2020 was an unexpected year for all. Many of the communities we serve struggled, but we also witnessed a great resilience in the world of impact. This resilience, is what we want to share & celebrate with you as we end 2020 and jump into 2021.
Human Planet acquires Advisory Division of KOIS to jumpstart new Innovative Finance Force
Human Planet, following its acquisition of the Advisory Division of KOIS, becomes an integrated advisory firm offering a full spectrum of services from programme design to innovative finance. As a consequence of this acquisition, Human Planet will drive capital into high-impact development, climate, healthcare, and humanitarian initiatives. This comes at a critical moment in the impact finance sector to create new funding solutions for clients that drive impact on the ground. The 500 million USD AuM investment management business of KOIS is not part of the sale and will develop further as a specialised impact private equity investment firm.
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Impact fund Inclusio raises € 60 million in successful Initial Public Offering on Euronext Brussels
Dec 11, 2020 | Climate & Nature, Investment management
Today is a day of celebration at KOIS – not only because it’s the start of the week-end, but also because it’s official : our impact fund Inclusio has had a successful IPO.
Supporting Indian primary healthcare networks through innovative finance
Dec 10, 2020 | Health, Innovative Finance
As we pen down our thoughts, India continues to navigate uncharted territories as tens of thousands of COVID-19 cases emerge daily. Primary care centres and workers – particularly those in urban areas – have been stretched to maximum capacity to deal with the crisis. A robust primary healthcare system is crucial to tackling health emergencies such as this one. A more potent, resilient, and inclusive healthcare system must emerge from the current crisis. We must take concrete actions to drive this change forward now.
KOIS initiative Inclusio launches its Initial Public Offering on Euronext Brussels
Nov 26, 2020 | Climate & Nature, Investment management
It’s official: as of today, Inclusio launches its Initial Public Offering on Euronext Brussels, 7 years after KOIS joined forces with co-founders bank Degroof-Petercam and Revive! This IPO serves to put a truly impactful product on the stock market, that anyone can invest in with an Issue Price fixed at €21,4.
KOIS Newsletter – An Impact Finance milestone
Nov 16, 2020 | Climate & Nature, Investment management
Today is a special day for KOIS.
Today, we take a step further in our mission to enable everyone to create a positive impact through their financial choices.
Today, Inclusio, the Social Housing Fund we started 5 years ago, announced its intention to launch an Initial Public Offering on Euronext Brussels.
India needs impact finance to scale innovative mental healthcare models
Oct 28, 2020 | Climate & Nature, Innovative Finance, Press
The prevalence of mental health disorders is increasing steadily in India, yet expenditure does not seem to follow. The low proportionate funding is exacerbated thereafter by the underutilisation of funds and several systemic issues along the patient journey. However, impact finance could play an important role in scaling up mental healthcare models.
What will happen when we are too old to take care of our disabled son?
Oct 22, 2020 | Club deals, Health, Press
At KOIS, the notion of impact runs deeper than business. Today, we share with you the words of our Founder, François de Borchgrave, as he tells us the story of his son, Igor.
Igor is 7 and a half years old and suffers from a disability that makes him dependent on his family. While he is taken care of today, his family, like many others in Belgium, wonder what will happen when they are no longer there to help him. It is crucial to develop new living spaces for disabled adults in Belgium, which is the drive behind our Founder’s personal project: Tous Ensemble Handicap.
The 2nd largest French Bank launches a Social & Environmental Impact loan
Oct 15, 2020 | Climate & Nature, Innovative Finance, Press
Putting impact at the heart of financial strategy is a growing trend. From international commitments such as the Business for Inclusive Growth initiative from the OCDE, to more concrete cases as the one we present in this article. At KOIS, we are happy to see these becoming a real part of how finance is done on a global scale. The latest example to date? A Social and Environmental Impact loan from the 2nd largest French Bank. This new offer aims to valorise the social or environmental engagement of its clients in the real estate and social housing sector.
A Development Impact Bond to lift women entrepreneurs out of poverty
Oct 7, 2020 | Climate & Nature, Club deals, Education & Employment
The Industree Foundation envisions a world in which millions of producers rise out of poverty by building sustainable livelihoods in creative manufacturing. To achieve this, they recently partnered with USAID and with KOIS to define how to sustainably finance their POWER project.