TriLinc Global Impact Invests $14.5 Million in Emerging Markets

TriLinc Global Impact Fund, a non-traded, externally managed, limited liability company, approved $14.5 million in term loan and trade finance transactions with companies operating in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.

TriLinc is an impact investing fund that provides growth-stage loans and trade finance to established small and medium enterprises in developing economies where access to affordable capital is significantly limited.

Impact investing is defined as investing with the specific objective of achieving a competitive financial return as well as creating positive, measurable impact in communities across the globe.

“TriLinc’s recent investments demonstrate our commitment to the investment and impact opportunity sets in Southeast Asia, as well as to the growing agricultural and manufacturing value chains we have observed in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America,” said Gloria Nelund, TriLinc chief executive officer.

She added, “We are particularly excited about the addition of a new term loan in Indonesia as it adds geographic and industry sector diversification to our portfolio while expanding the reach TriLinc capital has in contributing to economic development at both the local and global scale.”

The company’s total financing commitments totaled $173.3 million for business expansion and socioeconomic development through its holdings in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa, as of June 30, 2016.

TriLinc invests in small and medium enterprises through local market sub-advisors, and expects to create a diversified portfolio of financial assets consisting primarily of collateralized private debt instruments. The company aggregates and analyzes social, economic and environmental impact data to track progress and measure success against stated objectives.

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