
British International Investment
Investments
118Portfolio Exits
13Funds
5Partners & Customers
10About British International Investment
British International Investment is the UK's Development Finance Institution (DFI) wholly owned by the UK Government's Department for International Development (DFID). It is the world's oldest DFI with a history of making successful investments in businesses that have become industry leaders thereby having an enormous impact on the private sector in their country and region as well as improving the lives of many, many individuals. Its mission is to support the building of businesses throughout Africa and South Asia, create jobs and make a lasting difference in people's lives in some of the world's poorest places. It was founded in 1948 and is based in London, England.

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Latest British International Investment News
May 22, 2023
Send to British International Investment (BII), a UK development finance institution (DFI), has committed USD 15m to a Southeast Asia-focused energy transition infrastructure fund managed by Switzerland-based Susi Partners. The fund has a target of USD 250m and has already received LP commitments from the likes of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and European DFIs FMO, Swedfund, Norfund, and OeEB. AIIB announced... To continue reading...
British International Investment Investments
118 Investments
British International Investment has made 118 investments. Their latest investment was in M-Kopa as part of their Debt - IV on May 5, 2023.

British International Investment Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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5/15/2023 | Debt - IV | M-Kopa | $200M | No | 3 | |
4/27/2023 | Private Equity | Kazyon | $165M | Yes | British International Investment, Development Partners International, South Suez Capital, and Undisclosed Investors | 1 |
4/6/2023 | Series F | AgroStar | $40M | No | 2 | |
3/20/2023 | Series B | |||||
2/21/2023 | Series A |
Date | 5/15/2023 | 4/27/2023 | 4/6/2023 | 3/20/2023 | 2/21/2023 |
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Round | Debt - IV | Private Equity | Series F | Series B | Series A |
Company | M-Kopa | Kazyon | AgroStar | ||
Amount | $200M | $165M | $40M | ||
New? | No | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | British International Investment, Development Partners International, South Suez Capital, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 3 | 1 | 2 |
British International Investment Portfolio Exits
13 Portfolio Exits
British International Investment has 13 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Rainbow Children's Medicare on April 27, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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4/27/2022 | IPO | Public | 1 | ||
4/27/2022 | Acquired | 1 | |||
11/2/2021 | IPO | Public | 1 | ||
Date | 4/27/2022 | 4/27/2022 | 11/2/2021 | ||
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Exit | IPO | Acquired | IPO | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | Public | |||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
British International Investment Fund History
5 Fund Histories
British International Investment has 5 funds, including AfricInvest Fund IV.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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7/13/2020 | AfricInvest Fund IV | $50M | 1 | ||
12/5/2019 | African Development Partners III | ||||
2/20/2017 | CDC Healthcare Fund | ||||
12/31/1999 | Tiona Fund | ||||
CDC Manipal Healthcare Fund |
Closing Date | 7/13/2020 | 12/5/2019 | 2/20/2017 | 12/31/1999 | |
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Fund | AfricInvest Fund IV | African Development Partners III | CDC Healthcare Fund | Tiona Fund | CDC Manipal Healthcare Fund |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $50M | ||||
Sources | 1 |
British International Investment Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
British International Investment has 10 strategic partners and customers. British International Investment recently partnered with Metito on March 3, 2023.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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3/15/2023 | Partner | United Arab Emirates | Africa receives investment boost to develop water infrastructure Chris Chijiutomi , MD and Head of Africa at BII added : `` Our partnership with Metito is part of BII 's strategy to improve development outcomes by investing in water , sanitation and hygiene . | 2 | |
11/24/2022 | Partner | India | BetterPlace Partners With British International Investment Commenting on this partnership , Pravin Agarwala , Co-founder and Group CEO at BetterPlace said , `` We are honoured to be partnering with British International Investment and working towards bridging the gender gap in our frontline workforce . | 1 | |
11/14/2022 | Partner | United States | British International Investment 's partnership with WWF helped enhance the tool 's functionalities to enable companies and investors to assess water-related financial risks under various climate change scenarios . | 1 | |
8/1/2022 | Partner | ||||
7/20/2022 | Partner |
Date | 3/15/2023 | 11/24/2022 | 11/14/2022 | 8/1/2022 | 7/20/2022 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United Arab Emirates | India | United States | ||
News Snippet | Africa receives investment boost to develop water infrastructure Chris Chijiutomi , MD and Head of Africa at BII added : `` Our partnership with Metito is part of BII 's strategy to improve development outcomes by investing in water , sanitation and hygiene . | BetterPlace Partners With British International Investment Commenting on this partnership , Pravin Agarwala , Co-founder and Group CEO at BetterPlace said , `` We are honoured to be partnering with British International Investment and working towards bridging the gender gap in our frontline workforce . | British International Investment 's partnership with WWF helped enhance the tool 's functionalities to enable companies and investors to assess water-related financial risks under various climate change scenarios . | ||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
British International Investment Team
6 Team Members
British International Investment has 6 team members, including former Chief Executive Officer, Richard Laing.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Richard Laing | Chief Executive Officer | Former | |
Name | Richard Laing | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Status | Former |
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