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Hugues Vincent-Genod (Investment officer at I&P) and Kate McElliot (Director of Strategic Development at ANDE) explain in the article "Attracting African Capital to invest in African Small and Growing Businesses" the relevance of the newly released handbook “Investing in Africa’s Small...
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Abidjan,February 3, 2021 -- African education institutions to be strengthened through I&P Education to Employment (IP2E) and Mastercard Foundation partnership
Paris, February 27, 2020 -- Creation of ACEP Group, a new microfinance group with a goal of empowering African entrepreneurs
Paris, May 6, 2020 -- The Social & Inclusive Business Camp (SIBC) accelerates and commits itself alongside entrepreneurs operating in Africa to address the Covid 19 crisis
Paris, July 10, 2020 -- I&P and the European Union launch €15,5 million program "I&P Acceleration in Sahel"
Antananarivo, July 16 -- I&P makes a new investment in Madagascar
Dakar, September 17, 2020 -- The program I&P Acceleration Technologies is expanding in the tech sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nairobi, September 24, 2020 -- I&P opens new office in Kenya, stepping up its activity in East Africa
Abidjan, 10 décembre 2020 -- StarNews Mobile raises first funds with Investisseurs & Partenaires
Paris, July 12, 2019 -- Key Takeaways from the feasibility study conducted by Ferdi, in partnership with I&P and Monaco
Paris, February 12, 2019 -- Second closing of the fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 2 (IPAE 2)
Paris, January 28, 2019 -- The fund IPAE 1 completes two exits with strategic partners
Monaco, January 15, 2019 -- Partnership between I&P and the Government of Monaco to create the first impact fund dedicated to education in Africa || Download the Press Kit
Paris, November 15, 2018 -- I&P launches the blog "Entreprenante Afrique", in partnership with Ferdi and the African Club of Entrepreneurs
Paris, October 09, 2018 -- I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 2 (IPAE 2) carries out its first investments
Paris, September 24, 2018 -- IPDEV 2 reaches its final closing and accelerates the launch of 10 impact funds in Sub-Saharan Africa
Paris, July 17, 2018 -- Publication of the 6th ESG & Impact Reporting of the fund IPAE 1
Abidjan, March 29, 2018 -- Launch of Comoé Capital, first impact fund dedicated to SMEs in Côte d'Ivoire
Antananarivo, February 9, 2018 -- Launch of Miarakap, Malagasy impact fund supported by IPDEV 2
Paris, December 21, 2017 -- I&P obtains the B Corp™ Certificate
Paris, December 11, 2017 -- I&P launches new impact fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 2, with a target size of €80 million
Abidjan, November 14, 2017 -- I&P and the Jacobs Foundation launch the Education Impact Fund in Côte d'Ivoire
Paris, July 7, 2017 -- Investisseurs & Partenaires launches I&P Conseil, a "lab" to support the emergence of African SMEs
Paris, June 8, 2017 -- The fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs inaugurates 3 new industrial projects
Dakar, April 13, 2017 -- Teranga Capital makes its first investment to accelerate the development of OuiCarry
Fontainebleau, October 21, 2016 -- I&P co-organizes its 5th training seminar, dedicated this year on communication and branding issues
Paris, October 6, 2016 -- I&P and USAID partner to accelerate small growing businesses in the Sahel region
Paris, September 28, 2016 -- J.-M. Severino and J. Hajdenberg publish a new book: "Enterprising Africa"
Paris, September 26, 2016 -- I&P completes two new exits of the portfolio IPDEV1
Paris, August 1st, 2016 -- The fund IPAE invests in 3 pan-African companies
Accra, June 22, 2016 -- I&P participates to PEG's $7,5 million round to expand solar energy activities in West Africa
Abidjan, June 2, 2016 -- Launch of the African Club of Entrepreneurs
Paris, May 27, 2016 -- First operational and impact evaluation of the fund IPAE
Dakar, March 16, 2016 -- Launch of Teranga Capital, first impact fund dedicated to African SMEs
Ouagadougou, February,8 -- Launch of Sinergi Burkina, a new financing solutions for SMEs in Burkina Faso
