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At a glance
Based on observed investment behaviour: 8 recorded deals
- Investor type
- Bank (inferred, not verified)
- Capital type
- Bank (inferred from profile)
- Observed ticket
- 15 M$ – 86.3 M$, median 40 M$ (3 disclosed amounts)
- Countries
- Cameroon (4), South Africa (2), Kenya (1)
- Activities
- Clean cooking (1), Mining and quarrying (1), Pharmaceutical manufacturing (1)
- Instruments
- Senior debt (6), Equity (1), Quasi-equity (1)
- Stages
- Debt (6), Growth (2)
- Recent activity
- 2 deals in 12 months, latest Sept 2026
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
No stated thesis: the comparison is not possible.
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- Investment ticket
- 15 M$ – 86.25 M$*
- Instruments
- Senior debt*, Equity*, Quasi-equity*
- Preferred sectors
- Energy*, Manufacturing*, Healthcare*, Financial services*, Telecoms & digital infrastructure*
- Target geographies
- South Africa*, Cameroon*, Kenya*, Uganda*
* added from its deals
- Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals)
- GrowthDebt
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
September 2026 · South AfricaApprovedDebt345 M$Senior debtManufacturingLead
Approved by the EIB on 23 September 2026; signing not published.
Activity : Mining and quarrying
Instrument : EUR 300m line to IDC to on-lend to critical raw materials value chains (extraction, processing, refining, recycling, enabling infrastructure); total target cost EUR 900m
South African public industrial finance institution.
Why they invested
- Critical raw materials for Europe
Source : eib.orgN1 · Primary source
Recent public deals: they say better than a thesis what the fund actually signs.
Biovac
April 2026 · South AfricaSignedGrowth86.25 M$Quasi-equityHealthcareLead
Financing announced on 16 April 2026 by the EIB, the Commission and IFC; drawdowns not published.
Activity : Pharmaceutical manufacturing
Instrument : EUR 75m quasi-equity from the EIB Group, guaranteed by the European Commission's EFSD+ (HDX programme), and US$20m of senior debt from IFC
Africa's first end-to-end vaccine manufacturing site (cholera, polio, meningitis, pneumonia), 30-40m doses a year by 2028.
Why they invested
- African vaccine self-reliance
Co-investors IFC (International Finance Corporation)
Source : eib.orgN1 · Primary source · Other sources : IFC
BURN Manufacturing
October 2024 · KenyaDebt15 M$Senior debtEnergyLead
Activity : Clean cooking
The current debt investment from EIB Global will support BURN’s efforts to reduce indoor air pollution, a significant health issue that causes 4 million premature deaths annually, particularly affecting women in developing countries.
Source : weetracker.com
TowerCo of Africa Uganda
March 2024 · UgandaDebt40 M$Senior debtTelecoms & digital infrastructureLead
Activity : Telecom towers and fibre
Here’s my attempt at improving the flow, transitions, and connecting the ideas/context: TowerCo of Africa Uganda, a prominent tower infrastructure company, is set to bridge the digital divide in the East African country with a significant $40 million investment in long-term financing from European development finance partners.
Co-investors BIO, OeEB
Source : techinafrica.com
GrowthUndisclosed amountEquityEnergyCo-Invest
Co-investor alongside Africa50
Activity : Renewable power plants: solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, biogas
Instrument : 15% equity stake
NHPC develops and operates the 420 MW Nachtigal hydropower plant and its associated transmission line.
Why they invested
- Increase reliability of Cameroon’s power sector
- Expand access to electricity
- Mobilize private financing for strategic energy infrastructure
Co-investors Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Banque africaine de développement (BAD), British International Investment, DEG, EDF, Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund, FMO, IFC (International Finance Corporation), OPEC Fund for International Development, Proparco, République du Cameroun, STOA
Source : africa50.comN1 · Primary source
Kribi Power Development Company (KPDC)
January 2012 · CameroonDebtUndisclosed amountSenior debtEnergyCo-Invest
Co-investor alongside IFC (International Finance Corporation)
Activity : Centrale à gaz
Instrument : Dette syndiquée coordonnée par l'IFC avec prêts parallèles ; FMO 18 M EUR ; syndicat local mené par Standard Chartered (env. 60 M EUR)
216 MW gas-fired plant and 100 km line.
Co-investors Banque africaine de développement (BAD), BDEAC (Banque de développement des États de l'Afrique centrale), FMO, Proparco, Standard Chartered
Source : fmo.nlN1 · Primary source · Other sources : FMO
PRO-PME Financement SA
June 2007 · CameroonSignedDebtUndisclosed amountSenior debtFinancial servicesLead
Activity : Mésofinance et crédit-bail
Instrument : Prêt global PRO-PME II de 4 M EUR, en FCFA
Credit institution financing small businesses.
Source : eib.orgN1 · Primary source · Other sources : BEI
PRO-PME Financement SA
December 2003 · CameroonSignedDebtUndisclosed amountSenior debtFinancial servicesLead
Activity : Mésofinance et crédit-bail
Instrument : Prêt global PG II de 28 M EUR
Credit institution financing small businesses.
Source : eib.orgN1 · Primary source · Other sources : BEI
European Investment Bank invests tickets ranging from 15 M$ to 86.25 M$, across the following sectors: Energy, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Financial services, and Telecoms & digital infrastructure, in the following areas: South Africa, Cameroon, Kenya, and Uganda. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.
