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| Why Choose UVC? Long term focus | ||||||||
| Our 
			fund commitments are backed by some of the largest institutional 
			balance sheets in Nigeria; assuring you of ready and unbridled 
			access to long-term capital as and when you need it. | ||||||||
| Wider access to funds | ||||||||
| On-ground local experience | ||||||||
| Unparalleled expertise | ||||||||
| Our focus in West Africa | ||||||||
| UVC’s Recent Stripes | ||||||||
|  We are an effective generalist Venture Capital firm with diversified 
			portfolio in all the economic sectors and Company     
				
			
			
			
				
				     
				
				growth stages.  We are able to source for quality deals and manage investments in 
			high and low-end companies, while discharging high 
			
			
			      
			
			corporate social 
			responsibility, best practices to stakeholders and the environment.  In January 2009 UVC was adjudged the best venture capital company in 
			Nigeria for 2007 by the Central Bank of Nigeria  
			
			
			       
			
			(CBN) more>>  We have made over N2.245b investments in 51 equity, quasi-equity, 
			equity trade finance (ETF) and microcredit  
			
			
			      
			
			projects. We have had 8 
			exits. Except for the microcredit investments that enjoyed the CBN 
			9% SMEEIS window,  
			
			      
			
			others had returns greater than our 30% hurdle 
			rate. The ETF exits, as expected gave returns far in excess of our 
			
			
			      
			
			hurdle rate, with the 2 ETF exits generating an average of 101.5% 
			returns.  From over 700 bids worldwide, through a rigorous process, UVC was 
			selected by the World Bank/IFC as the Fund  
			
			
			      
			
			Manager for the IFC SME 
			West African Ventures for Liberia and Sierra Leone. | ||||||||
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