Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund Information

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) mobilises capital from public and private sources to lend to businesses creating, improving or expanding infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa. We provide long-term debt on commercial terms to infrastructure projects, particularly in fragile states where conventional lenders are often averse to the risks involved. EAIF lends between US$10 million and US$65 million to infrastructure businesses mainly owned, managed and operated by private sector companies. Established in 2002, the fund has to date supported over 70 developments bringing modern infrastructure to Africa, including in renewable and conventional energy, telecommunications and digital, water storage and supply, in transport and in manufacturing key infrastructure components. EAIF is a member of Private Infrastructure Development Group Ltd. The Fund engages with businesses with skilled management teams committed to high standards of corporate behaviour. All the projects we support must have clear potential to improve economies and help reduce poverty. EAIF is funded by the governments of the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Switzerland, and Sweden. It raises its debt capital from public and private sources, including Allianz, the global insurance and financial services company; Standard Chartered Bank; the African Development Bank; the German development finance institution, KFW, and FMO, the Dutch development bank. The Fund is managed on a day-to-day basis by Ninety One. Ninety One brings deep knowledge of financial markets, the sectors EAIF is focussed on and the economies and business cultures of the many countries EAIF operates in. To read more about EAIF please visit our web site. www.eaif.com