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Français IPDEV 2 reaches its final closing and accelerates the launch of 10 impact funds in sub-Saharan AfricaNews | 24/09/2018 The investment company I&P Développement 2 (IPDEV 2), managed by Investisseurs & Partenaires, an experienced fund manager dedicated to African SMEs, reached its final closing and totalizes an investment capacity of €21 million, exceeding its initial target. With the support of... |
 Neurotech gets ISO certified for its management systemEntrepreneurs | 20/09/2018 Neurotech, an information and technology provider delivering solutions for Senegalese enterprises, get the ISO 9001:2015 certification, relative to quality management. The ISO 9000 family addresses various aspects of quality management and contains some of ISO... |
 I&P publishes the first ESG & Impact reporting of the fund IPDEV 2News | 18/09/2018 The investment company I&P Développement 2 (IPDEV 2), managed by Investisseurs & Partenaires, has released its ESG & Annual Impact reporting (as of March 2018). IPDEV 2 aims to finance high potential small businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa, with financing needs ranging from... |
 I&P's Newsletter of July 2018: Focus on the launch of Comoé CapitalNews | 20/07/2018I&P publishes the third newsletter of 2018, with a focus on the recent launch of the impact fund Comoé Capital, sponsored by IPDEV 2 : • Edito of Joël Cadier, Chairman of Comoé Capital • Focus on the launching event of Comoé Capital, in March 2018 • Portrait of Fidèle Diomandé,... |
 Interview of Fidèle Diomandé, founder of Ivoirian publishing house VallesseEntrepreneurs | 18/07/2018 Comoé Capital’s first investment as part of the Education Impact Fund (an initiative supported by the Jacobs Foundation), Vallesse is an Ivoirian publishing house founded in 2005 by Fidèle Diomandé, an entrepreneur committed to youth education in Côte d'Ivoire. VALLESSE's editorial... |
 Publication of the 6th ESG & Impact Reporting of the fund IPAE 1News | 17/07/2018 Launched in 2012, the fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 1 (IPAE 1) closed its investment phase in 2017 with two investments in Malian companies, bringing to 29 the total number of African SMEs in portfolio. The publication of the sixth ESG & Impact annual reporting is the opportunity... |
 Lesson 9: "Small businesses in Africa need patient capital and time to grow"Intelligence & Analysis | 06/07/2018 With the lesson n°9 from "Fifteen Years, Fifteen Lessons from Africa", we continue to share insights about key elements characterizing the impact investing sector and we focus here on the frequent need to extend the investment period when targeting small and young enterprises in Africa.... |
 EMPEA’s Report on SDGs, with a case study on I&PIntelligence & Analysis | 04/07/2018 EMPEA (an independent organization for private capital in emerging markets) published a new report entitled “Private Equity’s Role in Delivering the SDGs: Current Approaches and Main Practices”. The report also features several case studies, including one on I&P’s alignment strategy... |
 The Education Impact Fund makes a first investment: Editions VallesseNews | 26/06/2018 The Education Impact Fund (EIF), an impact fund dedicated to education in Côte d'Ivoire, announces a first investment in the company Vallesse Editions. Launched in November 2017 in partnership with the Jacobs Foundation, the EIF is managed by Comoé Capital, the first investment company... |
 Which economic model to support SMEs? Focus on Lesson n°8Intelligence & Analysis | 25/06/2018 The eight lesson of the document "Fifteen Years, Fifteen Lessons from Africa" analyzes I&P’s choice to focus on small investments led by African entrepreneurs in fragile states. This represents an impact choice, motivated by the fact that there are very few financing solutions... |