About - IFA

WE STAND FOR CHANGE GROWTH DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

What is Investment Fund Africa?

IFA’s President Neil De Beer talks about the ways in which Investment Fund Africa is putting money back into Africa. Our mission is to advance and enhance 55 countries on the continent of Africa. IFA focuses on four main cornerstones: housing, communication, education and infrastructure.

Our Vision

To be a catalyst for transformative change in Africa by delivering sustainable economic growth through strategic, affordable infrastructure development in AU member states

Our Mission

To provide the catalytic capital required in order to unlock the strategic infrastructure needs of the African continent.

“The over-riding objective of the IFA’s investments is to provide practical financings for new, scalable infrastructure solutions and to remove critical financing bottlenecks to existing infrastructure assets in African nations.”

Neil de Beer, Chairman IFA

Who is the IFA?

An African Fund, by Africans, for Africans

The Investment Fund Africa (IFA) is a Mauritian based (US$ 5 Billion) investment fund which provides debt finance to early stage infrastructure projects within the National Development Plans (NDPs) of target countries.

For its target countries, there is a maximum available of (US$ 250 Million per country), via a series of financings – the core investment range will be between US$50 Million to US$ 150 Million per transaction.

Its target countries include Ghana, Cot d’ivore, lesotho, Botswana, Namibia and Madagascar.

In an investment arena accustomed to one year or 18-month transaction processes, a core part of the IFA’s competitive advantage is its ability to deploy capital efficiently because of its deep network and intelligence on its Target Countries.

The IFA will always look to deploy first capital within three to six months of a signed term sheet.

The loans are repayable over five to seven years and must be secured with a sovereign guarantee together with appropriate credit insurance. In most cases the loans would be repaid out of the next stage of financing for a particular project.

Key IFA Differentiators

World-class fund management and investment advisory team with a proven track record of integrity and transaction delivery
Dedicated team of operators, researchers and financial professionals which when taken together with strategic partners, deploy an almost unrivalled knowledge of the environment in which the investments are to be made
Ability to deploy capital rapidly at competitive rates
Emphasis on project development through strategic involvement and embedding of IFA human capital, adding greater likelihood of project success
‘No-Ifs-or-Buts’ governance ensures close monitoring and control of funds flow and post-transaction management
Sovereign guarantee and credit-wrapped financings facilitate a stronger risk profile for investors

WE STAND FOR CHANGE GROWTH DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

What is Investment Fund Africa?

Our Vision

Our Mission

Who is the IFA?

Key IFA Differentiators

ELIGIBLE TARGET SECTORS

Water

Renewable Energy

Education & Training

Telecommunication

Housing

Transportation

Agri-industrial / Agri-business / Aquaculture

Manufacturing / Construction

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