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Africa50 and Blue Like an Orange Sustainable Capital have launched a structured finance- and mezzanine-focused partnership to fund sustainable infrastructure in Africa. The announcement was timed to coincide with the recent New Global Financing Pact summit held in Paris, which focused on climate, development, debt and “innovative financing” for infrastructure to support economic growth.

Africa50, a pan-African infrastructure investment platform, and Latin American private debt firm Blue Like an Orange, intend to leverage their global and regional networks to source and secure private capital. The partnership will target African infrastructure-focused companies and projects, with the aim of delivering strong risk-adjusted returns and capitalising on opportunities across the continent.

The types of initiatives cited at the Paris event included traditional infrastructure such as water, green energy, transport and mobility, as well as social infrastructure such as health, education and financial services.