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Convergence II The proposed project consists of an equity investment of up to US$ 25 million in Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund (the Fund or CPDIF), a digital infrastructure investment vehicle focused on sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), seeking $250 million in third party commitments and to comprise two parallel funds in South Africa and Mauritius. The funds strategy is to invest in companies operating in the digital technology sector and ICT infrastructure with a geographical focus on Nigeria, Ghana, Cote dIvoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Botswana. The Project is expected to result in increased capacity of digital infrastructure, with a potential to improve quality of digital connectivity and services for individuals and businesses. These outcomes would be achieved by supporting the sharing of broadband and data infrastructure and adding new international connectivity and data center capacity across a number of countries, including some with substantial gaps in digital connectivity. Beyond the Project, this investment has the potential to result in increased competitiveness of the market for digital connectivity and data across the target countries, by creating competitive markets via demonstration and replication channels.
EAIF Two Project The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF or the Fund), an existing IFC client, is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) incorporated in Mauritius that provides long-term USD or EUR denominated debt or mezzanine finance on commercial terms to finance private infrastructure projects in 45 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). 

Since the initial capitalization in 2002 with the Private Infrastructure Development Group PIDG (a multi-donor organization formed by various European public development agencies)  as its sole equity investor and in response to a growing portfolio and financing needs of infrastructure projects in SSA, the Fund has undergone three rounds of additional funding reaching its current size of $600 million. IFC participated in the last round of financing closed in June 2010, committing a senior loan for $36.25 million and a standby liquidity facility for $12.5 million

The Project involves providing $150 million of net additional senior debt to EAIF in order to enable the Fund to invest in new projects through 2013. To close the infrastructure gap with other parts of the world, meet the Millennium Development Goals, and achieve national development targets in Africa within 10 years, an annual spending in infrastructure of US$93 billion (about 15 percent of the regions GDP) would be required. A funding gap equal to one third of this amount exists and the magnitude of the required investments places a premium on maximizing private sector investment flows that the proposed IFC investment will support.

The development impact of the project will be captured in terms of the Funds performance, the Funds additional investments in SSA infrastructure projects, the expansion of infrastructure capacity made available by project investments, the role of the Fund in extending appropriate environmental and social standards and the quality of those investments as follows: (i) Net Internal Rate of Return; (ii) Private sector involvement in infrastructure; (iii) Percentage of underlying investments with steady cash flows; (iv) Total infrastructure capacity (e.g. electricity generated, volume of export/import handled by a port etc.).
8 Miles Fund I 'A' LP 8 Miles Fund I 'A' LP, into which it is proposed IFC will invest, is one of a number of parallel vehicles constituting a pan-African private equity fund ("8 Miles" or the "Fund"), seeking majority and controlling positions, which will provide growth and expansion capital to mostly mid cap companies with the potential to expand locally as well as regionally within and between Sub-Saharan and North Africa. - Encouraging economic development in general and private sector development in particular by investing in high-growth mid cap companies, resulting in significant job creation; 
 
- Contributing to regional integration by helping companies expand within and between Sub-Saharan and North Africa; 
 
- Providing much needed growth and expansion capital and value enhancing advice to companies located in frontier markets throughout Africa;  
 
