Investors in Sierra Leone

Development Partners International is a private equity firm. The firm prefers to invest in manufacturing, computer-related, chemicals and materials, medical and life sciences, mining, electronics, services, telecoms, logistics, retail, communications, transportation, beverages, financial institutions, pharmaceuticals and hospitals; telecommunications infrastructure; Healthcare, food service and agribusinesses; Consumer goods; financial services including consumer finance, banking, insurance; education; engineering; and construction sectors. The firm does not invest in start-ups or turnarounds. It seeks to invest in the Pan-Africa region with a focus on the Angola, Algeria, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone region. The firm invests between $10 million and $120 million in the form of equity per company. Development Partners International was founded in 2007 and is based in London, United Kingdom with an additional office in Lagos, Nigeria.

DOB Equity is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital and buy-and-build strategies in small and medium companies.

Helios Investment Partners LLP is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in buyouts of going concerns, recapitalization, mezzanine, growth capital for private enterprises, restructurings joint ventures, startups; either green-field or brownfield; and majority or blocking-minority structured investments in listed entities. It seeks to invest in the telecommunications, media, financial services, power, utilities, travel, leisure, distribution, fast moving consumer goods, logistics, and Agro-allied sectors. The firm prefers to invest in Africa with a focus on Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya. It seeks to invest between $15 million and $200 million in an individual transaction. The firm prefers to have a board seat in its portfolio companies. Helios Investment Partners LLP was founded in 2004 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay, and his wife, Pam, established Omidyar Network based on the belief that every person has the potential to make a difference. Since 2004, they have worked with their partners to create opportunities for people to tap that potential, enabling them to improve their lives and make powerful contributions to their communities. They support, scale, and champion the work of their partners in order to maximize social impact. As a philanthropic investment firm, they make both investments and grants, identifying like-minded organizations that they support, help scale, and collaborate with to help realize their full potential. Their efforts are organized around two investment initiatives Access to Capital, and Media, Markets and Transparency.

The Netherlands Development Finance Company (Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden NV - FMO) supports the private sector in developing countries and emerging markets in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe through loans, equity and other investment activities. It was formed in 1970 through a partnership between the Netherlands government and the Dutch financial institutions, industry and trade unions.

With its global network and based on trust from companies in various industries and from consumers, Sumitomo Corporation engages in multifaceted business activities by making the most of its Integrated Corporate Strength. These business activities include sales of a variety of products and services within Japan, import and export, trilateral trade, and domestic and international business investment.

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies. With around 92,000 employees in more than 70 countries and territories, Shell helps to meet the world's growing demand for energy in economically, environmentally and socially responsible ways. They support the Facebook Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, and please review their community guidelines before engaging in their community.

IFC fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial markets, and providing advisory services to businesses and governments. IFC helps companies and financial institutions in emerging markets create jobs, generate tax revenues, improve corporate governance and environmental performance, and contribute to their local communities. The goal is to improve lives, especially for the people who most need the benefits of growth.

Founded in 1948, CDC Group is a Development Finance Institution and is wholly owned by the UK government. CDC's mission is to support the building of businesses throughout Africa and South Asia, to create jobs and to make a lasting difference in the lives of people who live in some of the world's poorest areas.

Orange Communications SA provides mobile communications services in Switzerland. Its services include ADSL and security; hi-fi ringtones, polyphonic ringtones, videos, pictures, themes, games, and fun tones; Internet and Live TV; email, mobile email, SMS, and MMS. Orange Communications also operates an online shop that offers laptops and modems, Internet subscriptions, and mobile phones. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Renens, Switzerland.