Press Release: launch of the web-documentary Small is Powerful (09/09/2015)
Press Release: I&P publishes the third annual ESG & Impact Reporting (02/07/2015)
Press release - Monaco signs funding agreement to support the project IPDEV2 - 16/02/2015
Press release - I&P celebrates 2nd investment and opening of new office in Ghana - 06/02/2015
Press Release - I&P publishes a handbook to foster investments in African SGBs - 26/05/2015
Press Release - 3rd annual ESG and Impact Reporting of the Fund IPAE - 02/07/2015
Press release - 3 new countries are entering in I&P AFRIQUE ENTREPRENEURS's portfolio - 10/13/2014
Press release - IPDEV is awarded a €1 million grant from the AAFC - 9/30/2014
Press release - IPAE fund celebrates its second anniversary with two new deals - 5/28/2014
Press release - I&P partners with crowdfunding platform Kiva - 2/04/2014
Press release - IPDEV undergoes its 8th exit with COLASER - 2/17/2014
Press kit - Opening of I&P's new office in Ivory Coast - 1/28/2014
Press kit - Opening of I&P's new office in Madagascar - 5/9/2013
Press release - Third closing of the impact investment PE fund "I&P Development II" - 10/14/2013
Press release - Final closing of the private Equity Fund “I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs" (IPAE) at Eur 53,9 Million - 21/05/2012
You will find below additional documents and resources to learn more about I&P's activities :
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I&P in the media
David Munnich and Hugues Vincent-Genod, Investment Officers at Investisseurs & Partenaires, published an article on the blog managed by Business Fights Poverty, a large network of business and development professionals. The article explores the following issue: is it possible to...
Tony Elumelu explores the upcoming trends transforming African economy in the special edition “The World in 2015” published annually by The Economist. Because of their “potential to transform society”, Elumelu underlines the crucial political and social role African entrepreneurs will play in the...
J.-M. Severino interviewed on Europe 1
22/11/2014Jean-Michel Severino, CEO of I&P, was interviewed on November 22th on Europe 1 by Anne Sinclair.
An opportunity to review the current political, economical and social changes on the African continent.
Listen to the interview on Europe 1's website
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The Financial Times has published early October a series of articles exploring the diverse aspects of Africa’s significant economic growth, that many call ‘Africa Rising’’. As stated in the introduction, “from Senegal to Kenya and from Morocco to Mozambique, Africa is enjoying an era of...
PARIS – Africa is undergoing a period of unprecedented economic growth. According to The Economist, six of the ten fastest-growing countries in 2011 were in Africa. Average external debt on the continent has fallen from 63% of GDP in 2000 to 22.2% this year, while average inflation now...
(Reuters) - Three years after disputed elections led to bloodshed, Ivory Coast has emerged as one of the most exciting opportunities for private equity investors in Africa, with a dynamic workforce keen to put a decade of turmoil behind it, a senior investor said on Friday.Jean-Michel...
"Head-to-head: Is Africa’s young population a risk or an asset?", interview de JM Severino on BBC. " Does demographic growth work for economic growth? Yes "Or at least, at some specific moments, one of which Africa is experiencing now. This continent's path is unique in the history of...
Uganda Finance Trust and CEO Anne Nakawunde celebrated last week the issue of its Banking Licence by the Ugandan Central Bank :" It all started with a group of women. Driven by the dream of financial freedom, they carried the hopes of other women and many low income people in Uganda that...
Farming Sea Cucumbers in Malagasy VillagesBlue Ventures’ project builds on research by the Universities of Belgium and Mons, in a partnership with the Malagasy University of Toliara’s Institute of Fisheries and Marine Science, which have developed a patented method of sea cucumber hatchery...
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