Geoffrey Coombs

Investment officer
Proparco

Overview

Geoffrey Coombs joined the private equity team at Proparco in 2016. He began his career in the business services sector in Tokyo before returning to Europe where he worked in the M&A division at BNP Paribas in both their Paris and London offices. Geoffrey holds a Master in African Studies from the University of Oxford and a Master in Management from ESCP Europe.

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Proparco

Proparco is a subsidiary of the AFD Group focused on private sector development. It has been promoting sustainable economic, social and environmental development for over 45 years.

Proparco provides funding and support to both businesses and financial institutions in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle-East. Its action focuses on the key development sectors: infrastructure, mainly for renewable energies, agribusiness, financial institutions, health and education. Its operations aim to strengthen the contribution of private players to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the international community in 2015.

To this end, Proparco finances companies whose activity contributes to creating jobs and decent incomes, providing essential goods and services and combating climate change.