Alquity Investment Management, founded in 2009 as part of the London- and Hong Kong-based Alquity Group, which also incorporates Smoothed Growth Investment Management (SGI-Management), will soon launch a fund invested in listed African equities. Continue Reading »

Paul DiLeo, Managing Partner at Grassroots Capital, plays a role in attracting private capital to the company, creating investment vehicles to address market gaps and raising funding to support new initiatives.  Mr. DiLeo launched and now co-manages the Global Microfinance Equity Fund and the Gray Ghost Microfinance Fund, which is a private, for-profit microfinance fund originally established to demonstrate the viability of microfinance investment.  He obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts (US), has a master’s degree from Boston University (US) and completed studies in business accounting and finance at New York University (US). Continue Reading »

Aavishkaar Goodwell, a company that provides equity finance for microfinance institutions (MFIs), is attempting to secure commitments to raise USD 100 million for its second fund. Continue Reading »

Mr. Crawford is Chief Executive Officer of MicroVest Capital Management, responsible for the development, management and growth of MicroVest, including developing and implementing business development strategies and supervising investment deals. He led the launch of MicroVest I, LP, a commercial private equity vehicle focused on microfinance in North America. He has over 20 years of experience with microfinance institutions (MFIs) and capital markets and has worked in Latin America, Africa and Asia. 

Previously, Mr. Crawford worked for the Latin American Financial Markets Division at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), created and ran Seed Capital Development Fund and was the Assistant Project Director for Africa Venture Capital Project. Mr. Crawford received his bank training at Chase Manhattan Bank in the mid 1980’s after working in Africa for the Red Cross and the US State Department. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) (US) in 1983 and Bates College (US) in 1980. Continue Reading »

According to an article published on the Microfinance Focus website, Belgium-based microfinance fund manager Incofin Investment Management is on track to meeting its target of EUR 100 million (USD 139 million) for its second Rural Impulse Fund by next quarter. Continue Reading »

Financiera Independencia, a Mexican microfinance institution, recently concluded an 85 million share capital increase. Continue Reading »

Written by Karel Janda and Barbora Svarovska of Charles University in Prague, MPRA Paper Number 19486, December 2009, published by the Munich Personal RePEc Archive (MPRA), available here: http://www.microfinancegateway.org/p/site/m//template.rc/1.9.41395 Continue Reading »

MicroVest Capital Management recently announced the closing of MicroVest II with USD 60 million in commitments. Continue Reading »

According to a recent article in The Business Times, a daily Singaporean newspaper, “Asia’s institutional and private investors have yet to warm to the microfinance sector, despite its prominence in the region and its resilience as an asset class this past downturn.” Continue Reading »

By Zoran Stanisljevic, based on his interview with Christina Leijonhufvud, Managing Director of the Global Social Sector Finance Group at JP Morgan, published by MicroCapital.org, December 2009, 5 pages, available at http://www.microcapital.org/downloads/whitepapers/Diligence.pdf Continue Reading »

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The Rural Microfinance Development Center Ltd. (RMDC) provides loans to microfinance institutions (MFIs) and institutions that support MFIs in Nepal. Continue Reading »

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Consorzio Etimos of Italy provides financial products to socially-oriented organizations. Continue Reading »

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Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft GmbH (DEG) of Germany provides financial services for socially-oriented organizations. Continue Reading »

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Social Fund for Development (SFD) of Yemen provides financial products and assistance to socially-oriented organizations in Yemen. Continue Reading »

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ALTERFIN is a cooperative society that invests in microfinance institutions (MFIs) and fair trade producers’ associations. Continue Reading »

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Working Capital for Community Needs (WCCN) provides financing to socially-oriented organizations in Nicaragua. Continue Reading »

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The Rabobank Foundation of the Netherlands provides funding and assistance to socially-oriented organizations. Continue Reading »

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Lithuanian Central Credit Union (LCCU) supports the credit unions in Lithuania. Continue Reading »