Goldfinch International and Fablemill Launch Creative Economy Advisory Platform Targeting Global South (EXCLUSIVE)

Goldfinch International and Fablemill have launched a strategic advisory platform aimed at fostering creative economies across the Global South, focusing on regions including the Middle East, North Africa (MENA), Asia, and Africa. The platform targets governments, sovereign wealth funds, and institutional investors, offering expertise in government policy and incentive design, institutional investment advisory, local creative enterprise development, and go-to-market support for international entrants. This initiative builds on Goldfinch International’s extensive experience in film finance and production, alongside Fablemill’s regional consultancy expertise. Goldfinch International, a London-based film finance group, brings a strong track record with over $300 million deployed across 300 projects, maintaining a zero percent default rate and an internal rate of return between 11% and 13%. Fablemill contributes deep regional networks and strategic capabilities drawn from senior professionals with backgrounds at McKinsey, Roland Berger, and Arthur D. Little. The partnership addresses a critical gap in the Global South, where the necessary policies, incentive structures, and institutional frameworks to support creative economies are largely undeveloped. The platform will leverage an existing $20 million emerging markets debt fund, launched in 2025 with Friday Industries, and manage a qualified investment pipeline of approximately $100 million. It draws inspiration from Vault47, a branded content and creator economy venture developed by Goldfinch and Virtue, which serves as a model for the types of businesses the platform aims to cultivate. Current mandates include collaborations with multiple African governments on creative economy policy, with a significant partnership in West Africa set to be announced at the Cannes Film Festival, alongside further developments with Indonesia’s Ministry of Creative Economy. This initiative aligns with broader efforts to harness the demographic momentum, digital adoption, and entrepreneurial drive within the Global South, positioning these regions as emerging hubs for the global creative economy. Goldfinch International is also a founding member of the Commonwealth Creative Industries Alliance, a pan-Commonwealth initiative spanning 56 nations, which plans a public launch in August. The partnership underscores the growing recognition of the Global South’s potential to shape the next chapter of global culture and economic growth through creative industries.