Access Microfinance Holding AG, often referred to as AccessHolding, is a commercial microfinance investment and holding company based in Germany. AccessHolding specializes in start-ups and early-stage microfinance institutions (MFIs). It will establish new MFIs together with other partners, and transform existing non-bank microlending institutions into full-service microfinance banks.[1]

AccessHolding
Company typeJoint Stock Company
IndustryDevelopment Finance
Founded2006
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany
Key people
Thomas Engelhardt
Chairman
ProductsEquity Finance
Management Services
Total assets€1 billion (*network 2014)
WebsiteHomepage

Overview

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AccessHolding is an investor and technical manager in a network of microfinance banks in developing and emerging countries. In 2012, the group banks' total assets were valued at approximately €1 billion, with shareholders' equity of about €170 million.[2]

History

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The company was founded in August 2006 by LFS Financial Systems GmbH (LFS).[3] LFS is a German business and financial consulting firm based in Berlin. It has special expertise in developing and emerging markets.

AccessBank Group

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The member banks of the AccessBank Group include the following:[4]

  1. AccessBank Azerbaijan - Baku, Azerbaijan   - Total Assets:US$597.4 million (2012) (16.5% shareholding)[5]
  2. AccessBank Madagascar - Antananarivo, Madagascar   - Total Assets:US$39.1 million (2012) (55.2% shareholding)
  3. AccessBank Tanzania - Dar es Salaam, Tanzania   - Total Assets:US$55.3 million (2012) (52.7% shareholding)
  4. AB Microfinance Bank Nigeria - Lagos, Nigeria   - Total Assets:US$42.2 million (2012) (50.1% shareholding)
  5. AccessBank Liberia - Monrovia, Liberia   - Total Assets:US$24.3 million (2012) (55.6% shareholding)
  6. AccessBank Tajikistan - Dushanbe, Tajikistan   - Total Assets:US$23.4 million (2012) (63.4% shareholding)
  7. AB Bank Zambia - Lusaka, Zambia   - Total Assets:US$8.3 million (2012) (51.0% shareholding)
  8. AB Bank Rwanda - Kigali, Rwanda   - Total Assets:US$5.54 million (2013) (50.5% shareholding)

Ownership

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As of December 2013, the company stock is privately owned by the following corporate entities:[6]

AccessHolding Stock Ownership
Rank Name of Owner Percentage Ownership
1 LFS Financial Systems GmbH of Germany 18.63
2 CDC Group Plc. of United Kingdom 13.74
3 European Investment Bank 13.74
4 International Finance Corporation (IFC) 13.74
5 KfW Development Bank of Germany 13.74
6 The Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund (OTMF) 13.74
7 FMO of the Netherlands 9.75
8 MicroAssets GbR of Germany 2.93
Total 100.00
  • MicroAssets GbR is the employee investment company owned by the staff of LFS Financial Systems GmbH.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ About AccessHolding
  2. ^ Audited December 2012 Annual Financial Report
  3. ^ "AccessHolding Was Formed On 30 October 2006". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. ^ Members of the AccessBank Group
  5. ^ Shareholding In AccessBank Azerbaijan
  6. ^ Shareholding In AccessHolding