The Swiss investment manager BlueOrchard recently raised an additional USD 14.6 million from undisclosed investors for its BlueOrchard Sustainable Assets Fund (BOSAF), an infrastructure debt fund active in “growth markets.” Among BOSAF’s outstanding placements are:
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Via InsuResilience Investment Fund II, KfW Seeks to Grow Climate Microinsurance in Africa, Asia, Latin America
German development bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) recently funded the InsuResilience Investment Fund Private Equity II (IIF PE II) to invest in firms helping people in Africa, Asia and Latin America to manage climate risks. In particular, the fund targets
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: BlueOrchard, Luxembourg Ministry of Finance, Schroders Partner on Public-private Environmental Sustainability, Biodiversity Fund
The Luxembourg Ministry of Finance, the UK-based Schroders Group and its Switzerland-based unit BlueOrchard Finance recently agreed to initiate a fund to raise public and private capital to promote “climate mitigation, climate adaptation, and the protection of water and biodiversity.” Finance Minister Yuriko Backes stated that the plan “supports sustainable investments and contributes to resilient economies in emerging markets.” BlueOrchard will serve as
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: BlueOrchard Executes IIF Equity Buy into Forte Insurance to Boost Agricultural Microinsurance in Cambodia
Switzerland’s BlueOrchard Finance recently disbursed an equity placement of undisclosed size from the InsuResilience Investment Fund (IIF), a Luxembourg-domiciled public-private partnership, for IIF to buy a minority stake in Cambodia’s Forte Insurance Group. BlueOrchard’s investment director for the continent, Thibaud Ponchon, expressed confidence that the placement will “drive the penetration of
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: InsuResilience Investment Fund Acquires 40% Equity Stake in Ghana-based Insurance Company Vanguard
Switzerland’s BlueOrchard Impact Investment Advisors recently disbursed an undisclosed sum from the InsuResilience Invest Fund (IIF), a Luxembourg-domiciled public-private partnership, for IIF to buy 40 percent of the shares of Vanguard Assurance, an insurer in Ghana that provides microinsurance as well as traditional coverage. The deal, under which IIF controls multiple seats on Vanguard’s Board of Directors, is intended to grow
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: TriLinc Nets $18m from BlueOrchard to Lend to SMEs Via Global Sustainable Income Fund II
Through its TriLinc Global Sustainable Income Fund II (TGSIF II), US-based TriLinc Global is slated to invest USD 18 million raised by BlueOrchard Impact Investment Managers, a member of the UK-based Schroders Group. The funding is aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) particularly in the
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: BlueOrchard Raises $207m in Equity for COVID-19 Emerging and Frontier Markets MSME Support Fund – Adding IDB, Visa Foundation as Investors
BlueOrchard Impact Investment Managers, a member of the UK-based Schroders Group, recently announced it raised USD 207 million in the second close of its COVID-19 Emerging and Frontier Markets MSME Support Fund, which is intended to counter “the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic” among micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in low- and middle-income countries. The new investors in the funding round include IDB Invest, a member of the Inter-American
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: BlueOrchard Raises $140m for “COVID-19 Emerging and Frontier Markets MSME Support Fund” from Schroders, Japan, UK, US
BlueOrchard Impact Investment Managers, a member of the UK-based Schroders Group, recently partnered with Schroders and three development finance institutions to launch an initiative to fund lenders serving micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries that have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The group of investors, which has committed a total of
MICROFINANCE PAPER WRAP-UP: “Blended Finance 2.0: Giving Voice to the Private Sector;” by Maria Teresa Zappia, Nadina Stodie; published by BlueOrchard
This is a summary of a paper written by Maria Teresa Zappia and Nadina Stodie, published by BlueOrchard, 2018, 30 pages, available at: http://www.blueorchard.com/wp-content/uploads/181016_BlueOrchard_Blended_Finance-2.0.pdf
This paper focuses on research conducted by BlueOrchard, a Switzerland-based impact-investing firm, regarding how the public and private sectors can use “blended finance” to partner on achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Although work on the SDGs is dominated by the public sector, the authors argue for increasing
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: BlueOrchard Arranges $20m Loan from Microfinance Enhancement Facility (MEF), BOMF to FINCA Impact Finance
FINCA Impact Finance, a network of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in 20 countries, recently agreed to