- Improving companies' sustainable development by ensuring the implementation of best practice corporate governance as well as robust environmental and social standards.
Coffee Revival The Proposed Investment is a CHF 4 million equivalent corporate A Loan to the Nespresso Sustainability Innovation Fund (NSIF) to support Nespressos goal to further scale the farmer support provided through the AAA Sustainable Quality ProgramTM with a focus on the Reviving Origin program. At the same time, IFC will provide Advisory to support the implementation strategy in Uganda, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. This Project will be IFCs second collaboration with Nespresso, after successfully establishing the proof of concept in Ethiopia and Kenya. The Project level outcome is the impact on farmers through: (i) adoption of sustainable coffee production practices and AAA sustainability standards; (ii) yield improvement; and (iii) domestic value addition through investments in processing facilities, leading to increased farm earnings through more reliable access to coffee markets including Nespresso. Beyond the Project, IFC anticipates that contribution to market creation will stem from better integrating underserved regions of the project countries into global value chains by setting up coffee buying points, processing facilities (wet/dry mills) close to the producers and demonstrating the business rationale for enhancing this type of physical infrastructure in the target areas to counter existing bottlenecks for revival of specialty coffee and sector development in general. The AS services contribute to demonstration effect largely at the production level through capacity building of farmers, motivating other sector players to establish or expand their engagement with smallholders to improve quality, increase coffee production, and to safeguard, revive and market rare and high quality coffee.
Brait IV Project Brait IV, L.P. (Brait IV or the Fund) is a private equity fund formed by Brait SA (Brait) and managed by Brait Capital Partners Limited (the Manager) with a target size of approximately $525 million which will make privately negotiated equity and equity-related investments primarily in entities (whether private or publicly traded) having primary business activities principally in South Africa.  The Funds primary objective is to achieve superior long-term capital appreciation through control investments (majority or significant minority) in a portfolio of commercial and industrial companies.  Target industries will include, but not be limited to, consumer products and services, healthcare, manufacturing, media and communications, and resources.  It is expected that Brait will continue to seek out Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) related opportunities which meet the investment and return criteria of Brait IV.
Investment Fund for Health in Africa The Investment Fund for Health in Africa (IFHA or the Fund) is a Netherlands based private equity fund established in February 2007. IFHAs investment policy is focused on providing long-term capital to companies that are active in health care in Africa. The Funds investments focus on sub-sectors such as health insurance and health administration, pharmaceutical distribution and retail, pharmaceutical production, hospitals, laboratories, and other healthcare providers, as well as companies active in the food and agricultural sector related to healthcare. The target size of single investments by the Fund is expected to range from EUR 500,000 up to 15% of the Funds total commitments. The Fund will be managed by African Health Systems Management, a Dutch limited liability company. IFHA will also establish a Mauritius based investment Fund to facilitate its investments. The Project is expected to contribute to the development of health and health care provision in Africa, through the investment of capital and provision of technical expertise, to small and medium healthcare providers. Healthcare is a fundamental backbone to economic development and poverty alleviation. The Fund is expected to invest in companies aiming to increase access to quality health-related goods and services, which in turn should lead to increased employment opportunities for healthcare professionals in Africa and increase access and standards of quality of health services on the African continent. The Investment Manager will adopt international best practices for environmental and social risk assessment and management, and improve transparency and corporate governance, thus transferring knowledge and skills to portfolio companies.
Bolt Technology Bolt Technology OU (Bolt or the Company) is a global ride-hailing company, offering mobility, food, and delivery services through a digital platform. The Company was established in 2013 in Estonia and has since expanded its operations to more than 35 countries and 200 cities globally. The most significant expected project-level outcomes are derived from a digital platform that provides micro-entrepreneurship opportunities to individuals seeking to earn a supplementary income by moving people and goods. The Project is also expected to increase access to affordable urban mobility services for riders, with greater price transparency and improved convenience and safety.

The main sources of expected Market Creation outcomes are derived from the potential to maintain the competitiveness of the emerging ride hailing sector across the target markets, by enabling increased access to and usage of online ride hailing services beyond the Company via competition channels.
Aureos Capital Limited The proposed project consists of three potential IFC investments in new small and medium sized enterprise (SME) regional funds in  Africa, to be managed by Aureos Capital Ltd.: - Aureos Southern Africa Fund  regional fund targeting South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the SADC region excluding Tanzania. - Aureos East Africa Fund  regional fund targeting Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda and the East African region in general. - Aureos West Africa Fund  regional fund targeting Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and the ECOWAS region.  The purpose of the project is financing SMEs that demonstrate potential for profitable growth in these three African regions and achieving capital appreciation through dividends and capital gains from these SME investments.
Adlevo Capital Africa, LLC The project involves a $10 million investment, not to exceed 20% of total committed capital, in Adlevo Capital Africa LLC.  Adlevo Capital Africa, LLC (Adlevo or the Fund) is a private equity fund that is seeking capital commitments of $75  $100 million to take advantage of the growing opportunities for ICT enabled infrastructure and services investments in Sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on Nigeria and South Africa.  The Funds objective is to make equity and equity-linked investments in growth stage companies that derive their competitive advantage through the development and exploitation of technology or technologically driven processes. Adlevo will also target Clean Technology opportunities.  The Fund plans to take majority or significant minority positions of $3  $10 million in 10  15 companies. It is anticipated that the Fund and Fund Manager will have strong development impacts as follows: (i) encouraging economic development in general, and private sector development in particular, by investing in high-growth ICT companies which are expected to lead to above-average rates of job creation; (ii) providing much needed growth and expansion capital and value-enhancing advice to companies located in Sub-Saharan Africa which are expected to feel the impact of the financial crisis as GDP growth begins to slow; (iii) improving companies sustainable development by helping to implement best practice corporate governance and environmental and social standards; and, (iv) facilitating regional integration by helping companies to expand their operations in neighboring countries.
ECCBC Green Loan The proposed investment is an up to 70 million package comprised of up to  53million A-Loan from IFCs own account and up to 17million equivalent loan from IFC acting as the implementing entity of the Canada IFC Blended Finance Program (BCFP) Loan to Equatorial Coca Cola Bottling Company SL (ECCBC or the Company). Project Outcomes: 
IFC expects the Project will:
i)	Create ~26 direct jobs plus about 6,510 indirect and induced jobs throughout the value chain, because of increased production and downstream effects on the retail value chain 
ii)	Increase outreach and improve business of the distributors and retailers especially in the rural areas of West Africa 
iii)	Contribute to a low-carbon pathway by virtue of more efficient compressors and manufacturing processes, especially the replacement of existing refrigerants by ones with zero global warming potential.

