This investment was made when British International Investment was named CDC Group.
Key facts
- Status:
- Active
- Region
:
Since 2012, we’ve only invested in Africa and South Asia. Investments outside these regions are from our pre-2012 portfolio.
- Africa
- Sector
:
We have seven priority sectors. However, we continue to invest outside these sectors, largely in the most challenging regions, as new investment supporting any sector helps to underpin the private sector, and create jobs and livelihoods for people. For funds, the sectors listed here are those the fund has invested in so far.
- Financial services, Food and agriculture, Manufacturing, Other consumer services
- Investment type
:
We provide capital in three broad ways: direct equity, debt, and intermediated equity (principally through investment funds).
- Intermediated investment
- Fund manager:
- 8 Miles LLP
- Start date
:
For direct investments, this is the date British International Investment committed capital to the business or project.
For funds, this is the date that British International Investment committed capital to the fund.
For underlying fund investments, this is the date that the fund invested capital into the business.e
- February 2012
- Amount
:
For direct investments, this is the total amount that British International Investment has committed to the business or project (it may be a combination of equity and debt).
For funds, this is the total amount that British International Investment has committed to the fund.
- $50m
- Domicile
:
This is the investee company’s place of incorporation; or a fund’s jurisdiction.
- United Kingdom
Investments made by this fund
- Active
- Exited
| Investment name | Country | Region | Sector | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
eleni LLC
Eleni LLC s aim is to incubate and support the formation of commodity exchanges across Africa, helping to promote food security. |
Ethiopia | Africa, East Africa | Food and agriculture | May 2013 | Active |
|
Awash Wine Share Company
Awash produces and sells wines and related products - such as honey wine, vermouth and vinegar - to hotels, restaurants, bars and supermarkets across Ethiopia |
Ethiopia | Africa, East Africa | Food and agriculture | September 2013 | Active |
|
Biyinzika Poultry International Limited
Biyinzika Poultry International Limited is a producer and supplier of broiler and layer of day old chicks in Uganda. |
Uganda | Africa, East Africa | Food and agriculture | May 2014 | Active |
|
Eagle Chemical Group Ltd
Eagle Chemicals is the leading producer of resin and polymer products in Egypt. |
Egypt | Africa, North Africa | Manufacturing | August 2014 | Active |
|
Orient Bank Limited
Orient Bank, established in 1983, is a mid-tier commercial bank licensed by the Bank of Uganda to provide banking, stockbroking and other related financial services to its client base of primarily SMEs and retail customers in Uganda. |
Uganda | Africa, East Africa | Financial services | February 2015 | Active |
|
Verde Beef Processing Plc
Verde Beef Processing operates a fattening farm for cattle based on a 1,300 ha feedlot and cropping facility south of Addis Ababa in the Oromia region. |
Ethiopia | Africa, East Africa | Food and agriculture | November 2015 | Active |
|
Beloxxi Industries Limited
Beloxxi is a leading biscuit manufacturer in Nigeria and also has export sales in Ghana. |
Nigeria | Africa, West Africa | Food and agriculture | August 2016 | Active |
|
Blue Skies Holdings Limited
Blue Skies was founded in 1997 and produces mainly fresh-cut fruit in factories in Ghana, Egypt, South Africa, Brazil and UK, which are sold primarily to retailers in Europe. More recently the business has expanded into fresh juices and other fresh fruit-based products sold in African markets. |
Ghana | Africa, West Africa | Other consumer services | February 2017 | Active |
