Verdant Capital closes first round of financing at $36 million after convincing KfW
The South African company is launching a vehicle to help finance SMEs on the continent following several years of planning.
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▪ Verdant Capital closes first round of financing at $36 million after convincing KfW
▪ The South African company is launching a vehicle to help finance SMEs on the continent following several years of planning.
▪ https://www.africabusinessplus.com/en/810740/verdant-capital-closes-first-round-of-financing-at-36-million-after-convincing-kfw/
Africa Business+ anticipated the fund’s closing at the end of last year. It is now a done deal for Verdant Capital, which had long preferred to focus its activities on equity advisory services to funds or institutions without venturing directly into the SME arena. The idea for a vehicle started to germinate in 2018, but the covid epidemic delayed the launch of the hybrid fund.
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