MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund Lending $9m to LOLC to Finance MSMEs in Africa

The German subsidiary of Verdant Capital recently agreed to lend USD 9 million from the Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund to support subsidiaries of Sri Lanka’s Lanka Orix Leasing Company (LOLC) Holdings that offer savings and loans in Africa. These institutions, which serve Democratic Republic of Congo,

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: In 1st Disbursement, Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund Loans $7m to Watu Credit Uganda to Expand Vehicle Financing

Verdant Capital, a Mauritius-based corporate finance firm, recently issued subordinated debt in the amount of USD 7 million to Watu Credit Uganda, an affiliate of Kenya’s Watu Credit, which funds vehicles and mobile phones in six African countries. While Watu also funds smartphones, tuk tuks (three-wheelers) and cars,