SWEDFUND

Risk capital and financial support in emerging markets

Swedfund International is a state owned risk capital company spe-

cialised in investments in emerging markets in Africa, Asia, Latin
America and Eastern Europe (non-EU members).
Swedfund offers financial support and risk capital to primarily
Swedish companies wishing to establish or expand their business in
emerging markets.
Swedfund is specialised in complex invest- specific country. Swedish company and a company in the
ment environments with a high level of Swedfund is a minority investor. Normally, country where the project is to be imple-
country risk. We have more than 30 years’ our financial contribution is one-third of mented.
experience from investments in emerging the total investment. Swedfund’s financial The financial support is given as a loan
markets and developing countries and can risk is balanced against the other parties’ that can be converted into a grant when
therefore provide a large international net- risk exposure. The size of our investments the project has been completed according
work of international and local banks, pri- range between SEK 5 million and SEK 100 to plan. The maximum financial assistance
vate investors and other financial institutes. million. is limited to SEK 750 000 and 40 % of the
Our unique knowledge and experience give total project budget. Transfer of know-
our partners a possibility to be even more Financial support/Swedpartnership how has to represent at least one third of
successful in their investments. Swedfund offers financial support to Swe- the total project budget.
dish small and medium sized companies for
Risk capital transfer of know-how and investments in Contact
Swedfund offers risk capital to companies equipment, when establishing a business in Visit www.swedfund.se for contacts, gui-
who: emerging markets. The companies should dance and information on how to make
• wish to expand their business in have: an investment proposal to apply for risk
countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, • between 5 and 249 employees, capital.
Eastern Europe (non-EU members) with • an annual turnover not exceeding EUR
GNI per capita less than 5 728 $, 50 million and/or At www.swedpartnership.se you will find
• have the economic resources enough to • a balance sheet total not exceeding EUR more information about our offer for fi-
invest at least SEK 10 million, 43 million. nancial support. Before submitting an app-
• have sufficient company management in A project should be based on a long- lication, we suggest that you give us a call
order to run the company in the term commercial co-operation between a on +46 8 725 98 85, for further guidance.

Swedfund International AB
P.O. Box 3286. SE-103 65 Stockholm. Sweden
Visiting address: Sveavägen 24 – 26. Stockholm
Telephone: +46 8 725 94 00. Fax: +46 8 20 30 93
E-mail: info@swedfund.se Web: www.swedfund.se