Download File Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) announced today two new investments in growth-oriented small and medium enterprise (SME) in Georgia that SEAF will manage through the Georgia Regional Development Fund (GRDF). The two investments, totaling 3.7 million, join GRDF’s other nine investments in Georgia for...
Download File Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) announced today a new investment in a growth oriented small and medium enterprise (SME) in Vietnam that the group will manage through the Blue Waters Growth Fund (BWGF). The USD 1.69 million (VND 30 billion) convertible bond investment was...
Download File Written Testimony to the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs. “U.S. Promotion of the Afghan Economy: Impediments and Opportunities.” Room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building 10:00 a.m. July 14, 2009 Submitted by: Mildred Callear, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) Chairman John F. Tierney and...
Reuters interviews Mustafa Kazem about SEAF’s Afghan Growth Finance and and access to credit in Afghanistan. Read the full article....
Download File SEAF Blue Waters Growth Fund (SEAF BWGF), managed by Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF), announced today a new investment in a growth-oriented software development firm in Vietnam. VietSoftware International (VSII) received mezzanine financing from SEAF BWGF to support the company’s planned increase in programmers...
The Wall Street Journal profiles the SEAF India Agribusiness International Fund (SIAIF), and quotes SIAIF Managing Director Hemendra Mathur. Read the full article....
Download File Today, Bert van der Vaart, Chairman of Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF), presented Afghan Growth Finance (AGF), at the 2008 U.S.-Afghan Business Matchmaking Conference hosted by the Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. Mr. van der Vaart spoke on the “Private Sector Role...
Download file Millennium Challenge Georgia (MCG) and SEAF announce the launch of the Georgia Regional Development Fund (GRDF). The GRDF is a $30 million risk capital investment fund that focuses on long-term growth-oriented investments in local small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) operating especially in the...
Download File What is the contribution of women in a nation’s economic progress? Significant if one were to look at empirical evidence available in developed nations around the world. So, what is the status of women entrepreneurs in India? A conference for women entrepreneurs in India,...
Kotak Mahindra announced the launch of their private equity fund: “India Growth Fund” in partnership with SEAF Management LLC, USA, today. The fund has already received commitments of Rs 180 crore and targets to have a final close with commitments in the range of around...
