The Extractive and Natural resources Fund targets investments in :

• Extracting, production and preprocessing infrastructures of mining and natural resources.
• Export Trade finance of mining and natural resources.

The revenues are optimized and the risks reduced thanks to the participation, in the value chain, of suppliers, contractors and companies from the Fund’s ecosystem :

• Controlled transfer prices
• Privileged access to resources
• Investment de-risking

Fund details

Type : Open end Fund
Size : 100 MUSD
Investment category: Structured instrument and ABL
Initial offer : 2023 November 1st - 2024 April 30th
Regional coverage : Latin America and West Africa

General Partner : 4BIRDS Management SA
Administrative agent : OWL Advisory SA
LEI : 22210069KVDF6WJEHV48
ISIN : LU2581847857

Trade Finance - Expected Q1 2024

a) The Fund invests recurrently in short term debt instruements, aiming to finance extractive and natural resources export transactions. The bonds are emitted by a renowned credit company and insured by a B+/A US insurance

b) The Fund participates in the provision of liquidities to companies owned by the Fund with the objective to secure access to strategic minerals including Lithium, Copper, Palladium..

Infrastructure investments :

TThe SubFund finances Industrial and commercial companies supplying or operating equipment and infrastructures necessary for a sound but economically competitive extraction and production of commodities. The SubFund will focus on investments that participate in

• Final Exploration Stage & Junior mining
• Equipment for mining
• Equipment for natural resources harvesting
• Local processing of these materials.

The Fund will also co-invest in local development projects presenting a positive social and environmental impact for rural and post conflict areas.ooperation with development agencies