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Jean-Philippe de Schrevel

Luxembourg

Champion's Profile

Jean-Philippe de Schrevel is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bamboo Finance. He provides overall leadership, management and vision for the firm. Previously, he co-founded Blue Orchard Finance in 2001 and remained a part of its management team until 2011.

UNDP SDG

Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, Gender Equality, Affordable and Clean Energy, Decent Work and Economic Growth and Climate Action

Description and impact

Bamboo Capital Partners is a commercial private equity firm making investments that matter. It finds game-changing businesses then applies a mix of geographical and sector expertise to deliver financial and social returns. Experts in energy, healthcare and financial services globally, Bamboo has offices in Luxembourg, Geneva, Bogota, Nairobi and Singapore. Since Bamboo launched in 2007 it has proved that private capital can be profitably deployed as a tool for effective change. It has close to $400m under management with a portfolio of companies in over 30 countries. BlueOrchard was founded in 2001, by initiative of the UN, as the first commercial manager of microfinance debt investments worldwide. We offer premium impact investment solutions to qualified investors worldwide and provide debt and equity financing to institutions in emerging and frontier markets. BlueOrchard has invested to date over USD 6 billion across more than 80 countries. 200mn people with low income in emerging and frontier markets received access to financial and related services with the support of BlueOrchard as of December 2018. BlueOrchard offers premium impact investing solutions across multiple asset classes and provides unique blended finance opportunities. Our fund management mandates address a number of key global development and sustainability challenges including: financial inclusion, climate change, education, job creation and women’s empowerment.