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Key Details SME Name Food Bar Country North Macedonia Sector Agriculture Employees 24 Avg Transaction Size $8,500 At the start of Q2 2024, AGC joined up with our partner in North Macedonia to visit local SMEs in Skopje, the capital city. Founded in 2010 as a female-managed factoring business, AGC’s partner focuses on providing short-term...
Key Details SME Name DC Tax Country Romania Sector Professional Services Employees 8 Avg Transaction Size $8,000 In 2010, Andrea adopted the Romanian term “de...
Key Details SME Name CECOFA Country Uganda Sector Agriculture Employees 17 Avg Transaction Size $11,500 Thriving naturally along the shores of Lake Victoria in Central...
Key Details SME Name Smart Snack Country Chile Sector Consumer Staples Employees 63 Avg Transaction Size $4,100 Chilean-based food company Smart Snack (Alea Bakery) are...
AGC in the World
Advance Global Capital Ltd is excited to announce that in collaboration with the GIIN, the Financial Times has just published a list of 100+ impact investment firms, including AGC. This searchable list highlights our impact assets under management and our strategic focus across key sectors and global regions. This initiative marks a significant milestone for...
Milestone as Private Sector Players Join DFIs and MDBs for 2X Challenge 2024-2027 June 17, 2024 – A multilateral coalition of public and private sector...
London, 12 March 2024 – Advance Global Capital Ltd is thrilled to share that it has been selected as an Emeritus Impact Manager by ImpactAssets...
Earlier this month, AGC participated in an interview series program by ITN, an award-winning UK-based media company. The piece, titled “How Advance Global Capital is...
London, 17 January 2024 — Real Leaders has unveiled the 2024 Top Impact Companies, and Advance Global Capital Ltd is thrilled to secure a spot...
AGC Insights
Key Details SMEs FINANCED IN 2023 13,697 SME JOBS CREATED IN 2023 138,103 WOMEN-LED SMEs 44% SMEs WITH GENDER INITIATIVES 28% AVG SME TRANSACTION SIZE $3,468 Our fund track record shows that we can deliver meaningful impact without sacrificing financial returns. Consistently, we’ve reinforced our fund’s achievements through a cultivated narrative of commitment to SMEs...
In impact investing, where investors seek both positive financial and social or environmental outcomes, the integrity of evidence is critical to understanding the true impact...
According to the latest Global Gender Gap Report by the World Economic Forum, “Gender parity is not recovering. It will take another 132 years to...
In a letter to The Wall Street Journal (June 9 2016), John Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group, challenged Wall Street’s role in business capital...
Investment in emerging markets hits post crisis low” “China volatility adds to pressure on emerging markets” “Welcome to the Crisis Economy, Where Tumult Reigns” As...