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Equity Guarantee

Product Description

This is a guarantee that covers initial capital investment loss for investors providing equity or quasi equity to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.

The Equity Guarantee (EG) provide an alternative source of financing to SMEs facing difficulties in accessing Bank financing due to their weak financial structure.

Key Features

  • Coverage: Up to 50%
  • USD 1,000,000

Benefits

  • Enables PFIs scale-up equity capital financing of SMEs with promising outlook, but relatively weak financial structures as well as those in the  seed and start-up phase, mezzanine financing and risk capital operations;

Through the Capacity Development component of the EG

  • Develops and strengthens the skills, management practices, strategies, systems, competencies and abilities of PFIs to effectively increase their SME financing business;
  • Assists SMEs enhance their business managerial capabilities especially in areas which include among others, governance, human capital management, quality control, packaging, financial management, and marketing

Eligibility Criteria

  • The request must be from Private Equity Funds or Venture Capitals targeting SMEs
  • The target of the Equity Guarantee cuts across all sectors with an exception of those listed in AGF’s exclusion list.

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African Guarantee Fund contributes to the promotion of economic development in Africa through provision of Partial Guarantees & Capacity Development to Financial Institutions to facilitate access to finance for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.