This investment was made when British International Investment was named CDC Group.
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Key facts
- Last updated
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When the last quarterly update of the website database occurred.
- December 2024
- Project number
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An identifier number shared by investments in the same project.
- D3320
- Status
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The current status of the investment (green flag for active and red flag for exited).
- Active
- Region
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The geographical region where the country is located. We currently invest in Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and the Caribbean. In 2023, BII’s investment mandate was extended allowing it to invest in regional funds linked to Ukraine, with the majority of activity expected to begin post-war. Investments outside these regions were made prior to 2012 under previous investment mandates.
- Africa, Asia
- Sector
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We prioritise those sectors that facilitate development and need our capital the most. Our priority sectors contribute towards many of the Sustainable Development Goals. They range from investing in the power infrastructure that will provide people with better access to electricity, to investing in financial institutions that direct capital to the individuals and businesses that need it the most.
- Business and consumer services, Financial services
- Investment type :
- Fund
- Start date :
- March 2019
- Amount :
- $50m
- Currency of investment :
- USD
- Fund manager:
- Apis Partners
- Domicile
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The company or investment fund’s place of incorporation.
- United Kingdom
We provide capital in the following ways: directly – through direct equity, direct debt, guarantees and other non-intermediated financial instruments; and indirectly – principally through investment funds.
For direct investments and fund investments, this is the date BII committed capital to the investments. This is typically the date on which legal agreements are signed by all parties.
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For direct equity investments, this is the date at which British International Investment exited the investment.
For debt investments, this is the date at which the final debt repayment was made.
For funds, this is the date at which the fund was terminated.
For underlying fund investments, this is the date at which the fund manager exited the investment.
The total amount committed, per financial instrument, per investment, on the date BII becomes subject to a binding legal obligation to provide funding or assume a contingent liability. This information is provided in US dollars.
For direct investments, this is the amount that BII has committed to the business or project. For fund investments, this is the amount BII has committed to the fund.
The currency in which the investment was made.
- Last updated
Investments made by this fund into companies:
For further information about these companies, visit http://apis.pe/
| Investment name | Country | Region | Sector | Start date | Status |
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| Baobab Payments GmbH (Peach Payments) | South Africa | Southern Africa | Financial services | April 2023 | Active |
| CashFree | India | South Asia | Financial services | November 2020 | Active |
| Coda Payments | Singapore | Rest of the World | Financial services | November 2019 | Active |
| Doku | Indonesia | Rest of the World | Financial services | June 2021 | Active |
| DTOne | Africa | Africa | Business and consumer services | June 2022 | Active |
| Gift Management Asia Pte Ltd | Singapore | Rest of the World | Financial services | December 2021 | Active |
| Hero FinCorp Limited | India | South Asia | Financial services | February 2020 | Active |
| LendTech Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. (Ezra) | Africa | Africa | Financial services | June 2022 | Active |
| MNT-Halan | Egypt | North Africa | Financial services | August 2021 | Active |
| RenewBuy | India | South Asia | Financial services | June 2021 | Active |
| Tutuka | South Africa | Southern Africa | Financial services | August 2019 | Active |
| Tyme Bank Limited | South Africa | Southern Africa | Financial services | January 2021 | Active |
| WHIZDM Money View | India | South Asia | Financial services | January 2023 | Active |
