Investors in Malawi

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South Suez Capital

South Suez Capital is a private equity fund of funds manager based in Mauritius, specializing in investments across Africa. Established in 2009, the firm caters to institutional investors, endowments, and high-net-worth individuals, offering them exclusive access to a range of primary, secondary, and direct private market investments. By leveraging a well-established local network, South Suez Capital enables investors to build diversified portfolios focused on the African market. The firm's investment strategy includes targeting commitments to African private equity funds, along with direct investments in operating companies as opportunities arise. Additionally, South Suez Capital maintains a commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles in its investment approach.

OPIC Investment Funds

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) is a self-sustaining U.S. Government agency that helps American businesses invest in emerging markets. Established in 1971, OPIC provides businesses with the tools to manage the risks associated with foreign direct investment, fosters economic development in emerging market countries, and advances U.S. foreign policy and national security priorities. OPIC helps American businesses gain footholds in new markets, catalyzes new revenues and contributes to jobs and growth opportunities both at home and abroad. OPIC fulfills its mission by providing businesses with financing, political risk insurance, advocacy and by partnering with private equity investment fund managers. OPIC services are available to new and expanding businesses planning to invest in more than 160 countries worldwide. Because OPIC charges market-based fees for its products, it operates on a self-sustaining basis at no net cost to taxpayers. All OPIC projects must adhere to best international practices and cannot cause job loss in the United States.
Made 1 investments in Malawi

Nordic Microfinance Initiative

Founded in 2008, Nordic Microfinance Initiative is a government organisation based in Norway. The organisation works for the empowerment of the poor people and women along with creating jobs and wealth in developing countries.

Oikocredit

Oikocredit is a financial institution established in 1968 and based in the Netherlands. It focuses on empowering individuals and communities by providing funding to the microfinance sector, fair trade organizations, cooperatives, and small to medium enterprises. Oikocredit aims to create sustainable opportunities for people in need, enabling them to improve their own circumstances through access to financial resources.
Made 1 investments in Malawi

Phatisa

Phatisa is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2002 and headquartered in Mauritius. It specializes in investments in small and medium-sized enterprises, focusing on management buy-outs, expansions, acquisitions, and start-ups. The firm emphasizes sectors such as food and affordable housing across sub-Saharan Africa. Phatisa also invests in real estate projects, primarily targeting affordable and middle-income residential developments alongside mixed-use projects in urban areas. However, it excludes investments in bio-fuels, timber, alcoholic beverages, seed capital, short-term bridging, debt finance, and does not provide grants or soft loans.
Made 1 investments in Malawi

Norfund

Norfund is a Norwegian government organization founded in 1997, based in Oslo, that focuses on reducing poverty and enhancing economic development in low-income countries. It serves as an active, strategic minority investor, providing risk capital, equity, and loans to businesses in regions where access to financing is limited. Primarily operating in Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as selected areas in Southeast Asia and Central America, Norfund aims to foster sustainable business growth in environments where the private sector is underdeveloped. The organization also invests in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to further support local economic initiatives. Through its investments, Norfund seeks to create a significant positive impact on the economies of the countries it targets.
Made 1 investments in Malawi

Old Mutual

Old Mutual is an international financial services group that offers a comprehensive range of financial solutions, including life assurance, general insurance, asset management, and banking services. With a history spanning over 175 years, the company serves a diverse clientele, including individuals, small and medium-sized businesses, and corporations across various regions, including Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Old Mutual provides tailored financial products such as loans, debt consolidation loans, low-cost transactional accounts, and unit trust savings accounts. Additionally, the group is recognized as the largest Africa-domiciled asset manager, managing substantial assets and offering a wide array of investment capabilities. To enhance financial literacy, Old Mutual also conducts workshops aimed at educating clients about financial management.
Made 1 investments in Malawi

