Private equity firm

Business Partners International Kenya

Compiled from public sources

Business Partners International Kenya is a specialist risk finance vehicle designed to support formal small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the Kenyan market. Initiated through a partnership between Business Partners Limited, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the European Investment Bank (EIB), the firm addresses the "missing middle" financing gap by providing capital to businesses that have outgrown microfinance but lack the collateral typically required by commercial banks.

Investment focus

Stages and strategies
GrowthBuyout
Instruments
EquityDebt
Regions
Eastern Africa
African markets named in public materials
Kenya

Funds managed

Sources

  1. Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026