Mediterrania Capital Partners’ regional fund secures IFC investment: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest EUR 25 mn in Malta-based impact investor Mediterrania Capital Partners’ Mediterrania MC IV fund, it said in a statement Wednesday. The IFC could invest an additional EUR 20 mn in the fund.

The fund has attracted the attention of European DFIs: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank have both expressedinterest in committing a combined EUR 35 mn to the fund.

About MC IV: The fund will invest in mid-cap companies in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia and has an EUR 350 mn target close. The fund will focus on the healthcare, fast-moving consumer goods, financial services, and manufacturing sectors, with 25% of its capital earmarked for women-owned business.

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