CDC Group

CDC Group, established in 1948, is the UK’s Development Finance Institution wholly owned by the government. Its primary mission is to foster business development in Africa and South Asia, aiming to create jobs and improve living conditions in some of the world’s most impoverished regions. CDC invests strategically in sectors where job creation is most needed, including manufacturing, agribusiness, infrastructure, financial institutions, construction, health, and education. By supporting businesses in these areas, CDC seeks to stimulate economic growth and enhance the private sector in regions where it is often underdeveloped. Through its portfolio, which includes numerous investee businesses, CDC has demonstrated a significant impact on job creation and local economies, contributing to tax revenues and ultimately improving the lives of individuals in the communities it serves.
Made 1 investments in Malawi

TLG Capital

TLG Capital is an award-winning private investment firm dedicated to empowering frontier market entrepreneurs, with a focus on opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).TLG firmly believes that impact creation is crucial to sustained financial success. They are committed to tackling persistent challenges and better directing resources towards improving the lives for some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Their investments have had a significantly social, environmental and development impact across Sub-Saharan Africa.TLG Africa Limited is a permanent capital investment vehicle focusing on equity opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). TLG Africa invests in sectors underpinned by the ‘rise of the African consumer’, such as: healthcare, finance, consumer goods and real estate. These investments include direct minority/majority stake investments, secondary opportunities and distressed fund restructurings. TLG Africa always seeks board representation, along with other minority protections. Notable investments include WHO pre-approved pharmaceutical plant QCIL (Uganda) and healthcare facilities in West Africa. In recognition for their efforts, their deals have won multiple awards including ‘Landmark Deal of the Decade’ in 2012 and 'Frontier Deal of the Year' in 2014 from Private Equity Africa.
Made 1 investments in Malawi

Pearl Capital Partners

Pearl Capital Partners is a venture capital firm based in Kampala, Uganda, specializing in investments in small and medium-sized agricultural businesses in East Africa, with a particular focus on Uganda. Established in 2006, the firm typically invests between $0.25 million and $2.5 million per company, utilizing a mix of equity, quasi-equity, and debt instruments. Pearl Capital Partners aims to generate financial returns for its investors while fostering significant social impact through its investment activities. The firm collaborates closely with ambitious management teams, providing supportive investment structures and specialized expertise to help cultivate high-growth agribusinesses. Additionally, Pearl Capital Partners has offices in Nairobi, Kenya, and Mauritius, further enhancing its regional presence.
Made 2 investments in Malawi

Africinvest

AfricInvest, founded in 1994 and based in Tunis, Tunisia, is a leading private equity investment firm within the Integra Group. With a focus on small and medium enterprises across Africa, it manages USD 1 billion across 16 funds and employs 66 professionals in seven offices. The firm specializes in high-growth sectors such as financial services, agribusiness, consumer/retail, education, and healthcare, having invested in 135 companies across 25 African countries. AfricInvest benefits from strong support from local and international investors, including prominent development finance institutions. As a co-founder of the African Venture Capital Association and other regional organizations, the firm actively promotes the growth of the private equity industry in Africa. Its extensive network of executives and expertise positions AfricInvest as a significant player in fostering economic development on the continent.
Made 1 investments in Malawi

E3 Capital

E3 Capital is an investment firm that focuses on enhancing energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa. It serves as an advisor to the Energy Access Venture Fund, which is dedicated to financing entrepreneurial businesses that tackle the region's electrification challenges through innovative technologies and business models. The fund is supported by Schneider Electric, a leading energy management company, along with various public-sector investors. E3 Capital aims to promote sustainable energy solutions to address the significant energy access gap in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Tana Africa Capital

Tana Africa Capital Managers (Pty) Ltd is a private equity firm investing through its fund Tana Africa Capital specializing in buyouts. The firm seeks to invest in consumer and agriculture sectors including agricultural production and processing of farm produce. Within the consumer sector, it focuses on food, beverage and personal care fast moving consumer goods, building materials, retail, and logistics.

