On the occasion of celebrating fifteen years of investment, Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P), the impact investing group dedicated to Small and Medium Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa, has announced the first closing of IPAE 2, a new impact fund combining performance and impact.
I&P, Comoé Capital, and the Jacobs Foundation are launching a new impact fund dedicated to education in Côte d’Ivoire, the Education Impact Fund (EIF).
David Munnich, Chief Operations Officer at I&P, participates from October 10 to 13th to the annual SOCAP conference, an event dedicated to increasing the flow of capital toward social good.
A landmark event, SOCAP brings together thousands of impact investors, social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, business leaders and innovative cross-sector practitioners.
15 years after its creation, Investisseurs & Partenaires publishes a short document reflecting on the successes, drawbacks and key lessons learned from its first impact fund: Investisseur & Partenaire pour le Développement (IPDEV).
Investisseurs & Partenaires participates to the annual conference organized by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) from September 25 to 27.
Teranga Capital, an impact investment company dedicated to financing and supporting small and medium-sized entreprises in Senegal, has realized a second investment and welcomes in its portfolio the Senegalese company COGELEC ENERGY, a few months after a first investment in OuiCarry.
COGELEC ENERGY is an engineering company specialized in electrical line construction, rural electrification and distribution and maintenance of electrical and hydraulic equipment, spanning the whole territory of Senegal.
The 10th edition of the Convergences World Forum is focused on the topic “Together, let’s innovate for a Zero exclusion, Zero carbon, Zero poverty world”. It will specifically address 6 Sustainable Development Goals: gender equality (#5), Clean Water and Sanitation (#6), Affordable and Clean Energy (#7), Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (#9), Responsible Consumption and Production ( #12) and Partnerships for the goals (#17)
I&P's July newsletter is online! Review of the important news of the last three months and notably:
• Launch of a high-level training on impact investing, with Patrick Guillaumont, President of the Ferdi
• Launch of I&P Conseil
• Portrait of Mamadou Sanankoua, Director of Conergies in côte d'Ivoire and Mali
Building on its 15-year experience in financing and supporting African entrepreneurs, Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) is developing a consulting activity aiming to improve the business environment and develop the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Africa.
Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) publishes the annual ESG & Impact Report of the fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (IPAE). Since its creation in 2012, IPAE has invested in 28 companies located in 12 different African countries and operating in a great variety of sectors.
On this occasion, I&P publishes a strategic document presenting its ESG & Impact Policy (see below).
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