Criterion Africa Partners #42638
Created at
2020-07-07
Last update
2020-07-07
8 Parents (Involvements as child)
ID
Name
CDC Group plc
Country of registration/origin
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Classification
State-/government (owned) company
Relationship
Tertiary investor/lender
Investment type
Shares/Equity
Loan amount
31 200 000
Loan date
2010-05
Comment
US$ 31.2 million investment in Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund I
https://assets.cdcgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/29160837/CDC_AA19.pdf
ID
Name
Finnish Fund for Development Cooperation (Finnfund)
Country of registration/origin
Finland
Classification
Investment fund
Relationship
Tertiary investor/lender
Investment type
Shares/Equity
Loan date
2011
Comment
Unknown investment in Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund I
(https://www.finnfund.fi/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Finnfund_Annual_Review_2019.pdf)
ID
Name
FMO (Netherlands Development Finance Company)
Country of registration/origin
Netherlands
Classification
Investment fund
Relationship
Tertiary investor/lender
Investment type
Shares/Equity
Loan amount
10 000 000
Loan date
2017-21-12
Comment
US$ 10 million investment in Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund II (https://www.fmo.nl/project-detail/52603)
ID
Name
SIFEM (Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets
Country of registration/origin
Switzerland
Classification
State-/government (owned) company
Relationship
Tertiary investor/lender
Investment type
Shares/Equity
Loan amount
10 000 000
Loan date
2011
Comment
US$ 10 million investment in Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund I
https://www.sifem.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/sifem/pdf/en/GEF_ASFF_Case_study_web.pdf
ID
Name
Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO)
Country of registration/origin
Belgium
Classification
Bilateral Development Bank / Development Finance Institution
Relationship
Tertiary investor/lender
Investment type
Shares/Equity
Loan amount
4 366 800
Comment
EUR 4,366,800 investment in Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund II (https://www.bio-invest.be/en/investments/africa-sustainable-forestry-fund-ii)
ID
Name
Proparco
Country of registration/origin
France
Classification
Investment fund
Relationship
Tertiary investor/lender
Investment type
Shares/Equity
Loan amount
10 000 000
Loan date
2011-03-07
Comment
US$ 10 million investment in Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund I (https://www.proparco.fr/en/carte-des-projets/fonds-gef)
ID
Name
DEG (Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft)
Country of registration/origin
Germany
Classification
Investment fund
Relationship
Tertiary investor/lender
Investment type
Shares/Equity
Ownership share
12.96 %
Comment
https://www.deginvest.de/DEG-Documents-in-English/Download-Center/DEG_Annual_Report_2018_EN.pdf
ID
Name
Calvert Impact Capital
Country of registration/origin
United States of America
Classification
Investment fund
Relationship
Tertiary investor/lender
Investment type
Shares/Equity
Loan date
2010
Comment
Unknown investment in Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund I and II
https://www.calvertimpactcapital.org/portfolio/list/criterion-african-partners-africa-sustainable-forestry-fund-ii
5 Children (Involvements as parent)
ID
Name
Kilombero Valley Teak Company (KVTC)
Country of registration/origin
Tanzania
Classification
Private company
Relationship
Subsidiary company
Investment type
Shares/Equity
Comment
Majority shareholder
ID
Name
Global-woods AG Kikonda Uganda Limited
Country of registration/origin
Uganda
Classification
Private company
Relationship
Subsidiary company
Investment type
Shares/Equity
Comment
Since 2015, as GEF. In 2017 Criterion was spun off from GEF to manage the Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund.
ID
Name
MTO Group
Country of registration/origin
South Africa
Classification
Private company
Relationship
Subsidiary company
Investment type
Shares/Equity
Comment
Criterion spun off from GEF to manage the investment portfolio of the Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund.
ID
Name
CBG Compagnie des Bois du Gabon
Country of registration/origin
Gabon
Classification
Private company
Relationship
Subsidiary company
Investment type
Shares/Equity
Comment
Spun off from GEF to manage the Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund
ID
Name
Peak Timbers Ltd
Country of registration/origin
Swaziland
Classification
Private company
Relationship
Subsidiary company
Investment type
Shares/Equity