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Symbiotics Group SA
Organisation general information
Organisation name: 
Symbiotics Group SA
Founding year: 
2004
Country: 
Switzerland
Total number of staff: 
190
Percentage of microfinance activities: 
Between 70 and 100%
Type of organisation: 
For profit
 
Consultants and support services (such as rating, IT or law firms), Investment services: Asset Management, Investment Advisory and Market Research.
Organisation's contact person
Contact person: 
Mr. Samy Derradji
Address: 
Rue de la Synagogue 31
CH-1204
Geneva
Switzerland
Email:
Samy.derradji@symbioticsgroup.com
Website:
www.symbioticsgroup.com www.syminvest.com
Phone: 
+41 (22) 338 15 40
Fax: 
+41 (22) 338 15 41
Organisation summary
Mission: 

Symbiotics is the leading market access platform for impact investing, dedicated to private markets in emerging and frontier economies. The group offers investment, asset management and capacity building services. Since 2005, we have originated over 7,800 investments representing more than USD 9.8 billion for 589 companies in 96 countries. We manage an aggregate portfolio of USD 2.9 billion spread across 23 funds and mandates. Our portfolio companies have also benefited from over 145 technical assistance projects worth more than USD 18 million.


Type of intervention: 
  • Equity
  • Loans
  • Guarantees
  • Investment Analysis, Asset Management, Investment Advisory, Market Research: SYMX Indexes; Annual Symbiotics MIV Survey; SYM50 (www.syminvest.com). · Private Debt
Countries of intervention: 
Programmes open to all regions.
Areas of intervention: 
  • Macro level: Client protection, Supporting networks and associations, Strengthening national/regional microfinance support sector, Research and industry benchmarks and news platform open to industry, peers, academia.
  • Intermediate level: Rural finance, Value chain development, Microfinance investment vehicules, Social impact/performance, Environmental microfinance, Gender, Education Finance.
  • Micro level: Capital/equity investments, Financial product development and innovation, Performance (financial and social), Ratings and external audits, Graduation of MFIs, Risk management, Management information systems
  • Other themes: Academic research, Impact and performances studies, Sector mapping, Evaluation
Main competences: 

One Group – Four Business Lines

  • Symbiotics Investments is the leading impact investment deal house in emerging and frontier markets. Since 2005, the company has originated over 7,700 private debt investments representing more than USD 9.6 billion for about 600 companies in more than 95 emerging and frontier markets, placed with more than 50 institutional investors.
  • Symbiotics Asset Management is a leading independent impact investing boutique specializing in private markets investment solutions for institutional investors. The company runs over 20 different mandates and funds for institutional investors, with USD 2.9 billion in assets under management, all of which achieve the highest level of impact management -Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR) article 9 funds. 
  • Since 2010, Symbiotics Capacity Building has managed over USD 18 million in technical assistance commitments from donors and generated over 160 technical assistance projects in 35 countries.
  • Symbiotics Fund Solutions serves as a center of excellence for fund management company practice. Since inception in 2005, the group has co-designed and setup more than 40 private debt impact funds, for more than dozen banks and many institutional investors. The team comprises a dozen investment fund experts based in Geneva and Paris.

 

Please indicate any innovations in your microfinance program planned for the coming year: 

Access to financial services acts as a catalyst for more inclusive growth. Financial inclusion is a major strategy in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ‘SDGs’. Symbiotics is responding to this increasing need for financial inclusion, contributing primarily to SDG 1: No Poverty, SDG 5: Gender Equality and SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, as well as other SDGs via specialized institutions. In many emerging and frontier markets, there are significant obstacles to providing financial services to underserved communities. Symbiotics seeks to overcome these challenges by providing access to financial services for all, empowering individuals and businesses.

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