British International Investment

Patient capital

We are impact-led and commercially rigorous, and we provide patient capital to businesses and funds across every sector.

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Our approach to investing

We are uniquely positioned to offer businesses a broad range of capital solutions.

  • Patient, long-term investment

  • Bespoke capital solutions across debt, equity and funds

  • Fast, responsive deployment

  • Capital when availability is scarce

Products

We invest across a broad range of capital products

Equity

Ticket Size ($)   10-250m
  • Direct investment; significant minority investments
  • Follow-on investments

Debt

Ticket Size ($)   10-250m
  • Senior loans for corporates and financial institutions
  • Subordinated Tier II debt
  • Risk sharing facilities
  • Project finance
  • Trade finance

Funds

Ticket Size ($) Up to  150m
  • SME, mid-cap and large-cap private equity funds
  • Private credit funds
  • Sector funds
  • Risk sharing facilities
  • Venture capital

Key data

Product breakdown of our portfolio

Direct equity

37%

Funds

35%

Debt

24%

Guarantees

3%

Product breakdown of our 2020 commitments

Direct equity

30%

Funds

16%

Debt

32%

Guarantees

22%

Our offer

Read our Annual Review 2022

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