Kathie Painter

CDC Group Plc, a fund of funds, invests in private equity funds which focuses on Africa and Asian countries. It also provides direct investments in developing countries.

Private Infrastructure Development Group Ltd. was founded in 2002 and is based in London, UK. The British company operates along the project life cycle and across the capital structure to create investment-ready infrastructure opportunities. The private company's purpose is to combat poverty in the poorest and most fragile countries through pioneering infrastructure to help economies grow and change people's lives. PIDG is an innovative infrastructure project developer and investor that mobilizes private investment in sustainable and inclusive infrastructure in sub-Saharan and East Africa. The company's investments promote socio-economic development within a just transition to net-zero emissions and contribute to sustainable development. The company is committed to conducting business responsibly, with honesty and integrity, and has a complaints and whistleblowing operating policy to resolve matters as quickly as possible.

BII Group Ltd. (BII Group) is a private equity/venture capital, a subsidiary of Government of United Kingdom was founded by James Murray Grant in 1948. The firm is headquartered in London with offices in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Nairobi, Pakistan, Sandton, and Bangladesh.

AgDevCo Ltd. identifies, develops and arranges financing for sustainable agricultural and agri-processing business opportunities in Africa. It also funds the development of agriculture-supporting infrastructure such as irrigation, feeder roads and bulk storage. The firm invests patient capital in the form of debt and equity into early stage agribusinesses and act as promoter or co-promoter of greenfield agriculture opportunities. It operates with locally managed subsidiaries in Mozambique, Ghana, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania. The company was founded by Keith Palmer in 2009 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Infraco Asia Development Pte Ltd. develops infrastructure projects. The firm works across a range of infrastructure sectors, including energy and power, water and waste management, transport, agriculture, bulk storage/logistics facilities, telecommunications, gas transportation, distribution and storage, oil transportation, mining and upstream oil and gas, urban infrastructure and others. The company was founded by Keith Palmer in 2010 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Jacoma Estates Ltd. provides agricultural investment services. Its products include birds eye chilli, paprika and and macadamia nuts. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Cabeólica SA owns and operates wind farms. The firm develops, finances, constructs, owns and operates four wind farms in Cabo Verde. It produces electricity for the national grid as an independent producer using non-polluting, renewable and naturally abundant wind energy. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Praia, Cape Verde.

Globeleq Ltd. provides energy generation service. It offers services to communities, organizations and the governments sectors. The company was founded by Robert Hart in 2002 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Shuweihat Asia Power Co. provides water and electricity. It operates power plants, gas turbines, heat recovery steam generators, steam turbine, water-steam cycle, cooling systems, and turbine generators. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.

Part of ENGIE SA, ENGIE International FM Ltd. is a British company that provides facilities management services. The company is based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. ENGIE International FM was founded in 2013.

Cenpower Generation Co. Ltd. operates as an independent thermal and hydroelectric power producing company. The firm also operates as a special purpose vehicle that develops the Kpone independent power plant. The company was founded by Jimmy Heymann, Kweku Awotwi, Michael Wilson and Samuel Nana Brew-Butler in 2003 and is headquartered in Accra, Ghana.

Lion's Head Global Partners LLP operates as a merchant bank for agriculture, health care, education, and financial intermediation sector. Its services include financial structuring, capital raising and asset management. The company was founded by Bimaljit Signh Hundal and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Lightsource BP operates as a solar developer delivering solar and storage projects. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Aavishkaar Inc (Aavishkaar Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Vineet Chandra Rai. The firm is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Catalyst Principal Partners LLC (Catalyst Principal Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Paul Kavuma. The firm is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

Actis LLP (Actis) is a private equity firm founded in 1948 by Sreenivasulu Vudayagiri and Pavel Alexandrovich Cherkashin. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

African Capital Alliance Ltd (African Capital Alliance) is a private equity subsidiary of Capital Alliance Nigeria Ltd founded in 1997 by Dazie Pascal Garbie, Richard Lee “Dick” Kramer and Ernest Shonekan. The firm is headquartered in Ikoyi, Nigeria.

Green Energy & Biofuels Ltd. scales renewable ethonal for clean cooking fuels. Its products include KIKE green cook stove and ethanol cooking gel. The firm provides renewable energy for the poor in West Africa. The company was founded by Femi Oye and is headquartered in Ikeja, Nigeria.

Part of Sopra Steria Group SA, Sopra Banking Software Ltd. provides component-based, cloud-agnostic, api-first platforms for financial institutions. With 1,500 clients worldwide, Sopra Banking Software is based in London, UK. The British company helps financial institutions transition from legacy to open banking and become digital-first. The company was founded in 1979. Sopra Banking Software was acquired by Version 1 Software Ltd. from Tieto Oyj on November 07, 2013.

Minnesota Steel Industries LLC manufactures steel. It incorporated the commercially available technology in mining, concentrating, pellet plant, DRI and electric arc steelmaking on a single site, making it one of the lowest cost steel producers in the world. The company is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Co. Ltd. is a credit granting institution. The company is based in Lagos, Nigeria. The Nigerian company was founded in 2017. The CEO is Chinua Azubike.

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. (BCS) is the brokerage subsidiary of Barclays Bank plc, which is owned by Barclays Plc (LON: BARC), an international financial services group in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in London with offices worldwide. BCS provides prime brokerage services which include equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics.

Acumen Fund, Inc (Acumen Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Jacqueline Novogratz. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The African Development Bank (Investment Management) (AfDB-IM) is the investment management division of The African Development Bank, a multilateral development finance institution headquartered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Founded in 1963, AfDB-IM is authorized to establish or be entrusted with administering and managing special funds which are consistent with its purposes and functions.