International Finance Corporation

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), established in 1956, is a member of the World Bank Group dedicated to fostering private sector development in emerging markets. It provides financial services, including loans and equity investments, ranging from $1 million to $100 million, with a focus on projects that drive economic growth and social impact. IFC invests across various sectors such as infrastructure, agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare, education, technology, and financial services.

Wale Ayeni

Regional Head Africa Venture Capital

Andi Dervishi

Chief Investment Officer and Global Head, Fintech

Makhtar Diop

Managing Director

Imad N. Fakhoury

IFC Regional Director South Asia

Allen Forlemu

Regional Industry Director, Financial Institutions Group, Asia and Pacific

Alfonso Garcia Mora

Regional Vice President for Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean

Mohamed Gouled

Vice President, Industries

Cheryl Hanway

Director

Saadia Khairi

Vice President and Chief Risk Officer

Dahlia Khalifa

Regional Director of Central Africa, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone

Rosy Khanna

Regional Industry Director for Financial Institutions in Asia-Pacific

Vivek Pathak

Director and Global Head of Climate Business

Mary Porter Peschka

Director

Sergio Pimenta

Regional Vice President, Africa

Facundo Sanchez Freytes

Investment Officer

Leila Search

Senior Investment Officer and Program Officer

Oumar Seydi

IFC Regional Director, Africa

Sarvesh Suri

Regional Industry Director, Infrastructure and Natural Resources

Paulo De Bolle

Director, Special Situations

Stephanie Friedeburg

Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Resources

Past deals in Nigeria

Lagos Free Zone

Private Equity Round in 2025
Operates a commerce and trade zone in Lagos, Nigeria, offering infrastructure facilities and services. It provides clustered opportunities for multiple sectors, deep sea port connections, regional rail connectivity, and other amenities to facilitate ease of doing business.

Indorama Fertilizers

Debt Financing in 2024
Indorama Fertilizers operates a world-class, 1.4 million metric tonnes per annum urea manufacturing facility based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The plant has been developed to global environmental, social and construction standards. It plays a key role in supporting the agricultural sector in Nigeria by providing a reliable supply of fertilizers for local farmers, thereby enabling import substitution and supporting the diversification needs of the Nigerian economy. Indorama Fertilizers is also advantageously located to serve neighboring West African countries and key Western hemisphere markets, including North America, South America and Europe

Husk Power Systems

Debt Financing in 2023
Husk Power Systems Pvt. Ltd. is a renewable energy company based in Patna, India, that focuses on generating and distributing electricity to households, community services, small businesses, and factories. Founded in 2007, the company utilizes biomass waste—such as rice husks and other agricultural residues—to produce electricity through its proprietary technology. Husk Power Systems designs and operates mini-power plants and micro-grids, offering electricity as a pay-for-use service primarily to rural areas. This approach not only provides reliable lighting, reducing reliance on kerosene, but also fosters economic development by enabling microenterprises and the use of electricity-operated machinery. By creating a sustainable energy ecosystem at each power plant, Husk Power Systems aims to deliver shared value to its stakeholders and stimulate local economies.

BUA Cement

Post in 2023
BUA Cement Plc, established in 2018, specializes in producing and distributing CEM II type cement under the brand "BUA Cement". This product is designed to meet Nigerian Industrial Standards and caters to various construction needs across Nigeria. Its distinctive features include high early strength, rapid setting, and low heat of hydration, making it suitable for block-making, plastering, and concrete works. The company generates revenue primarily through the sale of bagged cement and bulk cement within Nigeria.

Airtel Africa

Post in 2022
Airtel Africa is a telecommunications company offering mobile voice and data services across Nigeria, East Africa, and Francophone Africa. As of March 2020, it served approximately 110.6 million customers with prepaid/postpaid wireless voice, data communication services, and mobile money services.

