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Français the fund IPAE invests in 3 pan-African companiesNews | 01/08/2016 The fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (IPAE), which entered its last year of investment, welcomes three new companies in its portfolio. Operating in various sectors (agri-business, education and audiovisual), these SMEs share a common pan-African vision and development strategy.... |
 Portrait: Sokhna DIAGNE & Jules Kébé, DuopharmEntrepreneurs | 20/07/2016 I&P publishes each quarter the portrait of one of its partners.This month we focus on Sokhna Ndiaye and Jules Kébé, chairman and CEO of Duopharm in Senegal. Duopharm distributes pharmeceutical products (more than 4,500 references to date) throughout the country. The... |
 I&P publishes IPAE's annual ESG & Impact ReportNews | 04/07/2016I&P published the annual ESG & Impact Reporting for the fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (IPAE). Launched in 2012, the fund holds about twenty SMEs operating in Sub-Saharan Africa and in the Indian Ocean in portfolio. I&P Impact & ESG team collects every year a... |
 PEG completes $7.5 million round to expand activities in AfricaEntrepreneurs | 22/06/2016 Accra, Ghana – PEG, the leading off-grid solar company in Ghana, announced today that it has closed a $7.5 million Series A round. The funding will be used to expand operations in Ghana, build out the management team, and to enter Ivory Coast. ► Read the... |
 J.-M. Severino publishes new article: "the challenge facing impact investors"Intelligence & Analysis | 09/06/2016 The blog "Private Sector & Development", coordinated by Proparco, has recently published a contribution of Jean-Michel Severino, President of Investisseurs & Partenaires. Entitled "Acting sustainably to promote African small businesses: the challenge facing mission investors... |
 Official Launch of the African Club of EntrepreneursEntrepreneurs | 03/06/2016 The African Club of Entrepreneurs was officially launched on June 2, 2016 in Abidjan at the African Development Bank. The association, based in Ivory Coast, aims to contribute to the emergence of entrepreneurs across the African continent, allowing for direct exchanges and partnerships... |
 A first operational and impact evaluation for the 4th anniversary of the fund I&P Afrique EntrepreneursNews | 27/05/2016 Launched in May 2012, the €54 million fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (IPAE) currently counts 25 companies in portfolio, based in twelve Sub-Saharan countries. This fourth anniversary represents an opportunity for I&P to reflect on the operational status of the fund and the... |
 I&P joins EMPEA network and participates to the Global Private Equity ConferenceNews | 09/05/2016 Organized by the International Finance Corporation and the EMPEA, the 18th Annual Global Private Equity Conference is taking place on 10-11 May 2016 in Washington DC and gathers more than 800 professionals from 60 countries. Jean-Michel Severino joins the meeting for the first time this... |
 Delta Irrigation signs a new contract in the agro-industry sectorEntrepreneurs | 05/05/2016 The Senegalese company Delta Irrigation signed, in partnership with Kulkier, a new contract with the company West Africa Farms. Founded in 2010, West Africa Farms is an agro-industry company based in Saint-Louis region in Senegal specialized in the production and export of... |
 April Newsletter is published!News | 25/04/2016 I&P newsletter of April focuses on the launching events of the national funds in Burkina Faso (Sinergi Burkina) and Senegal (Teranga Capital). Mamadou Lamine Loum, Chairman of the Board of Teranga Capital, signs the editorial of the newsletter. Download here the newsletter... |