Mission

Create economic growth and employment in emerging markets by financing growing small and medium enterprises and generate financial and social returns for investors and stakeholders.

Objectives

  • Be amongst the top 3 African SME financier with tailored made products in 2015
  • Genarate financial returns in line with market risk, with deals below EUR 1m
  • Generate on average 10 jobs per E 100.000 invested
  • Attract private capital that would not have been invested in Africa

Strategy

  • Recruit, train and build local investment teams on the ground
  • Have team members that participate in management company and fund
  • Market SME finance as an asset class

Products

  • Structured equity and debt
  • Business development advisory