This investment was made when British International Investment was named CDC Group. It was also was made under a previous strategy. We disclose information on all our current investments, but narrative information on our pre-2012 investments, when we introduced a new strategy, may be limited.
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.
- South Asia
- 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.
- Communications and IT Services, Education, Financial services, Food and agriculture, Health, Infrastructure, 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:
- New Silk Route Advisors
- 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
- November 2007
- 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.
- Cayman Islands
Investments made by this fund
- Active
- Exited
| Investment name | Country | Region | Sector | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ascend Telecom Infrastructure Pvt Ltd
Aster Infrastructure (AIPL) leases telecom infrastructure for the mobile services and wireless sector in India. AIPL also provides value added services to telecom operators like specialized site acquisition, project management and soil testing services. |
India | South Asia | Infrastructure | July 2007 | Active |
|
9X Media Private Ltd
9X Media is an Indian TV broadcasting company. It offers general entertainment Hindi channels, local regional language general entertainment channels, music channels, a national English news channel and city/region centric news channels in Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata. |
India | South Asia | Other consumer services | August 2007 | Active |
|
Rolex Rings Pvt Ltd
Rolex Rings is a leading manufacturer of bearing races (inner and outer rings of a bearing assembly) in India. |
India | South Asia | Manufacturing | September 2007 | Active |
|
Nectar Lifesciences Ltd
Nectar Lifesciences is a leading global supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredients for sterile injectable and oral Cephalosporins, an important class of antibiotics. |
India | South Asia | Health | February 2010 | Active |
|
Coffee Day Resorts Pvt Ltd
Coffee Day Resorts comprises of various companies under the Coffee Day brand in India including a retail coffee chain and coffee vending machines, as well as the procurement, processing and exporting of coffee. |
India | South Asia | Other consumer services | March 2010 | Active |
|
Vasudev Adigas Fast Food Pvt Ltd
Vasudec is a Bangalore-based restaurant chain providing vegetarian fast-food. It also has a catering division that mainly serves corporate clients. |
India | South Asia | Other consumer services | March 2012 | Active |
|
Gastronomy Management Services Pvt Ltd
Gastronomy Management Services is an operator of food and beverage sector businesses in India and South Asia. |
India | South Asia | Other consumer services | March 2013 | Active |
