SMEV Cardinal II (IFC-50253)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Ghana
  • Ivory Coast
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Jan 12, 2026
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
CARDINALSTONE CAPITAL ADVISERS
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Communications
  • Education and Health
  • Energy
  • Finance
  • Industry and Trade
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Equity
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 15.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 120.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Jan 15, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Dec 12, 2025

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the IFC, CCA Growth Fund II LP (CCAGF II or the Fund) is a generalist fund that will make equity and equity linked investments in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria, Ghana, and opportunistically in Francophone West Africa (primarily Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal) across various sectors such as consumer goods and services, industrials, healthcare, agribusiness and financial services.

The Fund will be established in Mauritius as a limited partnership.

Among its current and legacy holdings, Cardinal Stone counts companies involved in harmful industries, such as industrial agribusinesses (e.g., Lynden Integrated Farms in Nigeria) and companies linked to the oil and gas sector (e.g., Arco Marine in Nigeria).

Investment Description
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Financial Intermediary
A financial intermediary is a bank or financial institution that receives funds from a development bank. A financial intermediary then lends these funds to their clients (private actors) in the form of loans, bonds, guarantees and equity shares. Financial intermediaries include insurance, pension and equity funds. The direct financial relationship is between the development bank and the financial intermediary.
Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

As stated by the IFC, the Fund will be managed by CardinalStone Capital Advisers (the Fund Manager) led by Yomi Jemibewon (Partner), Femi Ogunjimi (Partner), and Shirley Somuah (Partner).  


Contact Information
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Financial Intermediary - CCA Growth Fund II LP:

Olufemi Ogunjimi - Partner
Phone: +234 1 448 9900
Email: Femi.ogunjimi@cardinalstone.com 
Address: 5 Okotie Eboh Street | Ikoyi | Lagos | Nigeria, CardinalStone Capital Advisers – Private Equity Investor 
Website: https://cardinalstonepe.com/contact-us/ 

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