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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a senior loan of up to €270 million to Yas, a leading pan-African telecommunications company owned by AXIAN Telecom, to support the expansion of digital infrastructure and improve connectivity across Africa. The investment marks the EBRD’s first project in Senegal and is a landmark transaction for the…

Welcome to the second episode of Untapped: an ILX Podcast Samantha Attridge explores the realities of private capital mobilisation for development, unpacking why expectations have fallen short, what constraints investors face in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs), and how approaches such as blended finance and Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) reforms can be used more effectively.

ILX has signed the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge, joining a global community of financial institutions committed to protecting and restoring biodiversity through their investment activities. This announcement marks a further step in ILX’s approach to integrating environmental considerations into its investment strategy. As a signatory, ILX will contribute to working groups and knowledge-sharing initiatives aimed…

Welcome to the first episode of “Untapped: an ILX Podcast” Christian Kleboth explores how mobilising private capital can help close the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate finance gap in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs), unpacking what mobilisation really means, which instruments are working today, and how Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) can help investors…

Montevideo, Uruguay, May 5, 2026 – The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a financing package for Arboreal, a Uruguayan company that transforms wood sourced from responsibly managed forests into high-value industrial and construction products. With additional capital mobilized from ILX Fund, this investment will help Arboreal expand its production capacity,…

The co-investment mobilises European institutional capital for climate‑aligned infrastructure and energy transition WASHINGTON, U.S.A., 16 April 2026 — The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and ILX have completed their first joint transaction, marking an important milestone in their partnership to mobilise European institutional capital for climate‑aligned infrastructure projects across Africa. ILX has invested USD 40 million…

London / Amsterdam. March 2nd, 2026 — British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, and ILX, the Amsterdam-based emerging market private debt asset manager, have completed their first joint transaction to expand financing for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and agricultural businesses in East Africa. The USD 15 million transaction…

Amsterdam, The Netherlands. February 5th, 2026. ILX announces the appointment of Paul de Klerk as Chairman of the Supervisory Board, in succession to Nanno Kleiterp. ILX Management, the Amsterdam-based emerging market private credit asset manager, is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul de Klerk as Chairman of its Supervisory Board, as of 1st of January 2026.…

Amsterdam, The Netherlands. January 8th, 2026. ILX announces the appointment of Kirstine Damkjær as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and as a new member of the Management Board and Investment Committee. [1] Kirstine brings an extensive, executive-level career across public, private, and multilateral institutions, with a proven record in building and scaling sustainable-finance platforms and bridging public…