AATIF Welcomes Cygnum Capital as its new Investment Advisor
Luxembourg, August 1st, 2024 – The Board of Directors of AATIF is pleased to announce a strategic transition of the Fund’s investment advisory mandate to Cygnum Capital BV. Teaming up with Cygnum Capital, AATIF strives to continue to foster its outreach across the African continent.
The Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF) is an impact investment fund focused on African food value chains. To date the Fund deployed more than USD550m in investment capital and supported its investees with USD10m in technical assistance. AATIF reaches more than 320,000 smallholders across the continent via its Partner Institutions. These companies employ more than 24,000 staff of which more than 50% are women. Numbers that stand for the tremendous efforts that turn AATIF’s mission into action.
“We are excited to add Cygnum’s longstanding, specialized and particularly its on-the-ground expertise to our capabilities so that jointly we can continue to serve AATIFs existing and future clients to the ultimate benefit of the respective African agricultural value chains and the related communities. Cygnum Capital’s deep understanding of diverse African markets and commitment to impact investing align perfectly with AATIF's mission and vision.”, says Doris Köhn, the Fund’s Chairperson.
The Board of Directors is confident that Cygnum Capital will expand AATIF’s capabilities in driving investments across new countries and new agricultural value chains. Together with our other long-standing collaboration partners, the International Labor Organisation (ILO) as the Fund’s Sustainability Advisor and the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) the Fund’s Technical Assistance manager, we look forward to a productive and successful partnership with Cygnum Capital, leveraging their strategic insights and robust investment approach to further our mission.
For further information, please contact:
Michael Hoelter, AATIF Fund Lead
Michael.Hoelter@cygnumcapital.com
About AATIF
The Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF) is dedicated to improving agricultural value chains, boosting trade, and promoting sustainable development in Africa. AATIF provides financing solutions to businesses and organizations that support these goals, with a focus on generating positive social and environmental impacts. It has disbursed more than USD500m through its investment companies across the African continent and continues to finance projects across the agricultural value chain in line with its mission statement. More information on AATIF is available on its website.
About Cygnum Capital
Cygnum Capital is a leading investment banking and asset management firm, specialising in tailored and innovative financial solutions across frontier and emerging markets globally. With offices in London, Nairobi, Lagos, Dubai and Amsterdam, our team of 90+ finance professionals bring together deep sectoral knowledge with a broad product offering across corporate finance, asset management and financial advisory services.