Vantage Capital

Vantage Capital, established in 2001 and based in Johannesburg, South Africa, operates as an independent private equity fund manager. It is recognized as one of the few black-owned and managed private equity firms in the country. The firm primarily focuses on private equity investments for its own account as well as for third-party funds. In addition to its core private equity activities, Vantage Capital has also managed a venture capital fund that targeted investments in the software and technology, media, and telecommunications sectors, supporting a range of companies within those industries.

Oasis Capital Ghana

Oasis Capital Ghana is an asset management firm based in Accra, established in 2009. The firm specializes in investments in small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) throughout Africa, with a particular focus on the education and real estate sectors. While it also considers opportunities in consumer goods and healthcare, its primary objective remains to support the growth and development of SMEs, contributing to economic progress in the region.

Vital Capital

Vital Capital Fund, established in 2010 and headquartered in Switzerland, is a private equity fund with a focus on investing in Sub-Saharan Africa. With a capital base of $350 million, the fund aims to enhance community quality of life while delivering substantial financial returns to its investors. The firm’s seasoned team possesses over 30 years of on-the-ground experience across various industries in Africa, having successfully managed billions of dollars in large-scale infrastructure projects. Vital Capital primarily targets infrastructure development, while also emphasizing urban housing, agro-industrial solutions, education, and healthcare. By aligning investment opportunities with the pressing needs of communities, the fund seeks to create a significant impact, improving living standards alongside financial performance.

InfraMed Management

InfraMed Management, founded in 2010 and based in Paris, France, serves as the independent management team for InfraMed Infrastructure, a private equity infrastructure investment fund established under French law. The firm focuses on investing in sustainable urban, energy, and transport infrastructure projects primarily in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean, particularly in the Near East and North Africa. InfraMed Infrastructure is committed to developing greenfield projects while also considering select brownfield opportunities. Its investment strategy emphasizes socially and environmentally responsible practices, targeting sectors such as energy, transportation, and urban infrastructure, as well as commercial and communication services.

Capital 4 Development Partners

Capital 4 Development Partners, formerly known as ICCO Investments, is the principal investment arm of ICCO Cooperation. It makes investments in loan, equity, guarantees and SMEs. The firm primarily invests in agribusiness (production, processing, and trade), water & sanitation, health, energy, Inclusive Enterprises and education. The firm typically invests in Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Benin, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, Mozambique, Angola, Madagascar, Malawi, Kyrgyzstan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia. The firm prefers to invest between €0.20 million ($.24 million) and €1 million ($1.19 million). It prefers companies with more than three years existence and either EBITDA positive or towards EBTIDA positive within first two years post-investing. Capital 4 Development Partners is based in Utrecht, Netherlands with additional offices in South America, Central America, West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, Central & South Asia and South East Asia.

Sapinda Group

Sapinda Group is a privately-owned investment holding company that specializes in special situation investments. Founded in 2004 by Lars Windhorst, it initially achieved significant profits through strategic investment approaches in various sectors. The company operates through its German subsidiary, Sapinda Deutschland GmbH, which manages a diverse portfolio including public equity, private equity, and global debt. Over the past five years, Sapinda has engaged in transactions exceeding 2 billion EUR, guided by the financial expertise of a prominent South African industrialist family. Following a restructuring in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Sapinda resumed its investment activities in 2009 under a new corporate framework, continuing its focus on delivering high returns through opportunistic investments.

