Baar-Zug, Switzerland, March 1, 2021 PG Impact Investments invests in Laudex, aiming to improve access to higher education for students in Mexico PG Impact Investments has committed USD 5 million to Corporativo Laudex S.A.P.I. de C.V., S.O.F.O.M. E.N.R. ("Laudex" or "the Company"). Laudex, an impact fintech company based in Mexico, provides education loans to students [...]
Baar-Zug, Switzerland, 1 February 2021 PG Impact Investments has invested in Bayport Colombia S.A. ("Bayport Colombia" or "the Company"), a specialist financial services provider that aims to expand lending to underserved public sector pensioners and employees in Colombia. These groups are typically unable to access financial services due to income constraints and limited credit histories. [...]
As of December 2020, PG Impact Investments is a proud signatory of the Operating Principles for Impact Management (the "Impact Principles"). Launched in 2019, the framework was developed by the International Finance Cooperation (IFC) in collaboration with key stakeholders from the impact investment community to establish a set of best practices for impact management. Signatories [...]
We are proud to announce that Fondation Botnar, one of the largest foundations in Switzerland, has entrusted PG Impact Investments with the management of a USD 60 million mandate. The primary aim of this mandate is to provide essential solutions to vulnerable low-income populations through investments in emerging and frontier markets. The mandate leverages on [...]
We are proud and delighted to present you with the PG Impact Investments’ Annual Impact Report 2019. 2019 was an eventful year for us as we grew our portfolio by over 75%, set up our Latin America coverage team, opened our Asian office in Singapore and launched an Impact & Value Creation function. With the [...]
Baar-Zug, Switzerland, 31 March 2020 Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Cooprogreso Ltda. was founded 50+ years ago by a mission-driven group of 32 entrepreneurs in the village of Atahualpa, located in a small rural mountain area in central Ecuador, in order to foster the economic development of their region. The cooperative's objective of saving and [...]
We are proud to announce that PG Impact Investments has made its first investment in the education sector following the disbursement of a loan to Thirumeni Finance Private Limited (“Varthana”), a leading non-bank financing company that focuses on lending specifically to affordable private schools with a mission to improve access to quality education in low-income [...]
Baar-Zug, Switzerland, 11 December 2019 PG Impact Investments, a global impact investment firm, has made an equity investment in Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG), Asia’s leading gastroenterology hospital. In partnership with Quadria Capital and other co-investors, PG Impact Investments will support AIG’s growth strategy aimed at providing healthcare to more than 500,000 patients by 2022. [...]
Baar-Zug, Switzerland, 8 October 2019 PG Impact Investments, a global impact investment firm, invested in the inaugural transaction of the Tropical Landscapes Finance Facility I (TLFF I), which has issued notes to finance a USD 95 million loan to a sustainable natural rubber plantation operator in Indonesia. TLFF I was structured using blended finance, with [...]
Baar-Zug, Switzerland, 20th August 2019 Acceso Crediticio ("Acceso" or “the Company”) was founded in 1999 by experienced Peruvian entrepreneurs to provide innovative financing solutions for individuals and enterprises that are not properly served by the traditional banking system. In addition, the company aims to alleviate the environmental condition of the metropolitan area of Lima – [...]
