SDG Frontier Fund

Equity : March 2020

BIO has invested EUR 6.33 M in equity in the SDG Frontier Fund, a closed-ended, self-managed private equity fund of funds.

Amount

€ 6,330,000.00

Type of investment

Equity

Beneficiary locations

Africa:

Asia:

Latin America and Caribbean:

Middle East:

Investment field

Investment Companies & Funds

Activity

Fund of Funds

Organisation

SDG Frontier Fund

Website

https://www.bio-invest.be/en/sdg-frontier-fund

Domicile

Belgium

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The SDG Frontier Fund is a closed-ended self-managed private equity fund of funds (FoF), focusing on SMEs across sectors in frontier markets of Africa and Asia to promote job creation and sustainable economic growth. It aims to invest in 5 to 12 private equity funds and will only invest in funds in which BIO has invested.

SDG Frontier Fund

The goal of the SDG Frontier Fund is to generate an attractive financial return combined with a high development impact.

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Made possible through this investment

Thanks to the direct funding from BIO, the following second-line investments have been made possible.

African Rivers Fund III

Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda

The SDG Frontier Fund has invested EUR 1.5 M in equity in the African Rivers Fund III, an SME fund which invests in small and medium-sized enterprises in Central and Eastern Africa.

Ascent Rift Valley Fund II

Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda

The SDG Frontier Fund has invested EUR 2 M in equity in Ascent Rift Valley Fund II, an SME Fund targeting fast-growing SMEs in Eastern Africa.

South Asia Growth Fund II

Bangladesh, India

The SDG Frontier Fund has invested EUR 2 M in the South Asia Growth Fund II LP (SAGF II), a 10-year closed-end investment fund that will invest in energy efficiency and clean energy sectors.

Incofin India Progress Fund

India

The SDG Frontier Fund has invested EUR 2 M in equity in the Incofin India Progress Fund, a Financial Inclusion and Agribusiness Fund focused on India.