Asia Partners I, L.P. (DFC-9000104231)

Regions
  • East Asia and Pacific
Where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Vietnam
Where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
Bank Risk Rating
FI
Risk rating varies among banks and may refer only to the particular investment and not to the risk for the project as a whole. Projects marked 'U' have an 'Unknown' risk rating at the time of disclosure.
Borrower
Asia Partners Fund Management Pte. Ltd.
The holder of the loan, grant, or other investment.
Sectors
  • Communications
  • Finance
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, etc.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 25.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, converted to USD$. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 300.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, converted to USD$. Please see updated project documentation for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ DFC website

Updated in EWS May 26, 2021

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Project Description

According to the bank document, "Asia Partners I LP is a Southeast Asian focused growth capital technology investor looking to address the significant funding gap encountered by high growth companies in the region who are raising second and third rounds of institutional capital. Sub-sectors of interest to the Fund will include financial services, education, e-commerce, health care, and logistics."

Investment Description
  • US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

"The Project involves an equity investment into a fund focused on technology-enabled investments across Southeast Asia."

Financial Intermediary
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Private Actors
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