Maghreb Private Equity Fund IV

MPEF IV is a private equity fund investing in SMEs and mid-market companies in North Africa (including Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, and Algeria). The Fund’s strategy focuses on companies that are well-established in their local markets and that have the potential to scale up their activities at the regional level. MPEF IV targets a range of sectors, including IT and telecoms, fast-moving consumer goods, healthcare, education, logistics, or agribusiness, with a preference for companies focused on export growth.

The North Africa region is still recovering from the impact of the Arab Spring: private investors continue to be reluctant to invest. North Africa’s economies have not grown fast enough to create sufficient jobs, and whilst governments can provide an enabling environment, the largest motor of job creation is the private sector, specifically SMEs and mid-market enterprises. SIFEM’s investment of EUR 10 million in MPEF IV contributes to expanding the private sector and generating employment, a key element to contain social tensions, political unrest, and migration pressure.