Swedfund invests in East African healthcare company
Swedfund invests 3 MUSD in AAR Healthcare to accelerate growth and to increase accessibility and service offerings in East Africa.
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Swedfund invests in I&P Capital to support growth of African SMEs
For ten years I&P Capital has successfully invested in small and medium-sized companies (SMEs). By partnering with I&P Swedfund will contribute to the development of SMEs in Western Africa and the Indian Ocean region.
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Publications Press images Logos 11 Mar 2013 Swedfund’s respons to the SOMO, Green Advocates & Swedwatch report ”Cut and Run"
Swedfund International AB (Swedfund) welcomes independent reviews, either the focus is on our internal processes or on our portfolio companies operations. Such reviews are valuable as a complement to the reviews and monitoring we do ourselves.
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Contributing to creating more and better jobs
Swedfund and 26 international finance institutions issued a joint communique below on the occasion of the launch of IFC’s Jobs Study “Assessing Private Sector Contributions to Job Creation and Poverty Reduction”.
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Swedfund Participates in UN PRI
UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) has acknowledged Swedfund’s commitment to integrate the six Principles in our business activity and to submit an annual report of this work.
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Nordic Development Finance Institutions invest USD 34 million in Norsad Finance Limited
Four Nordic development finance institutions – Finnfund, IFU, Norfund and Swedfund – have completed a USD 34 million equity investment in Norsad Finance Limited, a provider of long term financing for SMEs in Southern Africa. The investment increases Norsad’s capital base to over USD 100 million and will facilitate the company’s strategy of expanding its investment activities in the region.
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IFC, Swedfund Boost Collaboration to Promote Private Sector Development in Emerging Markets
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Swedfund, Sweden’s development finance institution, agreed today to increase and streamline their collaboration to provide much-needed financing to private sector companies and help boost growth and jobs in emerging markets.
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Sweden Ghana Medical Centre in Accra officially inaugurated
On Wednesday June 27 the Sweden Ghana Medical Centre (SGMC) was officially opened. Ghanaian Vice President John Mahama Dramani, GMI’s CEO Thomas Pollare and Chairman Henry Broni-Amponsah made speeches to the media and a large number of invited guests.
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Swedfund invests in Kenyan insurance company
UAP Holdings Limited (UAP), an insurance company with operations in Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan, has received capital to finance expansion in the region, including Rwanda. Swedfund will contribute US$ 10 million to finance this growth.
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Vattenfall buys Swedfund’s share of Vattenfall Biomass Liberia AB
Vattenfall has decided to buy Swedfund’s share of their jointly owned company Vattenfall Biomass Liberia AB, in which Swedfund is a minority shareholder. Vattenfall Biomass Liberia AB is a shareholder of Buchanan Renewables Fuel, Liberia. This means that Swedfund will exit its committment in Liberia.
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Swedfund Appoints Anders Craft Acting Managing Director
Anders Craft has been appointed Acting Managing Director at Swedfund International AB. Anders joined Swedfund in 2004 from 3i Nordic plc and for the past two years has been director of Swedfund’s investment operations and investment portfolio. Anders brings to the role both a strong institutional knowledge of Swedfund as well as long experience in international investment.
