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The Cambodia-Laos Development Fund brings together six world-class institutions with deep experience and commitment in investing in private equity funds in emerging markets. Our investors include: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, creates opportunity for people to escape poverty and improve their lives. We foster sustainable economic growth in developing countries by supporting private sector development, mobilizing private capital, and providing advisory and risk mitigation services to businesses and governments. Our new investments totaled $14.5 billion in fiscal 2009, helping channel capital into developing countries during the financial crisis. For more information, visit www.ifc.org. Norfund is owned by the Norwegian Government and serves as an instrument in Norwegian development policy. Norfund contributes to poverty reduction and economic development in the poorest countries through investments in profitable businesses and transfer of knowledge and technology. The institution always invests with Norwegian or international partners. Norfund is Norway's biggest investor in microfinance through the Norwegian Microfinance Initiative (NMI), is a prominent investor in small and medium sized businesses through regional funds and direct investments, and is a partner in renewable energy projects through its stake in hydropower company SN Power. Norfund's geographical focus is on Africa south of the Sahara, where it has two regional offices. In addition, Norfund invests in selected countries in Asia and Latin America, with a regional office in Costa Rica. Norfund has 40 employees world-wide and NOK 4.8 billion in committed investments in 2008. Finnfund offers financial services directly to both industrial and service sector ventures, and financing is on market terms. It provides long term investment loans, equity investments, subordinated loans and other mezzanine products. Regardless of the form of finance, Finnfund participates as a financial investor with a minority stake. Usually a Finnish interest connected to the project is a prerequisite for direct participation.
Up to a quarter of Finnfund’s portfolio consists of investments in private equity funds. A priority in this area is investing in funds financing small and medium size enterprises, often in least developed or other low income countries. Currently Finnfund has commitments in a number of funds of this type operating in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America, and will continue investing in SME funds, often in cooperation with other development finance institutions. www.finnfund.fi/en_GB/ Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO)
The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) is the international development bank of the Netherlands. FMO invests risk capital in companies and financial institutions in developing countries. With an investment portfolio of € 5.3 billion, FMO is one of the largest bilateral private sector development banks worldwide. Thanks in part to its relationship with the Dutch government, FMO is able to take risks which commercial financiers are not - or not yet - prepared to take. FMO's mission: to create flourishing enterprises, which can serve as engines of sustainable growth in their countries.
www.fmo.nl Obviam (SIFEM) Obviam is an independent investment advisor specialised in long-term investments in emerging and frontier markets. It advises public, institutional, and private clients, including the Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM), the Development Finance Institution (DFI) of the Swiss Confederation. Obviam offers investors an opportunity to capture attractive returns and generate sustainable positive impact in emerging and frontier markets, via a proven and responsible investment approach. Aside from investment returns, Obviam seeks to drive entrepreneurship, create jobs, deepen and strengthen financial sectors, and stimulate economic growth via investments. Moreover, with an objective of investing responsibly in the creation and growth of viable private businesses, Obviam takes a rigorous approach to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters. www.obviam.ch Aureos Capital Aureos manages private equity funds focused on providing risk capital to established, high growth, small and medium-sized enterprises. Since 2001, Aureos has raised and managed sixteen private equity funds focusing on buyouts and expansion capital opportunities across a number of emerging market regions in Africa, Latin America, Central Asia, China, South Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific. Aureos has more than US$1.2 billion in commitments as of January 2010. www.aureos.com |
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| EMI is pleased to welcome two new Investment Officers to the team: Ms. Noun Monisophorn and Mr. Chhay Mony. Mony is a member of ACCA with 10 years of experience in accounting and financial management, including as Financial Controller of BAT Cambodia. Sophorn received her MBA in International Finance from Brandeis IBS under the Fulbright Scholarship Program and has been an associate with PWC and Frontier Development Partners. |
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