Market Creation: 
i)	Increase competitiveness in the beverage sector in North and West Africa through the demonstration of the business case for resource efficient production processes.
Africinvest Fund IV LLC The proposed project consists of an equity investment of up to USD30 million AfricInvest IV LLC (AF IV or the Fund), a generalist, closed-end private equity fund domiciled in Mauritius with a target size of USD500 million. Fund will invest in mid-market growth capital transactions in Africa. Project Outcomes:
- Stakeholder: Access to growth capital for Fund investees: The Fund, while maintaining a generalist strategy,
will provide access to much needed long-term equity capital for mid-market companies in Africa.
- Stakeholder: Increased Investee Growth: IFC expects the Fund to help in knowledge transfer and bring
operational value-add to its investees.
Contribution to Market Creation
- Competitiveness: The project is expected to increase PE market activity in Africa by demonstrating the viability of PE investments given the challenging fundraising environment.
IFHA II Project The Investment Fund for Health in Africa II (IFHA II or the Fund) is a successor fund of the Investment Fund for Health in Africa (IFHA), a Private Equity (PE) fund that invests in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the healthcare sector in Africa. The Fund will invest in the healthcare provision, wholesale and distribution of healthcare products, medical insurance and manufacture of healthcare products sectors in Africa. The Project is expected to contribute to the development of health and health care provision in Africa, through the investment of capital and provision of technical expertise, to small and medium healthcare providers. Healthcare is a fundamental backbone to economic development and poverty alleviation. The Fund is expected to invest in companies aiming to increase access to quality health-related goods and services, which in turn should lead to increased employment opportunities for healthcare professionals in Africa and increase access and standards of quality of health services on the African continent. The Fund Manager will adopt international best practices for environmental and social risk assessment and management, and improve transparency and corporate governance, thus transferring knowledge and skills to portfolio companies
Africa 2012 Equity investment to support business expansion plans for a pan-African banking group. The Project is expected to make a significant contribution to the financial sector and economic development in SSA. The Project''s expected development impact in countries and regions where the Group is present is summarized below: (i)	Increase Access to Credit:  The proposed investments in the Group are expected to improve access to credit in SSA as they will enable the bank to maintain and/or grow credit provision to the domestic economies where it operates, including to underserved market segments (e.g., agribusiness, climate change, SMEs and microenterprises);  (ii)	Develop the Financial Sector in IDA and Conflict-Affected Countries:  the Group has demonstrated its commitment to IDA and post-conflict countries by strengthening and/or establishing operations in some of the most difficult environments, making it a pillar of financial sector stability in those countries and a link between them and their more stable neighbors; (iii)	Create/maintain employment :  By helping the Group to better serve its clients in the countries within which it operates, the Project will also help generate job opportunities for the bank''s clients thereby creating or maintaining employment opportunities for more  people in the region.
GWFP ETG SCB III The proposed project involves the second renewal of the existing funded risk sharing facility with Standard Chartered Bank (the Bank or SCB) for a trade finance facility of US$80 million to support ETC Group (ETG) agri commodity traders export of cash and food grains, storage, and import of fertilizers in Sub-Saharan Africa. IFCs investment amount will be up to US$40 million.   The Project will support the purchase, storage and sales of agri commodities and fertilizers in SSA countries such as Malawi, Benin, Kenya, Tanzania, etc. Commodities financed by the project are bought from mostly smallholder farmers in SSA and sold to wholesalers, cooperatives, NGOs and governments in various IDA countries and into the international market. The renewed facility is expected to continue having the following development impacts: (i) support of commodity trade finance for importers/exporters in emerging markets; (ii) increased access to trade finance for critical commodities, especially in the agro-commodity sector in emerging market; and (ii) improved market integration by facilitating intra-regional and south-south trade for commodities and enhancing connectivity of real sector firms into value chains
