FinDev Canada Financing and Investment
no fixed amount
Loan
Description:
FinDev Canada offers financing and equity investments to Canadian companies operating in developing countries that demonstrate sustainable social and economic benefits for local communities, with a focus on job creation, women’s economic empowerment and climate change mitigation.
Comments on Funding:
FinDev Canada offers financial solutions such as debt (loans), equity and guarantees
Loans: Direct medium and long-term, at both fixed and variable interest rates, with a repayment grace period where needed.
Investments: Direct, indirect (funds) or with partners. As an investment partner, we provide stable, long-term capital. We work with companies and fund managers to integrate sustainability in their core operations – building success for the long term.
Guarantees: To ensure access to international markets, we structure our guarantees to meet the specific needs of the borrower, the market and the targeted creditors.
Continuous Intake
Eligibility:
The applicant must:
1. be a private sector entity (i.e. not a government entity),
2. have operations in Latin America, The Caribbean or Sub-Saharan Africa,
3. generate or be projected to generate cash flow that is sufficient in order to be able to repay debt or provide an adequate return on equity,
4. have operations in a FinDev Canada priority sector, i.e. green growth, agribusiness value chain, or financial service,
5. have an impact on economic and social development in the host country through job creation, a contribution to women’s economic empowerment, climate change mitigation or adaptation.
Application Steps:
Applicants must answer Get In Touch form
Documentation Needed:
No specific documentation has been identified.
Other Things to Note:
FinDev Canada usually provides funding to private-sector entities in Latin America, The Caribbean or Sub-Saharan Africa, but it also considers investments in Canadian businesses working in FinDev Canada’s target regions and sectors.
About the author
Maurice