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1 Frontier Markets Fund Managers Orli Arav Senior Investment Advisor
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2 Private Infrastructure Development Group - PIDG PIDG U.K. SWEDEN NETHERLANDS SWITZERLAND AUSTRIA WBG GUARANTCO TAF EAIF ASPIFF INFRACO FMFM Management Agreement Management Agreement will be signed soon
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3 - FMFM
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4 Frontier Markets Fund Mangers - FMFM A Fund Management Team Managing transactions for – Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund; and – GuarantCo A group of multi nationals fluent in English; French; Dutch; Italian and Russian Based in London
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5 - EAIF
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6 Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund - EAIF First dedicated debt fund for sub-Saharan Africa Size: US$305 million, refinanced to US$360 at the end of 2006 Original sponsor: UK Government – DFID 3 other European Governments joined (Sweden, Netherland, Swiss) Debt from three development finance institutions and two private sector international banks Public/private sector partnership Donor aid funds leveraged private sector capital for development purposes First multi-donor initiative by Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG)
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7 EAIF – investment policy Lend to private sector owned, managed and controlled entities with infrastructure sector focus – Power – Transport – Telecoms – Water – Manufacturers of components of infrastructure e.g. cement – Infrastructure within mining, agribusiness projects Sub-Saharan Africa focus excluding Mauritius Investment Size:US$10 -36 million Tenor: up to 15 years Instruments: Senior and Mezzanine Debt (possibly with equity features) Dose not require a Political Risk Insurance (PRI)
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8 EAIF - sample transactions Project:Ethiopian Airlines Sector:Transport Country: Ethiopia Description and Financing Parameters: – this is a unique project, EAIF has committed a US$ 36 million loan to the airline expansion project. – Ethiopian Airlines is a 100% publicly-owned entity often held up as a model business for other airlines in Africa. – The EAIF financing is bridging a crucial gap enabling the airline to purchase additional, new aircraft at a cost of US$ 460 million. Project:Celtel Nigeria Sector:Telecoms Country:Nigeria Description and Financing Parameters: – EAIF has committed a US$ 35 million loan to Celtel Nigeria, the third largest mobile operator in Nigeria. – The financing is part of a US$ 350 million financing package for the expansion and upgrading of their entire network.
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9 EAIF - sample transactions (contd) Project:Moma Sector:Mining Country:Mozambique Description and Financing Parameters: – The developers of this titanium mineral sands project approached EAIF as a lender of last resort. – Located in one of the most under- developed regions of Mozambique, the US$ 413 million project is the second lowest cost producer of titanium in the world. – EAIF committed US$ 24.5 million of senior and subordinate debt (total debt package of US$270 m – illion) as Senior and Subordinated Lender. The project received deal of year awards from both the Mining Journal and Project Finance International publications. Project:Mnazi Bay Energy Sector:Power Country:Tanzania Description and Financing Parameters: EAIF arranged US$ 35 million – This is the first integrated utility project in Sub Saharan Africa, the project includes: – the development of an existing natural gas reserve; – the construction, operation and maintenance of a pipeline and gas processing facilities; – the installation, construction, operation and maintenance of a power plant; – the upgrade, operation and maintenance of a transmission and distribution system
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11 GuarantCo Credit enhancement of local currency debt issuance by the private, municipal and Parastatal infrastructure sectors in lower income countries Covers similar infrastructure sectors to EAIF Operates globally
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12 GuarantCo offers Guarantees covering default risk on underlying debt service - partial credit guarantees Guarantees covering default risk due to specific events - partial risk guarantees Cover for senior, mezzanine or sub debt; maturity, coupon or principal strips, carbon credits Other methods of risk transference e.g. insurance / reinsurance or CDS / derivatives Preference for risk sharing (defined on a case-by-case basis) Acceptance of certain local currency risks
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13 GuarntCo - sample transactions Celtel Kenya Partial Credit Guarantee (75%) of a $50m equivalent 5 year bond issue for network expansion. Only the third commercial bond issued in Kenya and largest at that time – Closed Dec 05. – Refinanced in Feb 07 without credit enhancement Celtel Tchad 100% guarantee of $14m equivalent bank loan. Local lenders, Afriland First Bank and BDEAC, also lent $20m equivalent without guarantee – Closed April 2007 – Network expansion to more rural areas, which will aid both local communities and the significant nomadic population in Chad
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14 TECHNICAL ASSITANT FACILITY - TAF - TAF
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15 We can provide TAF funding TAF provides grant funding to support the following activities; Infrastructure development strategies – studies intended to guide governments on options for financing of infrastructure Policy, regulatory and institutional reforms – advice and training on the design and implementation of specific reforms aimed at facilitating infrastructure financing by the private sector Pioneering or pilot transactions – support for the design and implementation of particular projects or transactions that are pioneering in some important respect or reflect some measure of innovation Capacity building – activities aimed at building government capacity and/or the capacity of local capital markets, financial institutions, and/or quasi-public enterprises
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16 Infrastructure projects financed or in the process of financing by FMFM (*) * In Sub Saharan Africa
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17 An example of companies we worked and are working with
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18 Contact details Orli Arav Senior Investment Adviser Frontier Markets Fund Managers T: +44 (0) 20 7815- 2782 M: +44 (0) 77254 - 29177 E: orli.arav@frontiermarketsfm.com
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