Nexford University

Series A in 2022
Nexford University is an online higher education institution founded in 2017, based in Washington, D.C. It aims to provide accessible and affordable education tailored to the demands of the global workforce. Serving markets such as the United States, the Philippines, Nigeria, and Egypt, Nexford offers degree programs and courses across various industries, including technology, business, and healthcare. The university's curriculum is designed to align with employer needs, leveraging artificial intelligence to identify and focus on in-demand skills. This approach ensures that learners, particularly from middle-income societies, receive a relevant and dynamic education that prepares them for success in a competitive global job market.

Kobo360

Series B in 2021
Kobo360 is a digital logistics platform that connects cargo owners, truck owners/drivers, and recipients. It uses data analytics and technology to streamline supply chains, reduce waste, and enable efficient delivery of goods across Africa.

TradeDepot

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2016, TradeDepot is a SaaS platform that connects FMCG distributors, wholesalers, and retailers across Africa. It leverages real-time stock level tracking, predictive trade intelligence, and automated sales promotions to boost sales and improve distribution efficiency.

Union Bank of Nigeria

Debt Financing in 2020
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc is a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. Established in 1917, the bank serves a diverse clientele, including individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and large corporations, primarily in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. It operates through four main segments: Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, Corporate Banking, and Treasury. Union Bank offers a variety of financial products and services, such as current and savings accounts, debit cards, online and mobile banking, SME solutions, loans, credit services, and cash management. The bank is a subsidiary of Union Global Partners Limited and is committed to supporting economic growth through its comprehensive banking solutions.

Access Bank

Post in 2020
Access Bank, established in 1988 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, is a commercial bank that offers a wide range of banking products and services to individual and business customers. The bank operates in Ghana and provides various accounts, including standard savings and current accounts, as well as specialized options such as access advantage and premier accounts. Access Bank also offers online banking services, facilitating ATM transactions, online access, point-of-sale terminal services, bill payments, and Western Union money transfers. In addition to personal banking, the bank provides corporate and investment banking, commercial and business banking services, along with mortgage loans and sustainable international banking solutions.

Zenith Bank

Debt Financing in 2020
Zenith Bank is a prominent commercial bank established in May 1990, commencing operations in July of the same year. It provides a wide array of specialized financial services, including asset management, trade finance, lending, and treasury products. The bank offers various account types such as domestic and foreign accounts, corporate current accounts, and savings accounts, alongside treasury and custodian services. Zenith Bank became a public limited company in June 2004 and was subsequently listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange later that year, marking a significant milestone in its growth. Today, it is recognized as Nigeria's largest bank by tier-1 capital, with a diverse shareholder base of approximately one million.

Kobo360

Series A in 2019
Kobo360 is a digital logistics platform that connects cargo owners, truck owners/drivers, and recipients. It uses data analytics and technology to streamline supply chains, reduce waste, and enable efficient delivery of goods across Africa.

Kobo360

Seed Round in 2018
Kobo360 is a digital logistics platform that connects cargo owners, truck owners/drivers, and recipients. It uses data analytics and technology to streamline supply chains, reduce waste, and enable efficient delivery of goods across Africa.

Hygeia Group

Venture Round in 2016
Hygeia Group, based in Lagos, Nigeria, specializes in integrated healthcare services, managing hospitals and health maintenance organizations (HMOs). Founded in 1986, the company operates its flagship facility, Lagoon Hospital Apapa, along with two additional hospitals located in Ikeja and Victoria Island. Hygeia's hospital services encompass a wide range of specialties, including surgery, cardiology, pediatrics, and critical care, among others. Through its HMO, Hygeia provides managed care to over 400,000 enrollees from more than 250 corporate clients, working with a vast network of over 1,200 healthcare providers nationwide. Additionally, the Hygeia Community Health Plan is a donor-funded initiative designed to enhance healthcare access for low-income groups in Nigeria. As a subsidiary of CIEL Healthcare Ltd, Hygeia Group is committed to delivering comprehensive healthcare solutions to its patients and communities.

