Lead party: International Finance Corporation (IFC) (lead investor/buyer)
Coverage: Meridian Capital (investment and transaction tracker; data from Partner Researchers, editorially reviewed).
Target: Afriland First Bank S.A. (private company) · Sector: Financial Services, Cross-Border Payments, Non-life Insurance, Digital Banking, MSME Lending, Government Bonds, Corporate Banking Services, Islamic Banking Services (Institutions), Savings and Other Banking Services, Investment Banking Services, Islamic Banking Services (Consumer), Consumer Lending · Countries of operation: Liberia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan, Zambia
Transaction type: Debt Financing · Asset class: Private Credit · Strategy: Direct Lending · Instrument: Debt · Deal amount: US$60m · Fund: Women Entrepreneurs Opportunity Facility (WEOF)
Lead investor/buyer: International Finance Corporation (IFC) · Investors/buyers: International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Legal advisers: not identified in the source record.
Source: announced 2 April 2025. Original announcement: ifc.org.