Ethos Mezzanine Partners (Pty) Ltd

Ethos Mezzanine Partners (Pty) Ltd is a private equity and mezzanine investment firm specializing in mezzanine investments in leveraged and management buyouts, mature, recapitalizations, middle to late stage expansion and growth investments, public to private transactions, black economic empowerment transaction financings, consolidations and special situations. The firm uses various financial instruments like traditional mezzanine loans, deeply subordinated loans, second lien loans, senior subordinated loans, tranche C loans, convertible loans, warrants, options, preferred equity, and ordinary equity. It does not invest in start-up, early stage, turnaround, and real estate transactions. The firm invests in companies based in the Southern African region specially in Burundi, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya , Lesotho, Malawi ,Mozambique , Namibia , Rwanda , South Africa , Swaziland , Tanzania , Uganda , Zambia and Zimbabwe . It seeks to invest between ZAR25 million ($3.52 million) and ZAR1 billion ($140.69 million) and can also invest in syndicate. It also makes debt investments ranging between $ 5 million and $ 30 million. Ethos Mezzanine Partners (Pty) Ltd was founded in 2005 and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ethos Mezzanine Partners (Pty) Ltd operates as a subsidiary of Ethos Private Equity.

Bopa Moruo

Bopa Moruo is a mid-market private equity and private capital firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The firm is dedicated to generating long-term capital appreciation by investing in and building strong businesses. Its primary investment vehicle, Bopa Moruo Fund II, focuses on buyout opportunities within the mid-market segment, aiming to enhance value through strategic management and operational improvements.

Tembo Capital

Tembo Capital Management Limited is a private equity firm based in London, specializing in buyout transactions within the mining sector, particularly in emerging markets. Established in 2009, the firm focuses on investing in private and public natural resource companies, specifically targeting mining projects in regions such as Africa, Australia, Canada, South America, the USA, and the UK. Tembo Capital aims to take influential positions in companies actively developing quality mining assets by enhancing their mineral resources, ore reserves, or production capabilities. The firm typically seeks to establish a diverse portfolio of ten to fifteen investments, committing between $5 million and $30 million per transaction, with a preference for majority stakes. Additionally, Tembo Capital looks for co-investment opportunities to further support junior and mid-tier mining ventures in developing countries. The firm is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Development Capital Partners, LLC

Development Capital Partners, LLC is a principal investment firm specializing in investments in undervalued securities. The firm typically invests in companies doing business in Africa. Development Capital Partners, LLC was founded in 1996 and is based in New York, New York.

EXEO Capital

EXEO Capital is an asset management firm established in 2013 that focuses on alternative investments in Africa. The firm specializes in identifying and capitalizing on venture and mid-market investment opportunities, primarily in South Africa. Known for its strong business-building capabilities, EXEO Capital seeks to foster growth in its portfolio companies while delivering value to its investors.

Actis

Actis is a prominent investment firm specializing in growth markets across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Established in 2004, it has raised $14 billion and employs over 200 people, including around 120 investment professionals, across 16 global offices. Actis focuses on a multi-asset strategy that encompasses private equity, energy, infrastructure, and real estate. The firm is committed to responsible investing, leveraging local knowledge and sector expertise to drive competitive returns. Its investment philosophy emphasizes "south-south" relationships, fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing between emerging markets. Actis manages various funds targeting sectors such as financial services, education, health, energy, and real estate, with a strong emphasis on impact investing. The firm has a significant footprint in approximately 70 companies worldwide, creating over 116,500 jobs.

Injaro Investments Limited

Injaro Investments Limited is a venture capital firm specializing in seed and startup investments. The firm seeks to invest in agriculture small-cap companies based in Africa including West Africa. Injaro Investments Limited was founded in 2009 and is based in Port Louis, Mauritius with additional offices in Accra, Ghana and Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Onex Falcon

Onex Falcon is a private equity firm established in 2000 that specializes in investing subordinated debt and equity capital in middle market companies. The firm typically provides between $25 million and $75 million in capital per transaction, focusing on opportunities that allow for growth and value creation. By targeting mid-market enterprises, Onex Falcon aims to support companies with potential for significant development while managing risk effectively.

Veris Investments

Veris Investments Fund is a private equity growth expansion fund managed by Veris Investments. The fund is located in Amsterdam, Netherlands and invests in the Western Africa, Middle Africa, Eastern Africa and Southern Africa. The fund targets investments in the agriculture and food product sectors.