Andela

Series A in 2015
Andela is a technology company that recruits, screens, trains, and manages software developers for organizations worldwide. Through its AI-powered talent platform, Andela Talent Cloud, it enables clients to hire individual engineers or fully managed teams with rapid onboarding and flexible engagement models, often at lower cost and faster delivery than traditional hiring. The company handles the groundwork for global staffing, including recruitment, onboarding, payroll, compliance, and ongoing talent management, allowing clients to scale engineering capacity as needed. Andela maintains a diverse, geographically distributed network of developers across numerous countries, with emphasis on Africa and other emerging markets. Its expertise spans application development, artificial intelligence, cloud and DevOps, data engineering, and related fields. Andela serves a range of customers from startups to established brands, helping them accelerate project delivery and access top technology talent.

Helios Towers Africa

Private Equity Round in 2014
Helios Towers Africa has operations in Ghana, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo and a sister company in Nigeria. The number of mobile subscribers in Africa has increased from just 16 million people in 2000 to over 500 million today. Based on these growth levels and without an increase in the sharing of telecoms tower facilities, the number of towers in Africa will need to double from the current number of 75,000, a significant environmental impact.

Jabi Lake Mall

Venture Round in 2014
Jabi Lake Mall is a prominent retail center located in Abuja, Nigeria, providing over 30,000 square meters of high-quality shopping space. The mall serves as a hub for both local and international retailers, facilitating the introduction of various products into the African market. Its strategic design and layout cater to a diverse range of shopping needs, making it an essential destination for consumers in the region.

Seven Energy

Venture Round in 2014
Seven Energy is an indigenous Nigerian company focused on oil and gas exploration, development, production, and distribution. Headquartered in Lagos and London, it aims to be the leading supplier of gas for power generation and industrial use within Nigeria. The company leverages its first mover advantage in the domestic gas market, maximizing shareholder value through sustainable growth across the full value chain, which includes upstream appraisal, development, production, and midstream processing and distribution. Seven Energy possesses an upstream reserves and resources base exceeding 350 million barrels of oil equivalent and has a midstream processing and distribution capacity of 200 million cubic feet per day. Additionally, it has established long-term gas sales agreements to supply over 1 trillion cubic feet of gas to the domestic market. The company operates through its subsidiaries, Septa Energy Nigeria and Accugas, and is supported by an experienced management team committed to high standards of corporate governance and social responsibility.

Hygeia Group

Debt Financing in 2009
Hygeia Group, based in Lagos, Nigeria, specializes in integrated healthcare services, managing hospitals and health maintenance organizations (HMOs). Founded in 1986, the company operates its flagship facility, Lagoon Hospital Apapa, along with two additional hospitals located in Ikeja and Victoria Island. Hygeia's hospital services encompass a wide range of specialties, including surgery, cardiology, pediatrics, and critical care, among others. Through its HMO, Hygeia provides managed care to over 400,000 enrollees from more than 250 corporate clients, working with a vast network of over 1,200 healthcare providers nationwide. Additionally, the Hygeia Community Health Plan is a donor-funded initiative designed to enhance healthcare access for low-income groups in Nigeria. As a subsidiary of CIEL Healthcare Ltd, Hygeia Group is committed to delivering comprehensive healthcare solutions to its patients and communities.

Husk Power Systems

Husk Power Systems Pvt. Ltd. is a renewable energy company based in Patna, India, that focuses on generating and distributing electricity to households, community services, small businesses, and factories. Founded in 2007, the company utilizes biomass waste—such as rice husks and other agricultural residues—to produce electricity through its proprietary technology. Husk Power Systems designs and operates mini-power plants and micro-grids, offering electricity as a pay-for-use service primarily to rural areas. This approach not only provides reliable lighting, reducing reliance on kerosene, but also fosters economic development by enabling microenterprises and the use of electricity-operated machinery. By creating a sustainable energy ecosystem at each power plant, Husk Power Systems aims to deliver shared value to its stakeholders and stimulate local economies.
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