This investment was made when British International Investment was named CDC Group.
Our investment
Description of the investment.
Description of the investment.
CDC invested $15 million in the Ethiopia fund in 2012, alongside other European DFIs including the Netherlands’ FMO and Germany’s DEG, and other institutional and fund-of-fund investors.
Our investment will provide much-needed growth capital to SMEs in this low-income country, particularly for smallholders and agribusinesses.
Expected impact
Expected impact of investments made between 2012 and 2018. From 2019 onwards, we have published a fuller set of impact information, assessing each investment against six dimensions of impact.
Expected impact of investments made between 2012 and 2018. From 2019 onwards, we have published a fuller set of impact information, assessing each investment against six dimensions of impact.
The private sector in Ethiopia is young, and entrepreneurs and enterprises are in dire need of finance. The Ethiopia fund aims to highlight the country as an investment destination and provide growing private sector businesses with access to funding.
Our investment will support the growth of Ethiopian companies (transform the country’s agricultural and food production). In January 2016, SGI acquired a 45 per cent stake in MB PLC (Family Milk), a leading dairy processor in Ethiopia. By implementing international best practices in dairy processing and product development, it aims to build the country’s leading dairy company including launching the country’s first UHT milk processing plant.
In addition to providing capital, the fund also supports the growth strategy of the SMEs in which it invests, for example, by advising management teams, supplementing technical expertise, and taking an active role on boards. The fund manager previously invested in three local companies which were then transferred to the fund: a coffee-roasting company, a cement factory and an international school.
Environmental and social information
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Environmental and social summary
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Environmental and social risk
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Environmental and social summary
We worked closely with the fund manager to develop and implement an ESMS for this first-time fund.
Reporting and Complaints Mechanism
The Reporting and Complaints Mechanism allows anyone outside BII to report alleged breaches of the business integrity or environmental and social provisions of BII’s Policy on Responsible Investing. This includes breaches made by BII, a BII investee, or a portfolio company of a fund in which BII has invested. The Reporting and Complaints Mechanism Rules are available here. Reports and complaints can be submitted by email to reportsandcomplaints@bii.co.uk or by mail. See more details on our Reporting and Complaints Mechanism here.
For any other general enquiries contact us at enquiries@bii.co.uk
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Key facts
- Last updated
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- June 2024
- Project number
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An identifier number shared by investments in the same project.
- D282
- Status
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- 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.
- East Africa
- 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.
- Consumer - Education, Consumer - Health, Food & Agriculture, Manufacturing
- Investment type :
- Fund
- Start date :
- January 2013
- Amount :
- $15m
- Currency of investment :
- USD
- Fund Manager:
- Schulze Global Ethiopia GP
- Domicile
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The company or investment fund’s place of incorporation.
- Cayman Islands
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.
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Investments made by this fund into companies:
For further information about these companies, visit http://sgifrontier.com/
| Investment name | Country | Region | Sector | Start date | Status |
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| Afri Flowers Holding B.V. (Afriflora)/Flamingo Horticulture Ltd (Flamingo) | Ethiopia | East Africa | Food & Agriculture | August 2018 | Active |
| Family Milk | Ethiopia | East Africa | Food & Agriculture | January 2016 | Active |
| Flipper Kindergarten Plc | Ethiopia | East Africa | Consumer - Education | February 2013 | Exited |
| Jalannera Coffee Export & Coffee Farm Plc | Ethiopia | East Africa | Food & Agriculture | February 2013 | Active |
| Kaliti Food Share Company | Ethiopia | East Africa | Food & Agriculture | December 2013 | Active |
| National Cement Share Company | Ethiopia | East Africa | Manufacturing | February 2013 | Exited |
| Origin Water | Ethiopia | East Africa | Food & Agriculture | May 2016 | Active |
| SA-Med Plc | Ethiopia | East Africa | Consumer - Health | June 2014 | Active |