8 Miles

8 Miles is a private equity firm established in 2008 and based in London, specializing in investments across various sectors in Africa, including agribusiness, consumer goods, education, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrials, real estate, telecommunications, media, technology, and transport and logistics. The firm focuses on consumer-driven businesses and service providers with strong growth potential. It partners with entrepreneurs and management teams to achieve shared goals, providing both capital and operational expertise. 8 Miles adopts an active ownership approach, participating directly in the transformation of its portfolio companies to enhance performance. The firm's team comprises experienced professionals with a deep understanding of both developed and emerging markets, enabling them to navigate the unique opportunities and challenges present in Africa. Through their investment strategy, 8 Miles aims to generate superior returns while fostering the long-term development of African enterprises.

IFU

IFU is a venture capital and private equity firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark, that specializes in providing equity, mezzanine financing, loans, and guarantees to projects in developing countries. Established in 1967, IFU focuses on creating and financing new businesses, joint ventures between Danish companies and local partners, and acquiring existing ventures. The firm primarily invests in sectors such as commercial services, biofuels, renewable energy, and irrigation systems, with a particular emphasis on climate and agribusiness. Investments are targeted at countries with a low gross national income per capita, as defined by specific criteria, and include regions across Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. IFU typically invests between DKK 0.5 million and DKK 100 million and often seeks co-investment opportunities with Danish firms. The firm also supports small and medium-sized enterprises and provides advisory services for business investments in developing markets. With a preference for board membership, IFU aims to exit investments within five to seven years, ensuring a positive return for its stakeholders.

Petroleum Equity

Petroleum Equity is a private equity firm established in 2012 and headquartered in London, specializing in investments in the upstream energy sector outside of North America. The firm aims to become a leading player in this market by focusing on high-quality upstream oil and gas assets. Its investment strategy targets distressed and overlooked assets, emphasizing opportunities for appraisal and early-stage production. Petroleum Equity's team comprises senior industry professionals with over 20 years of experience in technical, operational, financial, and principal investments. The firm typically invests between $75 million and $150 million in each portfolio company, seeking to partner with top-tier management teams in Europe and other regions.

CapitalWorks

CapitalWorks is a prominent independent alternative asset manager based in Johannesburg, focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa. The firm caters to a diverse range of partners, including both domestic and international institutional investors, by offering access to a wide array of alternative assets and specialist investment solutions. CapitalWorks manages the CapitalWorks Private Equity Fund I, which targets companies primarily in South Africa, with a particular emphasis on sectors such as energy, metals, minerals, mining, and oil and gas. The fund typically invests a minimum of 15 million USD per company, reflecting its commitment to fostering growth in the region's key industries.

Equator Capital

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Inspired Evolution Investment Management

Inspired Evolution Investment Management, established in 2007 and based in Cape Town, South Africa, is a private equity and venture capital firm that specializes in sustainable investments in the clean energy and resource efficiency sectors across Sub-Saharan Africa. The firm targets start-up, early-stage, and growth capital investments, primarily in companies with enterprise values ranging from $1.34 million to $15 million. Inspired Evolution focuses on sectors such as renewable energy, water purification, waste management, and sustainable agriculture, while avoiding investments in industries like tobacco, alcohol, and defense. The firm typically seeks to make equity investments between $1.4 million and $14 million, aiming to acquire significant minority or majority stakes and often taking board seats in its portfolio companies. With a dedicated investment team, Inspired Evolution aims to achieve superior returns while prioritizing social equity and ecological integrity. The firm also manages the Evolution One Fund, its first closed-ended third-party investment fund, to facilitate its investment activities in this specialized asset class across Southern Africa and select markets.

Adenia Partners

Adenia Partners is a private equity firm based in Saint Pierre, Mauritius, founded in 2002. The firm specializes in mid-market investments, targeting promising businesses across various sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa, including agribusiness, manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, consumer goods, and technology. By focusing on these key industries, Adenia Partners aims to foster growth and development in the region's economy. Through strategic investments, the firm seeks to enhance the value of its portfolio companies while contributing to the broader economic landscape in Africa.

