Investisseurs & Partenaires

Investisseur & Partenaire pour le Développement
Mr. Patrice Hoppenot, President of the Board
c/o I&P Etudes et Conseils
3, rue Casteja
92100 Boulogne Billancourt
France

Location

Africa

Description

Equity investment in regional holding company with a total share capital of EUR 16 million incorporated in Mauritius.

Objectives

The company’s investment objective is to achieve a commercially acceptable return in the lower-end of a small and medium-enterprise segment and in microfinance institutions by means of equity and debt instruments.

Comments

All sectors (except sectors normally excluded on ethical grounds)

Sector(s)

Services

Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)

Up to EUR 3.25 million

Total cost (Approximate amount)

Not applicable

Environmental aspects

Investee companies to meet minimum environmental standards to be specified and monitored by the Manager of the holding company.

Procurement

Not applicable

Status

Under appraisal - 09/05/2006.

Disclaimer

Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. Therefore data provided on this page is indicative and cannot be considered to represent official EIB Policy (see also the Explanatory notes).

Projects

Equity participation in regional holding company incorporated in Mauritius dedicated to investing in SMEs and microfinance institutions

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