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Selected direct investments

idi EM Partners direct investment program started in 2006. Investments have been made either as pure co-investments alongside local private equity funds or as active minority investors in club deals. Selected direct investments are presented as follows (figures as of end of March 2022).

• Best Inc.

  

  Investment date: 2011
  Status: exited
  Country: China
  Sector: Logistics
  
  www.best-inc.com

  Founded in 2007, Best is a nation-wide logistics company. It provides supply-chain solutions to online and offline businesses such as express delivery, freight delivery, inventory & warehouse management. It has more than 40, 000 employees with 4m sqm of warehouse and distribution centres.

• IHS Towers

  

  Investment date: 2012
  Status: portfolio
  Country: Africa
  Sector: Telecom
  
  www.ihstowers.com

  Founded in 2001, IHS Telecom is the largest telecommunication tower infrastructure provider in Africa. IHS owns towers in Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Rwanda and Zambia where it leases space to Mobile Network Operators.

• SMS Integrated Facility Services

  

  Investment date: 2017
  Status: portfolio
  Country: India
  Sector: Business Services
  
  www.smscorp.in

  Founded in 1968, SMS is an integrated facility management service provider with focus on offering office services, including housekeeping, staff support and manpower, to large corporations in India. SMS currently has approximately 16,000 employees spread over nearly 5,200 sites.

• Atlantic Business International

  

  Investment date: 2017
  Status: portfolio
  Country: Africa
  Sector: Financial Services
  
  www.banqueatlantique.net

  Atlantic Business International (“ABI”) is a Côte d’Ivoire incorporated holding company for Groupe Banque Atlantique, a leading financial services group operating in the banking & insurance sectors in francophone West Africa. Founded in 1978, ABI is controlled since 2012 by Banque Centrale Populaire (“BCP”), a listed leading Moroccan bank. ABI employs c.2,000 employees and serve over 700,000 clients via a network of 205 branches.

• MACRO Phamaceuticals

  

  Investment date: 2020
  Status: exited
  Country: Egypt
  Sector: Health
  
  macro-egy.com

Funds investments overview

idi EM Partners funds investment program started in 2004. Through our different investment vehicles, we have been able to build a solid portfolio of private equity funds run by experienced and committed local fund managers. The key statistics of our private equity funds portfolio are summarized as follows (figures as of end of March 2022).