STOA

STOA is a new investment vehicle mainly owned by the French CDC.

EchoVC Partners

EchoVC Partners is a venture capital firm based in Lagos, Nigeria, specializing in seed and early-stage investments across various technology sectors. The firm focuses on internet technologies, including consumer internet, smart graph platforms, and applications, as well as smart data technologies such as machine learning and predictive analytics. EchoVC also invests in e-commerce, digital media, and enterprise solutions, with particular attention to underserved entrepreneurs and regions in North America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. The average investment size ranges from $25,000 to several million dollars, depending on the specific opportunity and business needs. By leveraging insights from Silicon Valley, EchoVC Partners aims to foster local entrepreneurial ecosystems, support high-potential growth companies, and promote mentorship and knowledge transfer among diverse markets.

SilverStreet Capital

SilverStreet Capital LLP is a privately owned investment advisor based in London, with additional offices in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Established in 2007, the firm specializes in managing funds focused on African agriculture, targeting investments across the agricultural value chain, including the seed sector, primary production, processing, storage, and trading. SilverStreet Capital aims to achieve positive long-term social, environmental, and climate impacts while delivering attractive returns for its institutional investors, which include pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, and foundations. The firm emphasizes socially responsible investing and actively engages in private equity investments in large-scale commercial farming businesses across Southern and East Africa.

Incofin Investment Management

Incofin Investment Management is a private equity firm based in Wilrijk, Belgium, that specializes in investing in microfinance institutions (MFIs) and small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries. The firm focuses on providing financial services, including credit, savings, and insurance, to underserved populations, particularly in rural areas and the agricultural sector. Incofin IM typically makes debt, equity, and guarantee investments, while ensuring it does not become a majority shareholder in the MFIs it supports, thus participating actively in governance. It primarily targets investments in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia, with a commitment to investing at least 25% in African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries. The firm has a strong emphasis on financial inclusion, seeking to enhance access to financial services for smallholder farmers and those involved in agricultural value chains. With 15 years of experience in impact investing, Incofin IM aims to create positive social outcomes alongside financial returns.

Hivos Impact Investments

Hivos Impact Investments is a venture capital firm specializing in seed, startup and early stage investments. The firm primarily invests in companies in the creative industry, such as ICT start-ups, (digital) media, (digital) creative services, technologies and innovation to increase access to essential foodstuffs, innovation in core art; and companies in the food and food lifestyle industry, such as local traditional food products, urban farming, biopesticides and organic fertilizers, farming related geodata, solutions for food handling and food transport, track and trace solutions within the food chain, food waste reduction, retail of organic food and beverages, nature-based cosmetics, food media and food marketing that promote healthy and sustainable diets. The firm typically invests in in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), especially in Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon; and in Southern Africa, especially South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Hivos Impact Investments was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands, with an additional office in Joahnnesburg, South Africa.

Factor[e] Ventures

Factor[e] Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on early and seed-stage investments in emerging markets, particularly in East Africa and India. Founded in 2003 and based in Fort Collins, Colorado, with an additional office in Nairobi, Kenya, the firm specializes in funding disruptive technologies within sectors such as energy, agriculture, mobility, and waste management. Factor[e] Ventures typically invests between $250,000 and $750,000 in equity, aiming to support innovative solutions that contribute to sustainable development. The firm acts as a bridge between philanthropic and commercial investors, fostering market-driven approaches to address global challenges in these critical areas.

Alitheia Capital

Alitheia Capital is a Lagos-based firm that focuses on investments in financial service sectors across Nigeria.

Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered Bank is a multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with a history dating back to 1853. It operates through various segments, including Corporate & Institutional Banking, Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, and Private Banking. The bank offers a comprehensive array of financial products and services, such as current and savings accounts, loans, mortgages, credit cards, and wealth management solutions. Its corporate finance division provides structured financing, mergers and acquisitions advisory, and trade finance services. Additionally, Standard Chartered delivers transaction banking services, including cash management and electronic banking solutions. With a strong presence across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East, the bank serves a diverse clientele, including individuals, small businesses, corporations, and governments, through its extensive network of branches. Standard Chartered aims to foster economic growth and prosperity in the regions it operates, emphasizing its commitment to being "Here for good."

Gray Ghost Ventures

Gray Ghost Ventures (GGV) is an impact investment firm established in 2003 and based in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm is committed to providing market-based capital solutions aimed at improving the lives of underserved populations in emerging markets. GGV primarily focuses on seed-stage and early-stage investments in sectors such as microfinance, social ventures, affordable private education, consumer products, healthcare, information technology, and cleantech. By targeting these areas, GGV seeks to address the needs of low-income communities, particularly in South Asia and Southern Africa, through the application of innovative technologies and sustainable business practices.

Alcazar Capital

Alcazar Capital Limited is a private equity firm based in Dubai, specializing in buyout investments across various sectors, including telecom infrastructure, fintech, energy, healthcare, logistics, real estate, and education. The firm focuses on emerging markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, the MENA region, South East Asia, India, and the Commonwealth of Independent States, while also investing in developed markets. With a portfolio that exceeds $1.0 billion in assets under management, Alcazar Capital typically seeks to acquire a majority stake in its portfolio companies. Additionally, the firm offers financial advisory services to smaller organizations and manages client-focused investment portfolios. Established in 2007, Alcazar Capital employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis, along with in-house research, to guide its investment strategies.

Development Partners International

Development Partners International (DPI) is a prominent Pan-African private equity firm based in London, established in 2007 by co-founders Miles Morland and Runa Alam. The firm specializes in investing in growing companies throughout Africa and currently manages over $1.1 billion in assets across two private equity funds. DPI has built a strong portfolio, having invested in 19 companies across 27 African countries. The firm's investment team, which has over 100 years of combined experience in African investments, is entirely composed of African professionals, with over 40% of its members being women. This diverse team leverages local knowledge, networks, and language skills to effectively source and execute transactions across the continent.

Centum

Centum Investment Company Limited is a private equity firm based in Nairobi, Kenya, specializing in middle-market investments across various sectors including consumer goods, agriculture, education, healthcare, energy, financial services, and real estate. Established in 1967, Centum engages in both direct investments and fund-of-funds strategies, focusing on companies that cater to the East African market. The firm typically invests between $2 million and $20 million, aiming for equity stakes that allow for board participation and strategic control. Centum's portfolio is diversified, with significant investments in real estate, private equity, and marketable securities. The company seeks to generate market-beating returns by building and supporting exceptional enterprises across the continent, while also maintaining multiple exit strategies for its investments.

Avanz Capital

Avanz Capital is a private equity firm established in October 2010, headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, with additional offices in Washington, D.C.; New York; London; Hong Kong; Singapore; and New Delhi. The firm specializes in fund of funds and direct investments, focusing on emerging and frontier markets, particularly in Africa, Latin America, and emerging Asia. Avanz Capital connects global investors with prominent fund managers and companies through its extensive knowledge and local networks. It actively manages investments in private equity funds and engages in complementary direct and secondary investment activities, emphasizing its commitment to fostering economic growth in these regions.

Moringa Partnership

Founded in 2010, Moringa Partnership is a Paris-based firm with an additional office in Geneva. Moringa targets investments in agroforestry projects across Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Dale Capital Group

Founded in 1996, Agape Global Investments is a private equity firm based in Port Louis, Mauritius. The firm seeks to invest in consumer products, consumer services, materials, resources, financial services, energy, information technology, B2B payments, wellness, infrastructure, and technology-based sectors.