{"id":6325,"date":"2025-09-13T11:58:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T11:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/?page_id=6325"},"modified":"2025-10-21T15:28:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:28:29","slug":"african-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/en\/awards\/awards-2025\/african-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"African Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6325\" class=\"elementor elementor-6325\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b95af53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b95af53\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11c9fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a11c9fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The &#8220;African Fund&#8221; Award rewards investment groups and asset managers who have distinguished themselves by the innovative nature and, above all, the impact of their investments. The winner of this award has distinguished itself through the completion of one or more major deals, its leadership and its influence in its sector.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac9e5a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ac9e5a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7031936 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7031936\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-014a1eb elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"014a1eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CRITERIA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d35f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0d35f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Investment Performance and distribution: cumulative rate of return over a given period (3, 5, 10 years) and Distribution Rate: percentage of profits distributed to investors<\/li><li>Growth in Assets Under Management (AUM)\/Annual growth in AUM: Annual increase in the total amount of assets under management (Enter AUM in 2022, 2023 and 2024)<\/li><li>Portfolio Diversification\/ Asset diversity: number and variety of assets held (equities, bonds, property, etc.)<\/li><li>Geographic Diversity: Distribution of investments across different regions and countries<\/li><li>Investment Growth Rate\/New Investments: Number and value of new investments made during the year.<\/li><li>Exited Investments: Number and value of investments successfully liquidated<\/li><li>Social Impact and Contribution: Number of jobs created by companies in which the fund has invested.<\/li><li>Environmental and Social Impact: measure of the positive impact on the environment and society<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-934a90b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"934a90b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ab987 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36ab987\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f03d0 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5f03d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca55cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ca55cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Any CEO of a Private Equity, Venture Capital or Venture Capital company based in Africa (whatever the sector and location of the company). Companies with a minimum turnover of \u20ac50 million.<\/p><p>Application, nomination by a third party (company or individual) or identification by the AFIS editorial team.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab4f43c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab4f43c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7784708 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7784708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AWARDS CEREMONY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50eb6ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50eb6ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"pf0\"><span class=\"cf0\">The call for applications is open <strong>until October 15, 2025<\/strong>.<br \/>The pre-selected companies will be notified one month before the event. They commit to send one of their executives to the award ceremony.<br \/>The winning company will be awarded during a special session at the next Africa Financial Summit, November 3-4, 2025, in Casablanca, Morocco.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e8265 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2e8265\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f443ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f443ba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bebb0b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bebb0b1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415e66d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"415e66d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"409\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Calque_1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1606\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Calque_1.png 409w, https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Calque_1-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2185b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2185b2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f987d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f987d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In partnership with<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhone\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"tel\" name=\"form_fields[phone]\" id=\"form-field-phone\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"phone\" required=\"required\" pattern=\"[0-9()#&amp;+*-=.]+\" title=\"Only numbers and phone characters (#, -, *, etc) are accepted.\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-position elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-position\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPosition\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[position]\" id=\"form-field-position\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Position\" 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required=\"required\"><\/textarea>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-textarea elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-asset_under_management elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-asset_under_management\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGrowth in Assets Under Management (AUM) \/ Annual Growth in AUM: Annual increase in the total amount of assets under management (Enter AUM in 2022, 2023 and 2024)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<textarea class=\"elementor-field-textual elementor-field  elementor-size-sm\" name=\"form_fields[asset_under_management]\" id=\"form-field-asset_under_management\" rows=\"4\" required=\"required\"><\/textarea>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-textarea elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-portfolio_diversification elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-portfolio_diversification\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPortfolio Diversification \/ Asset Diversity: number and variety of assets held (equities, bonds, property, etc.)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<textarea class=\"elementor-field-textual elementor-field  elementor-size-sm\" name=\"form_fields[portfolio_diversification]\" id=\"form-field-portfolio_diversification\" rows=\"4\" required=\"required\"><\/textarea>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-textarea elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-geographic_diversity elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-geographic_diversity\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeographic Diversity: Distribution of investments across different regions and countries\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<textarea 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