Investisseurs et Partenaires (I&P)

Investisseurs et Partenaires (I&P) is a pioneering impact investment firm dedicated to financing and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Sub-Saharan Africa. Founded in 2002, I&P aims to promote the development of African SMEs by providing them with capital, strategic, managerial, and technical support to meet their growth needs. The firm focuses on companies that create local value and sustainable jobs, while also generating significant social, environmental, and governance impacts. I&P manages two financial vehicles—IPDEV and IPAE—and employs diversified instruments such as equity minority loans, primarily targeting companies in Western and Central Africa and the Indian Ocean. The team is based in Paris and operates in five African countries: Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Madagascar.

I&P's investment strategy is centered on supporting responsible entrepreneurship to foster employment, produce affordable goods for local markets, develop services adapted to the poor, and promote high environmental, governance, and social standards in African SMEs. The firm has a long-term partnership approach with entrepreneurs, sharing expertise and experience in SME management and assisting in the structuring and formalization of their businesses. I&P's vision is to contribute to development through supporting responsible entrepreneurship, thus creating employment, producing affordable goods on the local markets, developing services adapted to the poor, and promoting high-level environmental, governance, and social standards in African SMEs.

Over the years, I&P has financed and supported over 330 SMEs across various sectors, including agriculture, food and drinks, energy, environment, health, housing and community development, supply chain services, water, sanitation, and hygiene, education, financial services, technology, creative industries, digital marketing, international trade, IT - digital, mobility, and other industries. The firm has raised over 400 million euros and aims to contribute to the emergence of 500 champions of entrepreneurship in Africa by 2030. I&P's commitment to impact investing is evident in its comprehensive support for SMEs, encompassing both financial investment and strategic guidance to ensure sustainable growth and positive societal impact.