We focus on funding companies and projects with an optimised risk adjusted return that provide a market financial return alongside quantifiable social and environmental benefit.
Investment Focus
Impact Investing
Private Debt & Special Situations
With a focus on combining downside protection and growth potential, we aim to provide financing in situations that offer an above-market return without compromising on our social and environmental goals.
Real Estate
We focus on developments that create a large number of service jobs, revitalize communities and quality of life.
Investment Themes & Examples:
| Financial Inclusion | Improving Livelihoods in Developing Markets | Climate Finance | Sustainable Urban Development |
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| DFA is a founding shareholder of Mandal Life Insurance, a leading Mongolian insurance platform. | DFA provided growth capital to Truck Lagbe, a technology platform optimising Bangladesh’s logistics sector with investment from the IFC (World Bank). | DFA provided venture funding to 8Elements, a technology and hardware-based energy efficiency platform, aiming to reduce energy consumption of buildings and industries. | DFA, using recycled shipping containers, developed and manages Bloq, a lifestyle food and beverage park in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. |
| DFA co-founded what is now the largest rural mobility financing platform in Myanmar. | Working with the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), DFA restructured and took a stake in Terra Express, a leading copper ore logistics provider in Mongolia. | DFA invested seed capital in Energy Efficiency Solutions (EES) focused on reducing the carbon intensity of the hotel industry through tech/engineering solutions. |  Myanmar |
| DFA structured a growth round and had a successful exit for iCare Benefits, a platform focused on providing finance to workers in manufacturing. | DFA is a large minority shareholder in APU, the largest Mongolian FMCG company and the largest listed company on the Mongolian Stock Exchange. | DFA invested in Koltiva - a technology-enabled service company combining quadruple-tech (agritech, fintech, edutech, and climatech) with focus on traceability, inclusiveness, and sustainability. | DFA funded a mixed use project to expand the opportunities of SME businesses through additional modern retail footprint in Ulaanbaatar with a conservation component, adding 11 ha of green space to the city. |
| DFA founded Vana, a nature-based solutions platform focused on community reforestation projects in Southeast Asia. |
