Investisseurs & Partenaires

Investisseurs & Partenaires is an impact investment group focused on supporting African Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Established in 2002 by Patrice Hoppenot and currently led by Jean-Michel Severino, I&P has invested in over 90 companies across 16 African countries, spanning various sectors such as health, transport, and microfinance. The organization aims to foster local economic development by providing capital, technical assistance, and strategic support to enhance the growth of its portfolio companies. I&P manages four pan-African funds and sponsors five additional impact funds, with a total of €135 million under management. The team, comprising approximately forty professionals, operates from Paris and seven African offices located in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Madagascar, Niger, and Senegal. Through its investments, I&P seeks to create long-term employment opportunities and generate significant social, environmental, and governance impacts across the continent.

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Sébastien Boyé

Chief Investment Officer

Emilie Debled

Executive Director - Strategic Development

Jérémy Hajdenberg

Chief Investment Officer

Jean-Michel Severino

President

Past deals in Burkina Faso

Barajii

Venture Round in 2016

Barajii is a beverage producer based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, specializing in the production and commercialization of pure and flavored water, along with locally sourced fruit juices. The company utilizes biodegradable sachets and PET bottles for packaging its products. With a main factory in Ouagadougou and a smaller production unit in Bobo Dioulasso, Barajii has established a significant presence in the local market and exports part of its production to Mali. In 2015, the company produced over 130 million liters of beverages, demonstrating its capacity and market reach. Looking ahead, Barajii aims to expand its production and distribution activities across 8 to 10 countries within the next five years, having already successfully launched a subsidiary in early 2016.

Acep Burkina

Venture Round in 2013

ACEP Burkina is a MFI specialized in the financing of micro companies and very small enterprises existing in towns and close suburbs. Granted credits are mainly used to finance required working capital and investments. I&P and ACEP International which are old partners have decided to partner in 2008 to try to start a microfinance institution like ACEP in the country. In spite of a preexisting important mutual fund present in town zone, small entrepreneurs remain hardly linked to microfinance. Besides, it does not exist for the moment in Burkina Faso, a microfinance institution specialized in individual credit with an effective and appropriate technique of credit risk analysis towards very small companies. Financings trough subventions have been secured from the French Agency of Development then an agreement has been obtained from the ministry of finances in June 2012. The microfinance institution has started its activities in October 2012.

Bakou Logistics

Venture Round in 2013

Bakou Logistics S.A. provides logistics services to customers throughout West Africa. The company delivers transport and customer specific logistics services. Its activities include cargo, fleet, bulk, and tanker services. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Bakou logistics helps you achieve your business objectives with a wide range of transport and logistics services including optimization of transport and supply management. The quality, safety, efficiency and durability of our services are guaranteed by: Flexibility adapted to the client; A range of action covering all of West Africa; Our information system; The geolocation of trucks and your goods; Priority to security.