Investment Funds Investing in Deforestation Reduction Businesses and Projects in the Congo Basin

Please provide the full legal name and form of your institution (name, legal form)

Please provide the name of your main contact person for this CEOI (surname, first name)

Please provide the e-mail address of your main contact person

Please provide the full phone number of your main contact person (including the country code (+XX)

Please provide the title of your proposed fund

Please select the primary SDGs that your fund is targeting (you can select multiple SDGs)

Please indicate whether your fund targets the Sub-Saharan Africa, including Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Central African Republic and Gabon. Please select all that apply.

Please confirm that target fund size is larger than US$ 30 million.

Please provide the fund asset class?

Has your fund already completed its first close?

If the answer to the previous question was No, for when is the first close planned? Please provide your answer in terms of Quarter and Year (e.g. Q4 2025).

Please confirm that the proposed fund's lifetime is equal to or less than 12 years. If the fund is structured as evergreen, please confirm that Canopy Trust will receive its invested capital within 12 years.

Please confirm that the proposed fund’s environmental and social (E&S) standards meet at least the IFC Performance Standards and the ILO Fundamental Conventions.

Do you have other first-loss investors? Please clarify if you have first-loss investor commitments or are in discussions, also indicating the other junior/first loss investors.

What is the minimum viable investment you would require from Canopy Trust?

Please confirm that you meet the Minimum Assets under Management (AuM) requirement of USD 30 million, either within the current fund or through previous senior asset management roles.

Please confirm that the management team has a minimum of 10 years of senior level experience in asset management or other relevant roles?

Please confirm that, should the fund be shortlisted, all documentation, including the financial model, has been updated within the past 12 months.

Please upload your Expression of Interest document (PDF, max 10 MB)

Below you can upload your pitch deck - this is optional and will not be part of the evaluation (PDF, max 10 MB)