International Finance Corporation

International Finance Corporation (IFC), established in 1956 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a member of the World Bank Group dedicated to private sector development in developing countries. The organization provides a range of financial and advisory services to foster economic growth across various sectors, including agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing, healthcare, education, and technology. IFC invests in both direct projects and funds, focusing on emerging markets and prioritizing sustainability and inclusive development. It offers a diverse array of financial instruments, such as equity, loans, and quasi-equity products, while adhering to strict investment guidelines that exclude certain industries, such as weapons, tobacco, and gambling. IFC typically invests between $1 million and $100 million, supporting projects that are predominantly privately owned in member countries. The organization does not actively manage portfolio companies but seeks to exit investments through equity sales or public listings, often maintaining equity stakes for eight to fifteen years.

Wale Ayeni

Regional Head Africa Venture Capital

Paulo De Bolle

Director, Special Situations

Ali Demirci

Global Head, Venture Capital Funds

Andi Dervishi

Chief Investment Officer and Global Head, Fintech

Imad N. Fakhoury

IFC Regional Director South Asia

Allen Forlemu

Regional Industry Director, Financial Institutions Group, Asia and Pacific

Mary Peschka

Regional Director for Eastern Africa

Search, Leila

Senior Investment Officer and Program Officer

Oumar Seydi

IFC Regional Director, Africa

Past deals in Oil and Gas Transportation

Truck Lagbe

Series A in 2021
Truck Lagbe is Bangladesh's shipping and freight booking and logistics platform. Shippers can book short-haul and long-haul trips from vehicles ranging from 1 ton up to 25 tons in size. The app is available on Android and iOS.

OCP Group

Debt Financing in 2021
OCP provides customized plant nutrition solutions for healthy food production. They make agriculture and food systems sustainable and resilient. They help ensure a sustainable and food secure future for all. Their products and solutions include raw materials, standard fertilizers, fortified fertilizers, water soluble fertilizers, animal feed additives, and more.

TruKKer

Series A in 2019
TruKKer is a technology-enabled truck aggregator that operates multiple truck types for multiple end markets. The company integrates demand and supply for land freight services. The network is built on real-time data analytics that creates reliability, transparency, and utilization-based savings for Shippers and thousands of transporters. The network’s rapid growth and scale are creating multiple opportunities through data monetization and consolidated procurement. Trukker's cloud-based freight solutions offer end-to-end coverage and a full-service portfolio for shippers, carriers, and businesses alike. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

TruKKer

Venture Round in 2019
TruKKer is a technology-enabled truck aggregator that operates multiple truck types for multiple end markets. The company integrates demand and supply for land freight services. The network is built on real-time data analytics that creates reliability, transparency, and utilization-based savings for Shippers and thousands of transporters. The network’s rapid growth and scale are creating multiple opportunities through data monetization and consolidated procurement. Trukker's cloud-based freight solutions offer end-to-end coverage and a full-service portfolio for shippers, carriers, and businesses alike. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Liftit

Series A in 2018
Liftit is a B2B logistics company that connects providers of cargo transportation services with companies or people who need this service. It is a marketplace that connects shippers who need to deliver home goods, electronics, construction materials, and anything that fits into a truck with independent truck drivers who can fulfill those needs. The company's platform is intended to use technological innovation to connect, optimize, measure analyze, and solve problems in the logistics industry. Founded in 2017, Liftit is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.

Apex International Energy

Private Equity Round in 2018
Apex International energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Egypt. Apex International Energy is a young independent oil and gas company formed to pursue upstream growth opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa region. They currently have assets in Egypt and are exploring new business opportunities across their target region stretching from Morocco to Oman. Apex is led by a team of seasoned industry veterans based in Cairo and Houston with substantial expertise growing profitable oil and gas operations in the MENA region. Apex is building an exploration and production business of scale by actively pursuing acquisitions and drilling opportunities. Their focus ranges from producing assets to new development opportunities to exploration through license rounds, direct awards from host governments, and farm-in’s. Their team has commenced exploration operations on two concessions governed production sharing agreements totaling 1.7 million acres in the prolific producing basins within the Western Desert of Egypt.

Orazul Energy Partners

Private Equity Round in 2017
Orazul Energy Partners is an energy business with thermal, hydroelectric, transmission lines and natural gas facilities, Orazul Energy is headquartered in Houston, Texas and has operations throughout Latin America.

Huochebang

Series B in 2016
Guiyang Huochebang Technology Co Ltd operates an online logistics platform in China that connects cargo shippers with truck drivers. Founded in 2008 and based in Guiyang, the company offers an online and mobile O2O logistics service that enables shippers and drivers to publish shipping requirements and complete transactions efficiently. The platform facilitates communication by listing available truck capacity and helps drivers find commodities to transport and available parking lots. Additionally, it provides services related to truck sales and auctions, ultimately aiming to improve efficiency and reduce transportation costs within the trucking industry.

Citla Energy

Private Equity Round in 2016
Citla Energy is a Mexican independent exploration and production company. With offices in Mexico City and Houston, Citla is an active participant in the opening of the Mexico oil & gas sector, where it seeks to acquire and build a portfolio of selected onshore and offshore assets, both independently and in partnership with other industry participants.

Seven Energy

Venture Round in 2014
Seven Energy is a Nigerian oil and gas company focused on exploration, development, production, and distribution of energy resources. With headquarters in Lagos, it aims to be a leading supplier of gas for power generation and industrial use in the domestic market. The company operates across the full value chain, from upstream activities like appraisal and production to midstream processing and distribution, allowing it to maximize shareholder value and ensure sustainable growth. Seven Energy boasts an upstream reserves base exceeding 350 million barrels of oil equivalent and a midstream processing capacity of 200 million cubic feet per day. It has secured long-term gas sales agreements to supply over 1 trillion cubic feet of gas to the domestic market. The company operates through its principal subsidiaries, Septa Energy Nigeria and Accugas, and is supported by a seasoned management team committed to high standards of governance and social responsibility.

Bhagyanagar Gas

Private Equity Round in 2010
Bhagyanagar Gas offers gas supply to their customers in the transportation, domestic, commercial, and industrial sectors. Their technology development and use of eco-friendly appliances for small-scale industries that are currently on conventional fuels For inquiries, email, telephone numbers, and physical addresses are available on their website.

Samson Maritime

Private Equity Round in 2008
Samson Maritime is provides marine support services to the oil and gas industry in India. It offers platform supply vessels and offshore supply vessels services in the areas of supplying of oil, water, cement, and other material to offshore rigs/installations; transferring personnel; emergency evacuations and medical assistance; stand by duties; routine surveillance for safety and security reasons; and assistance in rescue operations.

PSL

Post in 2006
With a production capacity in excess of the 1 million ton mark, they are India’s largest producer/manufacturer of HSAW pipes - the line-pipe industry's preferred pipe.But their leadership in the pipe industry is not confined to the domestic market alone, though the market is huge and still growing - global recognition is reflected in the huge orders already in hand from the US even before the commissioning of their 300,000 MT capacity plant in Missisipi not to mention the USD 45 million order of their pipe mills in Sharjah in the UAE. These facilities are backed by sound technology, state-of-the-art infrastructure, technical collaborations with leading Design & Engineering consultancies of Germany and Italy and most importantly, by a human resources pool that is amongst the best in the industry - ensuring that your project is completed on target, time after time.
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