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.

Sébastien Boyé

Chief Investment Officer

Emilie Debled

Executive Director - Strategic Development

Jérémy Hajdenberg

Chief Investment Officer

Jean-Michel Severino

President

Past deals in Ghana

Zeepay

Series A in 2021
Zeepay Ghana Limited develops a mobile money payment application for retail payment solutions. Its application enables customers to make mobile money payments via phone or point of sale devices, cellular airtime top ups, bill payments, instant domestic money transfers, and international remittances; link bank accounts to mobile wallets; transfer between bank accounts and mobile money wallets; and transfer to bank accounts from point of sale. The company also provides cash-in and cash-out services, peer to peer payments via smartphones, and loyalty services and campaign management. The company is headquartered in Accra, Ghana.

New Crystal

Venture Round in 2020
New Crystal Health Services Limited provides healthcare services in Ghana. The company offers laboratory services, pharmacy, obstetrics and gynaecology, maternity service, emergency service, offshore medical certification, and prosthetic services. It also offers orthotics and bracing, ENT, physiotherapy, dietetic, dental, pediatric, ambulance, family practice health, and clinical psychology services. New Crystal Health Services Limited was founded in 2003 and is based in Ashaiman, Ghana.

PEG

Series C in 2019
PEG, founded in 2013 by Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller, is an asset financing company headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The company specializes in selling Pay As You Go solar energy products to off-grid customers in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. PEG's offerings enable customers to access improved lighting, mobile phone charging, and essential appliances such as radios and televisions. By providing financing for these solar home systems, PEG aims to enhance the quality of life for its customers while promoting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.

PEG

Series B in 2017
PEG, founded in 2013 by Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller, is an asset financing company headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The company specializes in selling Pay As You Go solar energy products to off-grid customers in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. PEG's offerings enable customers to access improved lighting, mobile phone charging, and essential appliances such as radios and televisions. By providing financing for these solar home systems, PEG aims to enhance the quality of life for its customers while promoting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.

PEG

Series A in 2016
PEG, founded in 2013 by Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller, is an asset financing company headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The company specializes in selling Pay As You Go solar energy products to off-grid customers in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. PEG's offerings enable customers to access improved lighting, mobile phone charging, and essential appliances such as radios and televisions. By providing financing for these solar home systems, PEG aims to enhance the quality of life for its customers while promoting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.

PEG

Series A in 2016
PEG, founded in 2013 by Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller, is an asset financing company headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The company specializes in selling Pay As You Go solar energy products to off-grid customers in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. PEG's offerings enable customers to access improved lighting, mobile phone charging, and essential appliances such as radios and televisions. By providing financing for these solar home systems, PEG aims to enhance the quality of life for its customers while promoting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.

PEG

Venture Round in 2015
PEG, founded in 2013 by Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller, is an asset financing company headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The company specializes in selling Pay As You Go solar energy products to off-grid customers in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. PEG's offerings enable customers to access improved lighting, mobile phone charging, and essential appliances such as radios and televisions. By providing financing for these solar home systems, PEG aims to enhance the quality of life for its customers while promoting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.

Eden Tree

Venture Round in 2015
Eden Tree is a producer and distributor of high-end fresh vegetables, fruits and herbs in Ghana. Eden Tree is to promote healthy eating habits in the country by producing, packaging, and supplying high quality vegetables, fruits, and herbs to the Ghanaian market.

Voltacars Rental Services

Venture Round in 2014
Voltacars is a long-term rental (LLD) activity for new multi-brand vehicles (sedans, 4 × 4, pick-up trucks, minibuses, small trucks, utility vehicles, etc.) for companies in West Africa . Our experienced teams are at your disposal in Ghana, Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire to provide you with a management of your premium and customized fleet. Thus, Voltacars provides: New vehicles, registered An all-risk insurance A maintenance and technical control service throughout the duration of the contract (12 to 48 months) Assurance of the insurance / repair process in the event of an accident A replacement vehicle during maintenance or in the event of an accident 24/7 telephone support / troubleshooting Associated services: drivers, tracking system, pan-African insurance

CAT Logistics Niger

Venture Round in 2010
CAT LOGISTICS performs customs clearance and freight transport. The company manages goods and shipping from their arrival in one of the sub-regional ports directly to the client. It has subsidiaries in the three coastal countries of the region: Cotonou in Benin, Tema in Ghana and Lome in Togo. CAT LOGISTICS has experienced very rapid growth in business volume since 2008, supported by major contracts including AREVA and the World Food Program (WFP). It operates in a particularly buoyant market with oil and mining large-scale investments. It is the only Nigerian-founded company of this size that remains independent from international firms. In 2013-2014, CAT partnered with the UN for the peace keeping mission in Mali. The company loaded equipment, vehicles and over goods from Abidjan port in Ivory Coast to the Niger River and Gao in Mali.