SIDI

SIDI is a principal investment firm specializing in providing medium-term financing to rural Microfinance Institutions and small producer businesses active in fair trade, organic products and food production. The firm seeks to invest in microfinance institutions (MFIs) providing financial services to micro and small entrepreneurs excluded from banks’ services; smallholder producer organisations and rural SMEs (OP/SMEs) , that are selling on national - regional or international markets (including fair trade and organic export markets). Though the firm prefers to invest in Tier 2 microfinance institutions, it may make a limited number of investments, essentially in the form of equity, in Tier 1 and Apex microfinance institutions. It seeks to invest in Africa with 75 percent of the portfolio to be invested in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean and the other 25 percent in North Africa. The firm seeks to invest at least 50 percent of its funds in rural areas and 20 percent of its funds to Producers’ organizations and SMEs. The firm typically invests in the form of equities, loans, and guarantees. SIDI was created in 1983 and is based in Paris, France.