Exposure

• Swedfund can offer loans to larger businesses, often in collaboration with other financiers

• Swedfund can offer equity investments of USD 3 to 15 million

• Fund investments can be offered, primarily to smaller businesses in the most poverty-stricken countries

• Swedfund Project Accelerator:
• Facilitates the development of sustainable projects in developing countries
• Can provide financing, as a grant, for development of feasibility, and pre-feasibility studies for projects identified by a local project owner - a public institution
• Technical assistance:
• Funds are used primarily to strengthen Swedfund's investments regarding development effects, gender equality and sustainability including environment and climate, decent work and business ethics and anti-corruption
• Maximum budget for each TA project is SEK 2 000 000
• TA funding cannot be used for activities that are deemed to be part of a portfolio companies’ ongoing operations, such as replacing old equipment or employing competencies

• Swedfund’s investments are based on a long-term yet time-limited involvement during a period of 5 to 10 years

• It will partake as minority owners, and the main partner is expected to contribute with at least the same amount and is responsible for the running of the business
• As partial owner, Swedfund actively follows the development of a project, and often has a representative on the board of directors

• Swedfund’s three priority investment sectors are climate and energy, financial inclusion, and sustainable enterprises

• Every investment must meet the targets set within Swedfund’s three pillars: impact on society, sustainability, and financial viability

• 2023: Swedfund, EBRD and a number of other development financiers, signed an MoU on investments in the private sector as part of the reconstruction of Ukraine