Since its inception in 1994, Zephyr has sponsored and/or managed 26 investment funds in both public and private securities markets representing approximately $1.2 billion in combined commitments and assets under management.
Zephyr has active funds across India, Sri Lanka and Africa
Zephyr Funds
Divested Investment
Divested InvestmentZN Mexico Trust (ZNM) and ZN Mexico II, L.P. (ZNM II)
ZN Mexico Trust (ZNM) and ZN Mexico II, L.P. (ZNM II), collectively referred to as the 'Funds', were launched in 1998 and 2002, respectively, to make private equity investments in middle market companies in Mexico participating in the growth opportunities created by the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The ZN Mexico Funds sought to achieve superior returns primarily by making privately negotiated equity and equity-related investments in middle market Mexican companies participating in the economic opportunities generated by the convergence of the US, Canadian and Mexican (NAFTA) economies.
Zephyr Acorn
Acorn Africa Fund I and II provide equity financing and business support to innovative early-stage companies in East Africa that have the potential to scale across the continent and beyond. To learn more about Zephyr Acorn, click here. Read MoreStrategy: African Agriculture
Zephyr Management was appointed successor manager of Strategy: African Agriculture in October, 2018. Originally formed in 2011, Strategy: African Agriculture called approximately $20 million to invest in companies involved in various aspects of agriculture in Uganda, Kenya, and Malawi. Zephyr is providing active support to portfolio companies to address capital needs and working toward an orderly liquidation of Strategy: African Agriculture’s six remaining investments.
Strategy: African Agriculture made investments ranging from $250k to $2.5 million, particularly in small and medium sized agricultural businesses. The Strategy’s objective is to create positive social impact as well as financial returns which is part of the investment mandate.
Strategy: African Agriculture's investments create opportunities for small family-run farms to increase their incomes and improve their livelihoods. They do so by creating jobs and positively affecting businesses related to farmers. They also contribute to the local and national economies.
Strategy: African Agriculture’s key theme is food production and it targets this opportunity by focusing on three sectors: primary (farms and plantations); secondary (processing and animal feeds); and services/infrastructure (storage, fertilizers, chemicals, packaging and other inputs). The strategy includes building integrated businesses to control the agri-supply chain.
