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Our best wishes for 2025!

- Sébastien Boyé and Jérémy Hajdenberg, co-CEO of I&P

"Dear friends, dear entrepreneurs, dear investors, and partners,

The Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund, a bold initiative catalyzing risk capital for SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa, is entering a new phase.

After three years of impactful contributions, Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) will transition its role as Fund Advisor to Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA). This transition represents a key step in the evolution of the fund of funds, which has championed gender-diverse, African-owned investment vehicles to drive sustainable development. 

In this new publication, "How Can African SME Funds Mobilize More Capital? Data and Lessons from Pioneering LPs and GPs" sponsored by the Argidius Foundation, Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) provides a comprehensive analysis of the fundraising landscape, fund models and return profiles of SME funds across Africa.

We are proud to announce that Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) has been re-certified as a B Corp™, with a global score of 97 confirming our commitment to a worldwide community of companies that uphold high social and environmental standards. 

In this edition n°47 of our quarterly newsletter:

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I&P is proud to support the launch of Fako Capital, the first impact investment fund based in Cameroon, and the 8th fund sponsored by I&P Développement.

In this short video, discover the ambitions of Fako Capital through the testimonies of Vivian Tchatchueng, Managing Director, Vivianne Sagpin from the Cameroonian company Lakelle, David Munnich, Director of I&P Développement, and Prévost Kla, Investment Director at I&P.

In 2019, Investisseurs & Partenaires launched I&P Accélération au Sahel thanks to funding from the European Union, more specifically through The EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa. Financed up to €15.5 million, and deployed over 5 years, this program is aimed at start-ups and small businesses in the Sahel region with one main objective: to give them access to the financing and skills they need to enable their development and thus promote job creation.

I&P is proud to announce its role as fund manager for the newly launched FASA (Financing for Agricultural SMEs in Africa), a multi-donor fund designed to support small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises across Africa. Targeting investment funds focused on agri-SMEs, FASA addresses the substantial financing gap faced by this essential sector for Africa's development.

Every year since 2017, I&P has offered a 2.5-day professional training course dedicated to impact investing and featuring high-level experts from French and African impact funds.

The training is structured to encourage the presentation of concrete case studies and the personal reflection of participants.

Each year, Investisseurs & Partenaires evaluates and reports on the environmental, social and governance impact of its various funds. Highlighting the significant contributions of these funds to the African private sector.