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The team of I&P sends you their best wishes for 2016!

Jean-Michel Severino, President of Investisseurs & Partenaires, signs the editorial of the newsletter of January, reflecting on the highlights of 2015 and the perspectives to come in 2016. He notably underlines the importance of our advocacy projects: plead the case of African entrepreneurship is a key componant of our impact policy, to demonstrate that it is not only possible but extremely relevant to support the small and medium enterprises of the continent.

Officially launched on February 5 in Ouagadougou, Sinergi Burkina is a new fund dedicated to small growing businesses and start-ups in Burkina, sponsored by Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P).

Its objective: address the financing needs of local entrepreneurs and encourage them in the implementation of their project.

The first Burkinabe fund dedicated to Small Growing Businesses

The fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (IPAE) welcomes a new company in its portfolio by partnering with the bakery Tincy, based in Benin.

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The GIIN (Global Impact Investing Network) held an event designed for those actively engaged in investing in (or gearing up to invest in) early-stage ventures (with a focus particularly on the 'missing middle') delivering basic services in Africa. Jean-Michel Severino, President of Investisseurs & Partenaires, shared insights from the recently released handbook “Investing in African SGBS” and from I&P’s own portfolio.

On December 1^st, players across the Venture Philanthropy and Social Investment sector get together to share learnings, successes and failures in a forward-looking programme under the theme of “Different Voices – A Shared Future”. Elodie Nocquet and Olivier Lafourcade from Investisseurs & Partenaires participate to the conference. See more

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During the COP 21, which will take place at Le Bourget – France, from November 30th to December 11th 2015, The Planetworkshops organize an “Africa Off COP21” especially dedicated to all the African countries, the Land of African Business – LAB. the LAB will be an African showcase and a particular place for sharing the innovative “best practices” implemented in Africa around global warming issues.

IPDEV2, the first incubator and sponsor of African impact funds, held the signing of its first closing on October 20^th 2015. While three funds are already operational, in Niger, Burkina Faso and Senegal, IPDEV2 aims to build a network of 10 impact funds in 10 African countries over the next 10 years, in order to finance the small and early-stage businesses of the continent.

Investisseurs & Partenaires has been selected for the ImpactAssets 50 2015 (IA 50), a free, publically available online resource for impact investors and their advisors. The IA 50, now in its fifth year, is the first publically available database of private debt and equity impact investment fund managers.  

From September 30 to October 2, the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) helds its annual conference, targeted at senior-level executives of ANDE member organizations, including leading investors, capacity development providers, foundations, banks, corporations, DFIs and research institutions. Read more