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Venture Capital Facility (VCF)

Introduction

EDF’s Venture Capital Facility (VCF) exists to provide strategic equity investments in key and strategic companies and sectors aimed at promoting trade (cross border trade/Exports) and infrastructure development.  This involves provision of capital to fund development stage of projects, expansions or buy-outs of existing ventures. The benefits of this facility include:

  • Differentiated, broad and unique focus to fill the equity gap in intra-Malawian trade and export development/manufacturing value chain
  • This has the benefit of increasing the share of equity instruments in the funding mix in the country.
  • The ability to secure highly technical and financial expertise and capacity for the investees.

Eligible ventures

  • Small and medium enterprises (SMEs); emerging corporates and mature businesses
  • Growth, buy-out (in partnership with strategic investors).

Product Features

EDFs participation in venture capital may follow any of the forms such as equity and quasi equity instruments.

Investment Process

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Eligible Intervention Beneficiaries

Amongst others this facility will support;

  • Companies making the transition from import-substitution to export orientation;
  • Companies moving up the export value chain, i.e. from raw commodity exporters to processed goods exporters;
  • Traders with successful track-record who plan to go into export manufacturing
  • Logistic and transport services that support trade;
  • Trade enabling/carrying infrastructure;
  • Tradable services.

Contact Information

Export Development Fund
Public Service Pension Trust Fund House, 1st Floor, Plot Number 13/41, Presidential Way Drive Opposite Golden Peacock Office Complex. Lilongwe, Malawi
+265 992 859 129 / 882 415 633
edf@edf.mw

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