Investments
90Portfolio Exits
10Funds
1Partners & Customers
1About DEG
DEG is a Germany-based development finance institutions. DEG focuses on financing and structuring the investments of private companies in developing and emerging market countries. DEG's aim is to establish and expand private enterprise structures in developing and emerging countries, and thus create the basis for sustainable economic growth and a lasting improvement in the living conditions of the local population.

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DEG Investments
90 Investments
DEG has made 90 investments. Their latest investment was in Banga Building Materials as part of their Loan on September 9, 2023.

DEG Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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9/28/2023 | Loan | Banga Building Materials | $15M | Yes | 1 | |
9/18/2023 | Series A | Lupiya | $8.25M | Yes | Alitheia IDF, DEG, and INOKS Capital | 2 |
8/15/2023 | Seed | PasarMikro | Yes | 2 | ||
5/17/2023 | Series A - II | |||||
4/4/2023 | Seed |
Date | 9/28/2023 | 9/18/2023 | 8/15/2023 | 5/17/2023 | 4/4/2023 |
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Round | Loan | Series A | Seed | Series A - II | Seed |
Company | Banga Building Materials | Lupiya | PasarMikro | ||
Amount | $15M | $8.25M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Alitheia IDF, DEG, and INOKS Capital | ||||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 2 |
DEG Portfolio Exits
10 Portfolio Exits
DEG has 10 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Ivy Hospital on September 12, 2023.
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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9/12/2023 | Corporate Majority | 3 | |||
7/25/2023 | Acquired | 4 | |||
9/28/2022 | Acquired | 24 | |||
Date | 9/12/2023 | 7/25/2023 | 9/28/2022 | ||
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Exit | Corporate Majority | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 3 | 4 | 24 |
DEG Acquisitions
5 Acquisitions
DEG acquired 5 companies. Their latest acquisition was Farming and Engineering Services on April 22, 2020.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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4/22/2020 | Acq - Fin | 4 | ||||
12/20/2013 | ||||||
4/25/2013 | ||||||
7/24/2012 | ||||||
6/5/2006 |
Date | 4/22/2020 | 12/20/2013 | 4/25/2013 | 7/24/2012 | 6/5/2006 |
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Investment Stage | |||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Acq - Fin | ||||
Sources | 4 |
DEG Fund History
1 Fund History
DEG has 1 fund, including AfricInvest Fund IV.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/5/2020 | AfricInvest Fund IV | $40M | 1 |
Closing Date | 11/5/2020 |
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Fund | AfricInvest Fund IV |
Fund Type | |
Status | |
Amount | $40M |
Sources | 1 |
DEG Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
DEG has 1 strategic partners and customers. DEG recently partnered with Tony Elumelu Foundation on June 6, 2021.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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6/1/2021 | Partner | Nigeria | The Tony Elumelu Foundation and DEG Partner to Empower 200 Additional Entrepreneurs Across Africa - In alignment with Tony Elumelu Foundation and DEG 's development policy , the partnership will create jobs and income , boost economic growth and generate local value in Africa . | 2 |
Date | 6/1/2021 |
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Type | Partner |
Business Partner | |
Country | Nigeria |
News Snippet | The Tony Elumelu Foundation and DEG Partner to Empower 200 Additional Entrepreneurs Across Africa - In alignment with Tony Elumelu Foundation and DEG 's development policy , the partnership will create jobs and income , boost economic growth and generate local value in Africa . |
Sources | 2 |
DEG Team
4 Team Members
DEG has 4 team members, including former Managing Director, Johannes-Jürgen Bernsen.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Johannes-Jürgen Bernsen | Managing Director | Former | |
Name | Johannes-Jürgen Bernsen | |||
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Work History | ||||
Title | Managing Director | |||
Status | Former |