Investment Companies & Funds
Contributing equity to private enterprises
Fund investments are ideal to build a diversified portfolio, to provide entrepreneurs with long-term capital and to strengthen the business model of the SMEs involved .
Amount
€ 1-15 M (€, $ or local currency)
Focus
Private equity funds for SMEs, infrastructure and microfinance
Investment types
Equity:
BIO can take minority stakes only
Information or Application
Fund investments are ideal to build a diversified portfolio,
to provide entrepreneurs with long-term capital and to strengthen the
business model of the SMEs involved .
BIO always selects active fund management teams who play a
vital
role in raising environmental, social and governance standards in the
companies involved. These managers must be well-rooted in their target
countries and closely monitor their projects.
BIO also works with other impact investors in specific sectors, regions and business stages. This allows us to build a diversified and pertinent portfolio.
Net commitments by region (12/2018)
Net commitments by sector (12/2018)
Net commitments by tool (12/2018)
Recent projects
Investment Companies & Funds
Fonds Cauris Croissance II
5,000,000.00
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal
05/10/2010
Equity
Investment Companies & Funds
Cathay Africinvest Innovation Fund
2,000,000.00
Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
21/05/2021
Equity