About BOLD & EQUITY
Why we exist - Bold & Equity is a Canadian infrastructure development and project finance platform, incorporated in Canada and headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. We originate, structure, and sponsor bankable infrastructure transactions across emerging and frontier markets — with a current focus on West Africa.
Infrastructure does not fail in Africa because capital is unavailable. It fails because projects are not structured in a way that institutional investors can underwrite. Bold & Equity exists to close that structural gap.
We operate at the intersection of three worlds that rarely speak the same language — sovereign governments holding strategic assets, technical operators with execution capability, and international institutional capital seeking deployable opportunities. Our role is to make those worlds intelligible to each other, and to build the structures that allow all three to say yes.
We are not advisers. We are the lead sponsor. We control the deal architecture from inception, secure government mandates, and structure the SPV before any capital partner enters the room. Our economics are tied entirely to transaction close — we earn nothing unless the deal closes.
Leadership & Advisor
Laurson Riviere, MBA - Founder & Principal
Laurson brings over thirteen years of institutional experience across Canada's most demanding financial and industrial environments, including Export Development Canada, PSP Investments, Bombardier, and TD Bank. He founded Bold & Equity to bridge the structural gap between Canadian institutional capital and African infrastructure opportunity.
Franca Ciambella - Legal Advisor
Advises on governance, regulatory considerations, and cross-border legal frameworks.


Laurson Riviere, MBA
Founder & CEO


Franca Ciambella
Legal Advisor