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DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft

DFI
Germany
iSustain score 90Moderate· 3–6 months

German DFI providing long-term finance to private enterprises in Africa.

Geographic focus

Central Asia
Eastern Europe
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East
North Africa
Pan-African
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa

Sector appetite

Renewable Energy
Energy Efficiency
Agribusiness
Manufacturing
Financial Institutions
Infrastructure
Health
Climate Mitigation

Finance instruments

Debt
Equity
Mezzanine
Guarantees
Fund Investments
Technical Assistance

Project stages

Development
Growth
Construction
Expansion
Operational
Scale-up

Typical ticket size

$5m – $50m

Readiness requirements

Established business with proven revenues

Partnership preferences

Long-term partnership with local sponsors

Contact

info@deginvest.de

iSustain relevance score

  • Regional focus & relevance30/30
  • Access & contactability25/25
  • Financing programmes & instruments — 1 open or rolling8/15
  • Instrument breadth12/15
  • Data freshness15/15

Weighted 0–100: Africa focus 30, access & contactability 25, live windows 15, instrument breadth 15, data freshness 15.

Access difficulty

Moderate· 3–6 months

Direct approach possible; published application route; minimum ticket $5m+.

  • Counterparty requirement — Direct counterparty0/5
  • Application process — Published application route0/3
  • Ticket floor — Minimum ticket $5m+2/3
  • Readiness burden — 0 readiness requirements identified0/2
  • Internal approval process — Investment committee process1/2

A rating of how hard this capital is to reach — not a prediction of whether an application will succeed. Built from the counterparty required, the published application route, the minimum ticket, the readiness evidence expected and the internal approval process.

Instruments & programmes

What a client can actually approach this organisation for, and how access works.

DEG Financing & develoPPP

Facility
Debt
Open

Long-term debt, mezzanine and equity for private companies, plus develoPPP co-financing grants for pilot projects.

Access route

Direct application

Ticket size

$1m – $50m — €1m–€50m; develoPPP grants up to €2m

Geographic focus

Eastern Europe
Latin America & Caribbean
Pan-African
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa

Sector focus

Manufacturing
Agribusiness
Renewable Energy
Financial Institutions

Project stages

Growth
Scale-up

Eligibility

Private companies investing in developing markets.

How to access

Apply to DEG or through the develoPPP call.

DEG Long-Term Finance & Up-Scaling Programmes

Facility
Debt
Rolling

German DFI long-term debt, mezzanine and equity for private companies in developing and emerging markets, plus co-financing grant programmes that support business model scaling and climate measures.

Access route

Direct application

Ticket size

— — Typically €4m–€50m; grant programmes smaller

Geographic focus

Sub-Saharan Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Eastern Europe
Central Asia
Pan-African

Sector focus

Manufacturing
Renewable Energy
Agribusiness
Financial Institutions

Project stages

Growth
Scale-up
Expansion

Eligibility

Private companies with a track record investing in developing and emerging markets.

How to access

Submit a financing enquiry to DEG with company financials and the planned investment.

Related capital sources

Other funders with an overlapping mandate.

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