We empower entrepreneurship in frontier markets
An impact-driven financial service provider, we are the product of a strong collaboration of the European Development Financial Institutions (EDFIs) community, our shareholders, and the European Commission, our main funder, that decided to team up to address the challenge of sustainable development.
What we offer
Financial services which nourish entrepreneurship in developing countries:
Our value
proposition
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Impact
We support impactful entrepreneurs that contribute to sustainable development in emerging markets. Be it as through direct funding of private companies in agriculture or renewable energy or by supporting and working together with DFIs through guarantees and syndications.
Read More18.3 m beneficiaries
Our value
proposition
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Additionality
We invest in a strategic way to fill market gaps and reach underserved businesses. Our financial solutions step in when entrepreneurs face challenges securing commercial financing due to the high-risk nature of ventures pursued or markets where business occurs.
€400 m in mandates
Our value
proposition
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Catalysation
We seek out ways to crowd in other investors thanks to our high-risk appetite and our de-risking tools. EDFI MC investments rely on sound financial, legal and ESG analysis to grow businesses and support them to access additional financing.
Read More€1 b+ of mobilised financing
Our value
proposition
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Tailor made
All our investments are tailor made and fit for purpose. The large range of our available financing instruments – equity, equity-like, debt, syndications, guarantees or grants – allow us to design the most appropriate solution to serve a company’s needs and widen impact.
63 different projects
Our cases
We operate globally. On top of our global mandates across the OECD Development Assistance Committee countries, we have, together with our partners, developed customised investment strategies that target specific countries and regions.
EDFI MC
in numbers
Capacity
€ 1.2 billion
Experts in the team
46
Number of beneficiaries
16 million