This investment was made under a previous strategy. We disclose information on all our current investments, but narrative information on our pre-2012 investments, when we introduced a new strategy, may be limited.
Key facts
- Status:
- Active
- Region :
Since 2012, we’ve only invested in Africa and South Asia. Investments outside these regions are from our pre-2012 portfolio.
- Africa, West Africa
- Sector :
We have seven priority sectors. However, we continue to invest outside these sectors, largely in the most challenging regions, as new investment supporting any sector helps to underpin the private sector, and create jobs and livelihoods for people. For funds, the sectors listed here are those the fund has invested in so far.
- Communications and IT Services, Financial services, Health, Manufacturing, Other consumer services
- Investment type :
We provide capital in three broad ways: direct equity, debt, and intermediated equity (principally through investment funds).
- Intermediated investment
- Fund manager:
- Cauris Capital Partners II
- Start date :
For direct investments, this is the date CDC committed capital to the business or project.
For funds, this is the date that CDC committed capital to the fund.
For underlying fund investments, this is the date that the fund invested capital into the business.e
- October 2010
- Amount :
For direct investments, this is the total amount that CDC has committed to the business or project (it may be a combination of equity and debt).
For funds, this is the total amount that CDC has committed to the fund.
- $10.9m
- Domicile :
This is the investee company’s place of incorporation; or a fund’s jurisdiction.
- Mauritius
Investments made by this fund
- Active
- Exited
| Investment name | Country | Region | Sector | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azalai Hotels Azalai Hotels is a regional hotel group operating in four countries: Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau and Benin. The group owns six hotels with 3-5 star standards. | Africa, West Africa | Other consumer services | December 2012 | Active | |
| Axxend Corporation 2 Axxend Corporation is an IT services company with operating subsidiaries in Senegal, Côte d Ivoire, Ghana and Cameroon. | Africa | Communications and IT Services | May 2013 | Active | |
| Africa West Industries (AWI) Africa West Industries is a Côte d'Ivoire-based company which produces soap bars and soap pellets from crude palm oil. Products are marketed within the West African market. | Cote d'Ivoire | Africa, West Africa | Manufacturing | April 2015 | Active |
