SEAF Trans Andean Fund

The SEAF Trans Andean Fund (TAF) is a generalist private equity fund investing in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Andean region. The fund was launched in 2003 with SECO as one of its sponsors together with BIO and SEAF AID.

TAF invests USD 200,000 – 1.5 million in SMEs in Peru and Colombia. The fund targets locally-owned enterprises with less than 200 employees in multiple sectors, with a special emphasis on companies with value added export-oriented products and services, both in the region and abroad, and those with strong growth prospects. Target sectors include high-quality home furnishings and apparel, distribution, media, local branded consumer goods and information technology. SEAF obtains significant equity stakes through a variety of equity, quasi-equity and debt instruments. 

TAF is managed by Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF), a global investment firm specializing in SME investment. Based in Washington D.C., SEAF invests in multiple countries through an international network of offices in Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Asia.