Ground-Breaking Innovation in the Middle East and North Africa: SEAF’s Agri-Tech Portfolio Company SOWIT Distinguished as Innovation Winner
Washington, DC – May 12th – SEAF is proud to announce that SOWIT, one of the portfolio companies in our SEAF Morocco Growth Fund (SMGF), is one of the 17 Innovation Winners of the Call for Innovations by the Water and Energy for Food Grand…
SEAF Global Gender Lens Emergency Loan Finance Facility Invests in Georgian Basket
Washington, DC – March 10th – The SEAF Global Gender Lens Emergency Loan Finance Facility (“C19F”), an investment vehicle focused on addressing the devastating effects of COVID-19 on SMEs supporting women through the pandemic, has closed an investment in Georgian Basket, a restaurant and retail…
SEAF Announces Second Disbursement of Global Gender Lens Covid-19 Debt Facility
Washington, DC – March 8 – The SEAF Global Gender Lens Emergency Loan Finance Facility (the “C19F”) has closed an investment in Financial Access Commerce and Trade Services (“FACTS”), a company that specializes in providing short-term working capital to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), agribusinesses…
SEAF Selected as “Emeritus Impact Manager” for ImpactAssets 50 2021
Washington, DC – March 2, 2021 – SEAF is pleased to announce it has been recognized as “Emeritus Impact Manager” by Impact Assets for the ImpactAssets 50 2021 (IA 50). The new Emeritus category recognizes impact fund managers who have been on the IA 50 for a…
SEAF Partners with IDB Invest to Provide Funding to SMEs in the Caribbean
Washington, DC – March 1, 2021 – SEAF is pleased to announce that IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, has provided an equity investment in the SEAF Caribbean SME Growth Fund (the “Fund”). The investment from IDB Invest is for up to the…
SEAF Welcomes Christine Phillpotts to its Board of Directors
Washington, DC – February 23, 2021 – SEAF is proud to announce that Christine Phillpotts has joined the firm’s Board of Directors. Christine is a Senior Vice President and Senior Equity Research Analyst investing in Africa and Eastern Europe for AllianceBernstein’s Emerging and Frontier Markets (EM/FM) portfolios. Christine is a thought…
SEAF Announces First Loan from Global Gender Lens Emergency Loan Finance Facility
Washington, DC – February 10, 2021 – SEAF is pleased to announce the first loan deployed under the Global Gender Lens Emergency Loan Finance facility (the “C19F”) for BEAU Artisan Bakers Pte Ltd (“BEAU Bakery”), a leading local artisanal bakery and café in Jakarta, Indonesia….
SEAF’s Disclosure Statement for the Operating Principles for Impact Management
SEAF has published its formal disclosure statement to comply with the Operating Principles for Impact Management. The disclosure statement can be found here.