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<\/a> Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund to announce first investments in education, agriculture:<\/b> \u201cWe are excited about our pipeline and optimistic that EAEF will close a number of transactions this year. In the very near future, we will make our first investment in education and our first investment in agriculture. We continue to focus on sectors of high development priority concurrent with our work on long-term inclusive growth,\u201d the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund (EAEF) said in its annual shareholders letter (pdf)<\/a>. The year just-ended saw the fund sell c. 40% of its stake in structured- and consumer-finance player Sarwa Capital during the latter\u2019s IPO, in addition to making a USD 3 mn investment in Dawi Clinics in November, EAEF said. Throughout the year, the EAEF\u2019s portfolio companies \u2014 including Fawry and Orchidia Pharma Industries \u2014 delivered significant growth, while partners Algebra Ventures, TCV and Flat6Labs helped EAEF \u201caddress funding market gaps\u201d in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund to announce first investments in education, agriculture: \u201cWe are excited about our pipeline and optimistic that EAEF will close a number of transactions this year. In the very near future, we will make our first investment in education and our first investment in agriculture. 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