jean philippe de schrevel
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Measuring the impact of investments remains a main challenge for sustainable finance professionals and, together with Climate Change, an overarching theme at TBLI. Sixteen related workshops offer debate on ESG and Impact Investing trends, private equity, portfolio strategy, food production, emerging markets, sustainable energy or philanthropy investing.TRANSCRIPT
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A Global Private Equity Firm
• Microfinance pioneers
• Management team with track record
• Diversified portfolio by geography and stage
• Demonstrated returns; funds target 20% IRR
• Offices in Geneva, Luxembourg, Singapore, Bogota and Nairobi
$250M Private Equity
46 Investments
30 Countries
4 Regional Hubs
Bamboo Finance is a commercial private equity investor specializing in business models that benefit low-income communities in emerging markets.
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A $200 Million Financial Inclusion Private Equity Portfolio
Objective: Support Sector Growth Through Private Equity
Deliver Commercial Returns
Raise What Could Be Profitably Deployed
Deploy Multiple Strategies based on Geography
Financial Inclusion Fund I
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Financial Inclusion Fund Portfolio Today
Lebanon
Uganda
Kenya
Ghana
Mongolia
El Salvador
Zambia
South Africa
Bolivia
Argentina
Bamboo Financial Inclusion Fund I Portfolio Companies Offices
Guatemala
Panama
India
Peru
Ecuador
Nigeria
Honduras
Kyrgyzstan Romania
Jordan
Cameroon
Colombia
Singapore
Switzerland Albania
Poland
Russia
Mexico
Luxembourg
Philippines
Palestine Iraq
Nairobi
31 Investments Operating in 28 Countries
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Financial Inclusion Fund Financial Returns
An exit delivering a 23% IRR
2011
An exit delivering a 26% IRR and 2x Cash Multiple An exit delivering a 24% IRR and 2x Cash Multiple
2013
2014 - 2017
The forecasted growth (CAGR) of the book value for mature and transforming portfolio companies
in the Financial Inclusion Fund is 17% and 40% for start-ups and transforming stage companies
with several companies projected to IPO in the next three years .
Bamboo Finance Overview
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Financial Inclusion Fund Impact Returns
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Sa
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Dja
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• We developed an Impact Management System defining a comprehensive process to identify, measure, monitor and enhance impact in our investments.
• We developed and apply a proprietary social performance scorecard, ASPIRE.
• We engage with industry initiatives that promote best practices in the field of social performance, such as the UNPRI/PIIF, the SPTF the Smart Campaign and Micro Finance Transparency.
SYSTEMS & PROCESSES
MONITORING AND MEASUREMENT
BEST PRACTICES AND FIELD BUILDING
Financial Inclusion Portfolio Outreach*
*As of 9/30/12
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Lessons Learned
COUNTRY AND REGIONAL DIVERSIFICATION IS CRITICAL TO PORTFOLIO BUILDING STRATEGY
DEPENDENCE OF ECONOMY ON CONCENTRATED EXPORT SECTOR AND REMITTANCES IS A MAJOR RISK FACTOR
LESSONS LEARNED
SOME COUNTRIES HAVE UNDERDEVELOPED CAPACITY SOME COUNTRIES ARE CROWDED AND COMPETITIVE
EXCEPT IN NICHES
THE MICROFINANCE/MSME ACTIVITY PROVES TO BE COUNTERCYCLICAL
POLITICAL STABILITY AND INTERFERENCE WITH REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
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Lessons Learned: Asmitha
Increased Stability
Less Dependence
on International
Funding
Transparency Savings
Focus on the transformation of credit-only institutions into regulated organizations and full-fledged banks.
Bamboo became their first institutional investor in 2008
Asmitha started operations in Andhra Pradesh as a NBFC (non-deposit taking institution)
in 2002
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The Next $200M in Private Equity
We estimate the absorptive capacity of the market is $2B over the next fund cycle Global, multi-stage vs. country or niche sector focus Focus on deposit-taking transformation 20% to adjacent services
Objective: Accelerate financial inclusion through multi level, multi channel private equity investing
Financial Inclusion Fund II
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RAPIDLY GROWING MARKET
QUALITY LOAN PORTFOLIOS
LOW LEVELS OF LEVERAGE
INCREASING EXITS WITH A GROWING INTEREST FROM A VARIETY OF BUYERS
PROFITABLE AND SCALABLE
DIVERSIFICATION
The Next $200M in Private Equity
The Investment Case
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The Next $200 Million
Key Performance Indicators 2007 2009 2011 Yearly Average
2006-2011
Gross Loan Portfolio Growth 72%* 34%*
Debt/Equity Ratio 4.23* 4.12*
Portfolio > at risk 30 days 1.73%* 2.21%*
Return on Equity 18.8%* 18.8%*
Price/Book Value Multiple 1.2* 1.4*
21%*
4.21*
3.38%*
10.22%*
1.7*
31%
4.28
3.67%
16.42%
Not available
Performance Driven
* Annualized average growth for the 2 previous years. JPMorgan/CGAP, Global Microfinance Survey 2012
Bamboo Finance Overview
A Mixture of Mature and Growth Stage MFIs
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The Next $200 Million
Latin America
• Mature market with mature organizations
• Consolidation strategy through holding companies
•Domestic or cross border acquisitions led in cooperation with banks
• Regional expansion into new countries
Asia
• Strong Demand
• Rise of family owned banks and credit-only structures
•Consolidation strategy on base assets above $25M
•Enter into underserved markets in China and Myanmar
Africa
• An enhanced regulatory framework in some countries
• Demand is outpacing supply in most countries
•Supply is disorganized
•Creation of regional holding structures to maximize efficiencies
• Targeting organizations with assets above $30M
Global Diversification
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The Opportunity: Xac Bank Example
Loan Portfolio Growth Trajectory
Responsible lending contributed to low defaults
Historically strong profitability
• Xac Bank is part of the major Mongolian financial group TenGer Financial Group (TFG).
• Started as a nonprofit microfinance lender in 2001
• Has evolved into the fourth largest bank in Mongolia
• It is a fully regulated commercial bank, recognized for its transparency, governance and fair lending practices, with 500,000 customers in 21 provinces, 97 branches, and US$935 million in assets
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The Opportunity: Xac Bank Example
Bamboo sold its stake in Xac Bank in 2013 Returns above 25% and
2x multiple
Transaction demonstrates attractive financial returns can be combined
with positive social impact
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Access to Finance is Top 3 Driver of Growth in Low-Income Markets
Consumer Demand in Low-Income Markets is Growing.
There is a $400B Small and Medium Enterprise Funding Gap.
Financial Access Investments Doubled in 2011 with attractive Valuations; Demand is Outpacing Supply.
Economic Drivers
The Opportunity in Financial Inclusion