Spark and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) present the 4th IGNITE Conference 2016: Tackling Instability, Radicalisation and Forced Migration.
This year’s conference focuses on how we can tackle root causes of instability, radicalization and forced migration in Africa, the EU and the Middle East, with special attention on the role of entrepreneurship, higher education and leadership in fragile states.
The Land of African Business organizes in Paris the second edition of its annual meetings. The LAB is a flagship event for Africa, proposing unique meetings and innovative solutions.
Alongside the presentations by 50 start-up finalists African Rethink, several panels are provided, including one on finance mutation in Africa with Jean-Michel Severino, President of Investisseurs & Partenaires.
The impact investing group Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) announces a partnership with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to launch an innovative acceleration program in Niger, Burkina Faso and Senegal. The alliance aims to bring high potential start-ups and Small Growing Businesses (SGBs) to an “investment ready status”, with the underlying objective of building a sustainable entrepreneurial support ecosystem in these financially underserved countries.
Investisseurs & Partenaires will take part to ANDE annual conference to be held in Leesburg, Virginia in the United States 26 to 28 September 2016
The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs intends to play its role as an incubator for small and growing businesses
Composed of investment funds, providers, development actors, the Aspen network aims to propel entrepreneurship in emerging markets, knowledge sharing and networking, training and skills development and talents, funding opportunities, advocacy and education.
Paris, September 28, 2016: In their last book*, published by Odile Jacob, Jean-Michel Severino and Jérémy Hajdenberg demonstrate how the economic growth and the development of the African continent is building upon a booming private sector, and most specifically upon emerging startups and small growing businesses.
I&P Développement 1 (IPDEV1), Investisseurs & Partenaires’ historical fund launched in 2002 by Patrice Hoppenot, realized two new exits in Mauritania and in Senegal.
In it ten years of operation, IPDEV1 has invested 11 million euros in 33 startups and small businesses based in Sub-Saharan Arica. With these new exits, the fund records close to twenty exits and demonstrates the viability of I&P impact investment model.
The 22 and 23 September is held in Paris “Les Rencontres Africa 2016”to promote a new energy to economic cooperation between France and Africa. The meeting is organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Foundation Africa France and Export Group Class.
Included in the issue of August 2016: editorial by Manu Dibango to present the project Africa Radio • 3 new investments of the fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs • Portrait of Jules Kébé and Sokhna Diagné of Duopharm in Senegal • News of our partners • Focus on women entrepreneurship in Africa
The fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (IPAE), which entered its last year of investment, welcomes three new companies in its portfolio. Operating in various sectors (agri-business, education and audiovisual), these SMEs share a common pan-African vision and development strategy.
Benefitting from its experience and strong presence in Sub-Saharan Africa, IPAE is a legitimate and strategic partner to support the multi-country development of these companies.
I&P published the annual ESG & Impact Reporting for the fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (IPAE). Launched in 2012, the fund holds about twenty SMEs operating in Sub-Saharan Africa and in the Indian Ocean in portfolio.
I&P Impact & ESG team collects every year a series of impact indicators from IPAE investees, drawing a comprehensive review of the fund's societal strategy and the main impacts generated by our partners.
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