ALITHEIA IDF WOMEN FUND FOR AFRICA

Projektträger – zwischengeschaltetes Finanzinstitut

SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITY(IES)/FUND

Ort

• Regionalvorhaben - Afrika

Beschreibung

The proposed operation concerns a participation in the Alitheia Women Fund for Africa, a closed-end private equity fund with a target size of USD 75m.The Fund's strategy is to invest in women owned and/or led SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa and/or businesses that provide goods and services to women in Africa, with a focus on Ghana, Lesotho, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Fund is generalist in terms of sectors.

Ziele

The Fund will focus on SMEs on a growth path with a proactive approach to back women founders and/or senior managers or cater to women as a customer group (through companies, which address issues specific to women in Africa).

Sektor(en)

• Dienstleistungen - Erbringung von Finanz- und Versicherungsdienstleistungen

Vorgeschlagene EIB-Finanzierung (voraussichtlicher Betrag)

USD 25 million (EUR 20 million)

Gesamtkosten (voraussichtlicher Betrag)

USD 100 million (EUR 82 million)

Umweltaspekte

The Fund's operational guidelines provide for environmental and social due diligence of investee companies according to guidelines acceptable to the EIB.

Auftragsvergabe

Not applicable.

Projektstatus

Unterzeichnet - 15/11/2021