FMO (Netherlands Development Finance Company)

The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO), established in 1970 by the Dutch State and commercial banks, is the international development bank of the Netherlands. It's mission is to stimulate sustainable economic growth and optimize development impact in developing countries. FMO invests risk capital in companies and financial institutions in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe. Working in close cooperation with a global partner network, access is created to long-term capital and knowledge. FMO provides financial products, such as (subordinated) loans, mezzanine and equity investments and is able to provide them in local currency and/or in combination with capacity development. FMOs investment portfolio is more than EUR 3.4 billion, making it one of the largest bilateral development banks worldwide. FMO has an AAA rating from Standard & Poor's. Thanks in part to its relationship with the Dutch government, FMO is able to take risks which commercial financiers are not - or not yet - prepared to take. FMO's mission: to create flourishing enterprises, which can serve as engines of sustainable growth in their countries. FMO has been an investor in China since the late 1980s and is extremely selective in its investment policy and has invested in a limited number of private equity funds operating in China.