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Private Equity<br />

ProCredit Holding<br />

financial First Investor<br />

Investor<br />

Multiple Investors<br />

Profile: TIAA-CREF<br />

Private Equity<br />

<strong>Impact</strong> Investment<br />

Vehicle<br />

ProCredit Holding<br />

Area of <strong>Impact</strong><br />

Microfinance<br />

Geography<br />

Developing Countries<br />

15% ROE Expected<br />

Multiple Investors<br />

••<br />

ProCredit’s investor group is a varied group including financial institutions such as IFC and foundations like the<br />

Doen Foundation<br />

TIAA-CREF<br />

••<br />

TIAA-CREF (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund) is one of the largest<br />

financial services companies in the United States, with ~$400B in assets under management<br />

Global Microfinance Investment Program (http://www.tiaa-cref.org)<br />

••<br />

TIAA-CREF manages the largest, comprehensively screened social investment vehicle for individuals in the US<br />

with ~$9.6B of assets under management (2007), representing ~2.4% of total assets under management<br />

••<br />

The ProCredit investment is part of the firm’s Global Microfinance Investment Program ($100MM) under TIAA-<br />

CREF’s <strong>Social</strong>ly Responsible <strong>Investing</strong> initiative<br />

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The ProCredit investment has been larger than TIAA-CREF’s typical SRI initiatives<br />

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Whilst this is a direct investment, most other investments will be fund investments<br />

ProCredit Holding AG (http://www.procredit-holding.com)<br />

••<br />

ProCredit is a majority shareholder in 22 fast-growing banks in transition economies/developing countries<br />

••<br />

Provides credit and other banking services to very small and medium-sized enterprises and lower and middle<br />

income savers: more than 93.5% of ProCredit’s outstanding loans were for amounts of less than $12,700<br />

••<br />

TIAA-CREF made a growth investment into ProCredit to help advance economic development through the provision<br />

of transparent, stable banking services and financial awareness in developing countries<br />

••<br />

TIAA-CREF’s initial investment into ProCredit was $34M<br />

••<br />

Sample investment: Congo<br />

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Underdeveloped banking sector with 11 banks in total for Congo, which is the size of Western Europe<br />

--<br />

Most banking services focus on wealthy individuals, international corporations and the public sector, leaving<br />

the poor underserved<br />

--<br />

ProCredit launched in 2005 to serve the many small and very small enterprises and now has 3 branches in<br />

Kinshasa and holds 45% of all customer deposits in Congo<br />

<strong>Impact</strong><br />

social/environmental impact<br />

••<br />

<strong>Social</strong> returns are not explicitly measured, however:<br />

--<br />

As of June 30, 2008, more than 1 million loans with a combined<br />

volume of $4B were outstanding<br />

--<br />

Since the group’s formation in 1998, the institution has grown<br />

rapidly, and it now operates through 704 branches with over<br />

19,350 employees globally<br />

financial impact<br />

••<br />

The investment horizon is ~8 years<br />

••<br />

Financial returns are measured by book value growth and<br />

potential multiple expansion at sale<br />

••<br />

The investment is targeting 15% return on equity<br />

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<strong>Investing</strong> for <strong>Impact</strong>: Case Studies Across Asset Classes

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