Overview:
The Triodos Microfinance Fund is a microfinance investment vehicle, which mobilizes capital for microfinance institutions (MFIs).
Description:
The Triodos Microfinance Fund invests 80 percent of its portfolio in established microfinance institutions (MFIs) and 20 percent in start-up institutions. The fund allocates approximately 30 percent to equity and 70 percent to loans and debt securities. Investors include the Netherlands-based insurance company Achmea, a fund manager for charities in the UK; CCLA Investment Management Limited; and The Waterloo Foundation, a UK-based independent grant-making foundation.
Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Profile:
http://www.mixmarket.org/funders/triodos-microfinance-fund
Organization’s Website:
http://www.triodos.com/com/international_funds/microfinance/spec_microfinance_funds/microfinance_fund/
Just the Facts:
Country of Incorporation: Luxembourg
Year Founded: 2009
Legal Status: SICAV II
Fund Assets (as of day/month/year): USD 36.2 million (as of 31/March/2009)
Number of MFI Investments (as of day/month/year): 5 (as of 31/March/2009)
Area of Operation: Global
Participant(s)/Backer(s)/Investor(s): Triodos Bank NV
Instruments: Loans and Debt Securities, Equity
Fund Currency: EUR
Investment Horizon: 5-10 years
Fund Manager: Triodos Investment Management
Contact Information:
Triodos sicav ii –
Triodos Microfinance Fund
Nieuweroordweg 1
PO Box 55
3700 ab Zeist
The Netherlands
t + 0031 0 30 693 65 01
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Additional Resources:
Triodos Bank in The Netherlands Announces Launch of the Triodos Microfinance Fund with EUR 22m in its First Close (March 2009)
https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-story-triodos-bank-in-the-nethe…
Marilou van Golstein Brouwers, Managing Director of Triodos Investment Management B.V., Talks to MicroCapital (December 2007)
https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-feature-marilou-van-golstein-br…
Link to Microcapital Universe wiki page
https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Triodos+Microfinance+Fund
Authored by Kenny Kline, Research Associate
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