Our investment procedures are proven and reflect our accumulation of experience for more than 28 years in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) zone and constant adaptation to the best international standards. WAEMU is the West African organization comprising eight countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo) of the subregion using a common currency that is the CFA Franc.

To date, three generations of funds (Cauris Investissement, Cauris Croissance, Fonds Cauris Croissance II) are already well invested with excellent returns on investment. Cauris management is considered a ROIste by its various shareholders.

Through our various fund raisings and our various investments, we have been able to build a good customer portfolio. We have strong expertise in investment in West Africa. Our strengths can be summarized as follows:

• Proximity and a good knowledge of the ground. We are well aware of the region’s industrial, economic and social fabric, having invested more than fifty times and having carried out more than forty exits. We are also based in two countries of sub-Saharan Africa: Ivory Coast and Togo.

• As much as our decision-making process is meticulous and rigorous, Cauris Management is able to invest quickly when the conditions are gathered. We remain impartial in our decision-making while being friendly in our accompaniment.

• We remain very active throughout our partnership: strategic advice, help with reflection on the strengthening of management tools, strengthening of the management team, network effect, and many others, are a wide range of tools and methods with which we can assist the companies in our portfolio.

Ultimately our partnership is always win-win since all parties benefit mutually. In this respect, the alignment of interests of all stakeholders is essential and sought after in the early stages of the relationship.

Finally, we ensure that after our exit, the company is visibly stronger in its sector of activity and is ready to face new challenges at all levels (commercial, corporate, governance, etc.).