Article: Emerging Capital Partners Invests in African Microfinance Institution.

Investment represents ECP's seventh commitment to growing African financial services sector

WASHINGTON, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), an international private equity firm focused on investing across the African continent, today announced a $15 million investment in Blue Financial Services Ltd., a non-deposit taking micro lender serving 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. ECP's investment, made in the form of convertible bonds and common shares, is part of Blue Financial's ongoing capital raising program to generate working capital and expand operations. The company is listed on the Alternative Exchange Index of the JSE Securities ...

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