// Investment criteria
Patient capital,
built for long-term value.
Our aim is to provide green businesses with patient capital and technical assistance with a focus on long-term value creation. Investees are therefore supported with both pre and post-investment technical assistance.
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Pre + post investment
Priority sectors
// Priority sectors
Six sectors of the green economy.
Renewable Energy
Energy Efficiency
Waste Management
Water Management
Climate Smart-Agric
Greening Businesses
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How Wangara invests.
// Screening criteria
What we look for.
Every opportunity is assessed against five criteria before it moves into our investment process.
01 Sector
Operating in the green economy, preferably developing and adopting climate adaptation and mitigation solutions in priority sectors.
02 Traction
Revenue-generating and/or developing a customer base to give commercial validation to its business model.
03 Scalability
Demonstrable potential to scale significantly, preferably to other West African countries.
04 Competitive Advantage
Innovative solutions (technology or business model) that allow for significant growth.
05 Returns & Exit
Profitable business case with an attractive entry valuation and a viable exit (self-liquidating, trade sale or secondaries).
// Investment process
Five steps from screening to disbursement.
Screening and Initial Due Diligence
Process lasting 2 weeks to 2 months.
2 wks – 2 monthsFirst Investment Committee
Point of investment selection.
Decision pointESG, Legal & Financial Due Diligence
Process lasting 2 to 3 months.
2 – 3 monthsSecond Investment Committee
Point of the final investment decision.
Decision pointLegal Documentation & Disbursement
Process lasting 1 to 2 months.
1 – 2 months// Impact alignment
Our actions propagate outcomes that are proportionate and aligned to our investment thesis.
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Decent Work & Economic Growth
Providing increased capital to early and growth-stage “green” small and growing businesses.
Technical assistance towards greater business scale and growth; investment readiness including, marketing expertise, governance, operational processes strategy, climate resilience, export market facilitation and capital introduction, networking, good business practices for scale (including governance structures and oversight) etc.
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Building a green business in West Africa?
If your business fits the criteria above, we would like to hear from you.