Bamboo Capital has led the investment (with Injaro) in Socak Katana, a cocoa cooperative based in Côte d’Ivoire that supports over 2,700 farmers with market access, revenue as well as technical assistance and training. The farmers within the cooperative produce 6,000 metric tons of cocoa and Socak Katana enables its members to generate revenues within the Fairtrade and UTZ certifications for fair and sustainable farming in coffee, cocoa or tea.
Bamboo Capital Partners is a commercial private equity firm with investments in energy, healthcare and financial services globally. Bamboo has close to $400m in assets under management with a portfolio of companies in over 30 countries. The firm was established in 2007 and has offices in Luxembourg, Geneva, Bogota, Nairobi and Singapore.