauritius-domiciled Global Business Company trading commodities and consumer goods into and out of Africa — funded from our own balance sheet, and executed through SYLO, our proprietary trading platform.
Ludus was set up to do one thing well — connect vetted buyers and sellers of physical goods across African trade corridors, and stand behind the transaction with our own capital. We don't broker deals we can't underwrite, and we don't take positions we can't secure.
Operating as a Global Business Company under Mauritius' Category 1 GBL regime gives us the treaty network and regulatory standing to move USD efficiently across borders, while our physical presence in Cape Town and Dubai keeps us close to where the goods, the counterparties, and the risk actually sit.
Every trade we take on is funded internally — no reliance on third-party working capital lines — which means faster credit decisions and fewer counterparties in the chain between a seller getting paid and a buyer taking delivery.
Every line we trade has a vetted buyer, a vetted seller, and security structured into the transaction before capital moves.
Rice, sugar, edible oils and bulk staples moving between origin markets and African ports on documentary and structured terms.
Frozen fish and meat products, sourced against firm offtake and moved under cold-chain-appropriate logistics and inspection.
Nuts and select agricultural commodities traded on a back-to-back basis against confirmed buyer demand.
Refined fuel product trades structured with title and inspection controls appropriate to cargo size and route.
Fast-moving consumer goods sourced for distribution partners entering or expanding within African markets.
Where a good fit exists, we structure the underlying trade finance ourselves rather than referring it elsewhere.
Ludus trades are funded through our own internal mechanism rather than external working capital facilities. That keeps the credit decision inside the desk, shortens the time between offer and execution, and means our counterparties deal with one principal — not a syndicate.
SYLO is our proprietary trading platform — built in-house to manage origination, counterparty verification, execution and settlement in a single system of record, giving the desk one live view of every position across all three offices.
Three offices across three time zones, each with a distinct role in the trade lifecycle.
Home to the GBL entity, our administrator Sanlam Trustees, and treasury operations through Investec.
Sourcing, counterparty verification and logistics coordination across the Southern African corridor.
Trade finance structuring and counterparty relationships across the Gulf and onward Asian markets.
Regulated as a Global Business Company under the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius.
Corporate administration and company secretarial services provided by Sanlam Trustees (Mauritius).
Principal banking relationship supporting treasury and cross-border settlement.
Based in Grand Baie, within Mauritius' established international financial centre.
If you have a vetted buyer, a vetted seller, and a transaction that can be properly secured — we want to hear about it.
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