Proparco

Proparco is a Paris-based organization established in 1977 that specializes in providing private sector funding for sustainable development initiatives. It focuses on financing and supporting companies and financial institutions across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Proparco targets key development sectors, including infrastructure—especially renewable energy—agriculture, financial institutions, health, and education. The organization aims to enhance the role of private entities in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the international community in 2015. By financing projects that create jobs, provide essential goods and services, and combat climate change, Proparco contributes to sustainable economic growth and development. Its financing solutions include loans, guarantees, equity, and quasi-equity options tailored to the needs of the private sector.

Sadio Dicko

Deputy Regional Director

Ariane Ducreux

Director of energy, digital and infrastructure

Djalal Khimdjee

Deputy CEO and Board Member

Natascha Korvinus

Principal, Finance

Gregor Quiniou

Principal

Past deals in Broadband

Win

Private Equity Round in 2024
Win is an internet service provider-based company. That provides fiber-optic channeling, growing in Lima and Callao, and thanks to this wide coverage it can optimally satisfy condominiums in different districts, without worrying about cuts or saturation of the service. It is currently deploying fiber through the districts of Lima.

WIOCC

Debt Financing in 2024
WIOCC is a specialist provider of wholesale telecommunications services, focusing on high-capacity connectivity between Africa and global markets. It offers tailored solutions, including global connectivity, IP transit, metro connections, and colocation, catering primarily to carriers, mobile operators, ISPs, cloud operators, and content providers. With a presence in over 30 African countries and key global centres, WIOCC is renowned as Africa's "carriers' carrier," offering flexible bandwidth packages designed to facilitate the growth of fixed and mobile broadband markets across the continent.

Sonatel

Debt Financing in 2024
Sonatel SA, headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, is a leading telecommunications provider in West Africa, offering a wide range of services including fixed line, mobile, Internet, television, voice, and mobile money to both individuals and businesses. Established in 1985, Sonatel operates in Senegal and has expanded its reach to Mali, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. The company has developed a modern, fully digitized network supported by high-speed optical fiber submarine cables, boasting one of Africa's largest Internet bandwidths at 6.5 Gbps. Through its Orange brand, Sonatel facilitates the convergence of mobile, Internet, and television technologies, playing a crucial role in the economic development of Senegal and positioning the country as a telecommunications hub in the region.

WIOCC

Debt Financing in 2021
WIOCC is a specialist provider of wholesale telecommunications services, focusing on high-capacity connectivity between Africa and global markets. It offers tailored solutions, including global connectivity, IP transit, metro connections, and colocation, catering primarily to carriers, mobile operators, ISPs, cloud operators, and content providers. With a presence in over 30 African countries and key global centres, WIOCC is renowned as Africa's "carriers' carrier," offering flexible bandwidth packages designed to facilitate the growth of fixed and mobile broadband markets across the continent.
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