Ecobank Transnational Inc. Summary Of Project Information (SPI)       Project Name    Togo-Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI)              Region    Africa Regional        Sector       Project No009319   Projected Board DateDecember 30, 1998   Company NameEcobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI)   Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders    	Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Fund (12%)    	Saudi Prince Al Wahleeds Kingdom Holding Africa (18%)    Private Shareholders (70%)    Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment    	Project Cost: US$ 29.75 million   IFC Investment: US$ 7.5 million    Location of project and Description of site    	Lomé, Togo    Description of Company and Purpose of Project    	The project consists of an IFC investment totaling US$7.5 million in ETI through a subscription to a two tranche preferred share issue by ETI: (i) US$3.75 million in Class A ETI Preferred Stock convertible into ETI Ordinary Shares; and (ii) US$3.75 million in Class B ETI Preferred Stock redeemable within five years. This structure was jointly determined by IFC and ETI as the best way in which IFC could play a meaningful role in supporting the institutional development, expansion and diversification of West Africas only fully indigenous international banking group.  ETI has the most diversified country presence of any bank in West Africa, with six banks in as many countries, and spanning both English and French speaking countries.  By supporting ETIs expansion and helping it broaden its ownership structure, IFC would contribute significantly both to the broadening and deepening of the regions financial sector.       Environmental Category and Issues    	This is a Financial Intermediary (FI) Tier 1 project.  ETI must attend IFC''s environmental management training; implement an environmental management system; and submit an annual environmental performance report describing the performance of the environmental management system.        Date SPI sent to InfoShop     November 25, 1998      This Summary of Project Information is prepared and distributed to the public in advance of consideration of the proposed transaction by the Corporations Board of Directors.  It is provided for the purpose of enhancing the transparency of IFCs activities and should not be construed as presuming the outcome of IFC Board consideration.    For Additional Information contact:  Corporate Relations Unit -   telephone: (202) 473-7711   facsimile: (202) 974-4384
Atlantic Coast Regional Fund LLC The IFC project team proposes to make an investment of $15 million in the Atlantic Coast Regional Fund, Limited Life Company (ACRF or the Fund), a $150 million private equity fund that will target investments in high growth mid cap companies in IDA countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) regions of Sub-Saharan Africa (collectively the Target Region).  The Target Region will also include other countries such as Mauritania and Uganda. The Fund, a limited life company under the laws of Mauritius, will be managed by the Advanced Finance and Investment Group, L.L.C. (AFIG, the Fund Manager), a local fund manager, comprised of native West Africans.  This Fund is considered highly developmental as, first, IFC is supporting a new local team of African professionals that were in the diaspora (mainly in the United States and Europe) who are returning to the Francophone African region and launching one of the first locally organized private equity funds; second, the growth of private equity in Francophone Africa has been slower than other parts of Africa. IFC is attempting to address this market deficiency by supporting this new Francophone team. ACRF anticipates contributing to the private sector of several sub-Saharan Francophone countries by strengthening and improving the sustainability of at least 10 to 15 companies.  Based on the existing pipeline, 30% of the target companies are SMEs that need substantial hand-holding and financial resources to become competitive businesses.  The Fund is also expected to invest in high-growth mid-size companies leading to increased employment rates at a rate higher than the local average.  The Fund will also contribute to improve corporate governance and transparency in its portfolio companies helping them to become listed companies in the local stock exchange.     The Fund has adopted the IFC environmental performance standards and is expected to help improve the environmental management of its portfolio companies.
Imperial DTMC The proposed investment is an up to US$100 million unsecured, senior loan (A loan) to Imperial Capital Limited (DTMC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Imperial Logistics Limited (Imperial or the Company or the Group), an African focused provider of integrated market access and logistics solutions . The financing package will be used for general corporate and working capital purposes of the Group, growth capital expenditure and acquisitions across the Imperial Group. The project outcomes rating is composed of two claims: (i) Stakeholder Effect via increased access to healthcare products. The global shortage of healthcare supplies has led to worldwide competition for these supplies, making it difficult  particularly in developing countries  to purchase  quality medical products at affordable prices. The Project will support operations in the Africa region, that will increase the distribution and sales of healthcare products that are needed in the response to COVID-19 and other diseases. The Project responds to the large need for improved healthcare logistics in Africa. This includes the need to improve cold-storage logistics as part of the roll out of COVID-19 and other vaccines; and (ii) Economy-wide effect via direct jobs created and gross value added. The project will help scale the production, distribution, and delivery of healthcare supplies that is likely to result in the creation of new jobs and/or economic linkages to the rest of the economy. To measure progress against this outcome, IFC will track direct jobs created.