SME Equity Fund

The SME Equity Fund is a joint investment vehicle owned by the State Investment Corporation, the Development Bank of Mauritius and the main commercial banks. Instead of lending you money, it buys a share of your company and puts real growth capital on your balance sheet. You get a serious institutional partner behind you, not another creditor chasing monthly repayments.

The fund invests from Rs 500,000 to Rs 25 million per company, as equity or quasi-equity. It can take up to 49% of your shares, so you always keep control with at least 51%. There is no interest, no collateral and nothing to repay each month, and the fund exits later through a share buy-back that lets you recover full ownership of your company.

It is open to Mauritian-owned SMEs, citizens and residents, that need financing to grow. You need a real trading business or a solid, well-documented project, proper accounts, and the willingness to take on an institutional minority shareholder who will look closely at your numbers.

Start at smeequityfund.mu/our-offers to see the current offers, then contact the fund with your business plan and financial statements. The team appraises the business, agrees a valuation and the size of the stake, and the money is disbursed once the shareholder agreement is signed.