Ishanagar Transmission Power Limited is a project company as a part of BII’s partnership with IndiGrid Infrastructure Investment Trust and Norfund. The project consist of the construction of substations and an 18km transmission lines in Madhya Pradesh, India. Once built, the project will help cater to the electricity demand of the proposed green hydrogen plant in the nearby area and for the interconnection of a 630 MW Solar Plant.

Website:

https://www.indigrid.co.in/

Jacoma Estates is the parent company of Tropha Estates, an agribusiness in Northern Malawi developing over 1,000 hectares of irrigated macadamia orchards. 

The company is focused on producing macadamia nuts for export, and has three nucleus farms and a macadamia processing facility. It has also established smallholder outgrower schemes, supporting over 5,000 independent farmers who produce paprika and birds eye chilli for sale into export markets.

Jacoma is continuing to expand the irrigation and processing facilities at its sites to increase the yield and quality of its core products.

Website:

http://www.jacomaestates.com

Janalakshmi Financial Services, now Jana Small Finance Bank, started its operations in 2006 as an Indian micro finance institution (MFI) to provide finance for the country’s low-income and underbanked population.

In 2017, the MFI was granted a Small Finance Bank licence, and the rebranded firm began banking operations in March 2018. The Bengaluru-headquartered bank currently has 15,000 direct employees.

It plans to convert most of its existing MFI branches into full-fledged bank branches across 18 states by the end of 2019. This includes 25 per cent of rural branches to serve the unbanked.

Website:

http://www.janalakshmi.com/

Jinnat Textile Mills Limited is a greenfield, cotton yarn spinning mill and is part of the DBL Group, a textiles group in Bangladesh.

Website:

https://www.dbl-group.com/

Jumia, part of the Africa Internet Group (AIG), is Africa’s leading internet company operating in more than 20 countries across the continent. It provides a comprehensive range of services – including ecommerce, food delivery, financial services, travel and classified adverts – to Africa’s consumers and small businesses.

Founded in Lagos in 2012 by Jeremy Hodara and Sacha Poignonnec, AIG connects more than 50,000 local and international companies with millions of African consumers. To support this, it has developed its own payments system and one of Africa’s largest logistics operations.

Jumia is listed among the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Smartest Companies 2017.

Website:

https://group.jumia.com/

Kallam Transco Limited is a project company as part of our partnership with IndiGrid Infrastructure Investment Trust and Norfund. The project involves upgrading a substation and building a 13km transmission line in Maharashtra, India. Once built, the project will help generate 3.25 GW of wind energy in the local area.

Kamponji Enterprises Limited (KEL) is one of Malawi’s leading poultry companies. Established in 2013, the Limbe-based company produces, distributes and retails table eggs, broiler day-old chicks and animal feed across Malawi.

Website:

http://www.kelfoods.net

Kashf Foundation is one of the leading microfinance institutions in Pakistan. The organisation promotes female entrepreneurship and has so far enabled more than a million low-income families across Pakistan to improve their standard of living.

Website:

https://kashf.org/

Kelix Bio (formerly Zanzibar Pharma) is a specialty generic pharmaceuticals business focused on emerging markets. The company aims to develop and commercialise affordable products in countries historically deprived of access to such medications.

Website:

https://www.kelixbio.com/

Founded in 2011, Kinara Capital is a tech-enabled leading provider of unsecured small business loans in India to micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), focusing on manufacturing and trading in urban and semi-urban cities. Headquartered in Bangalore, it is active in six states and over 90 cities in South and West India through its 125 branches and it has over 30,000 active borrowers.

Website:

https://kinaracapital.com/

Klinchenberg B.V. (also known as the Scatec-Norfund-BII Africa Hydropower Joint Venture) is a joint venture we are entering with Norfund and Scatec, a leading renewable energy solutions provider, to invest in hydropower projects across Africa in a huge boost to the continent’s renewable energy.

Website:

https://www.klinkenbergbv.co.uk/

Leap is one of the leading agricultural warehousing and logistics companies in India. It has a twofold mission: to connect the grain supply chain from farm to business, and to transform itself into a robust agri-silos and logistics platform.

Website:

http://leapifl.com/

Leap is one of the leading agricultural warehousing and logistics companies in India. It has a twofold mission: to connect the grain supply chain from farm to business, and to transform itself into a robust agri-silos and logistics platform.

Website:

http://leapifl.com/

CDC’s investment is funding the creation of 150 MW of wind farms located in the Jhimpir area of the Sindh province of Pakistan. The project involves three separate schemes of 50 MW each, two developed by Liberty Mills and one by Indus Group.

Website:

https://libertymillslimited.com/

CDC’s investment is funding the creation of 150 MW of wind farms located in the Jhimpir area of the Sindh province of Pakistan. The project involves three separate schemes of 50 MW each, two developed by Liberty Mills and one by Indus Group.

Website:

https://libertymillslimited.com/

Light Microfinance is a Non-Banking Finance Company registered with the Reserve Bank Of India. Light Microfinance provides microfinance products and services, targeting rural and peri-urban areas, with a specific focus on women. The company operates in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana.

Website:

https://lightmicrofinance.com/

Liquid Telecom is a leading technology and digital solutions provider in eastern, central and southern Africa. Liquid Telecom is the largest independent fibre and cloud provider in Africa. It has built Africa’s largest independent fibre network. It also operates state-of-the-art data centres in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Nairobi, and is a leading provider of cloud-based services across Africa.

Website:

https://liquid.tech/

Liquid Telecom is a leading technology and digital solutions provider in eastern, central and southern Africa. Liquid Telecom is the largest independent fibre and cloud provider in Africa. It has built Africa’s largest independent fibre network. It also operates state-of-the-art data centres in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Nairobi, and is a leading provider of cloud-based services across Africa.

Loadshare is an Indian logistics company that uses technology to bring together small and medium logistics companies to create a pan-Indian network reaching local suppliers and rural customers. By bringing together these smaller companies, Loadshare enables them to have better market access, which in turn boosts their growth and creates jobs.

Website:

https://loadshare.net/

We have invested via Lynx Food Group into Lona Group. Lona Group is an integrated fruit businesses in South Africa, involved in activities across the food value chain. This includes farming, aggregating and packing fruit (citrus, mango, grape, olives, and stonefruit), cold storage and logistics, marketing fruit for export and domestic consumption, and fruit and vegetable processing.

Website:

www.lona.co.za