Our mission
We protect the climate and enhance the quality of life in emerging markets by enabling access to clean, affordable, and reliable energy. Through our efforts, we create decent jobs, generate local income, and contribute to improved health outcomes.
More than ESG: Impact
Compliance with International Impact Standards: Operating Principles for Impact Management.
All investments aim to have a positive impact on our climate and the living conditions of people in emerging economies.
Annual Impact Monitoring and Reporting with an established methodology and the DERa tool of the German Development Finance Institution.
Application of tools for estimating avoided CO2 emissions and the CO2 footprint at portfolio level. JIM is based on the PCAF methodology.
About us
Accession Capital Partners GmbH (“ACP”) partners with the Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank (OeEB). This convincing partnership of two seasoned investors with a proven track record in impact and ESG-oriented financing, is dedicated to advancing climate protection and enhancing the quality of life of people in emerging markets.
- 2000 founded more than 20 years ago
- ESG-oriented investment focus with an SFDR Art. 8 compliant fund
- EUR 1.2 billion assets under management in six funds with +70 investments
- +20% IRR realized over the past 10 years
- Five offices covering the investment region
- 30+ members of a constantly growing team
- International blue-chip investors as repeat anchor investors
- ACP Impact founded by the ACP Group‘s leadership and founder
- 2008 founded as a 100% subsidiary of Oesterreichische Kontrollbank – OeKB
- Mandate of the Republic entrusted by the Republic of Austria with a mandate to promote the private sector in developing and emerging countries
- Unique Impact Investing Expertise in Austria with 16 years of experience with around 500 investments
- Climate Finance with OeEB being the largest Austrian contributor to international climate finance
- ~70 Employees of which more than half from different departments are involved in the investment processes
- International Network of 15 European Development Finance Institutions (EDFIs)
- EUR 1.7 billion committed volume with investments in more than 100 developing and emerging countries
- OeEB Impact GmbH in which OeEB acts as a service provider for its wholly owned subsidiary
Why we focus on climate investments in emerging markets
Global emissions
Two-thirds of global emissions occur in emerging countries, and the trend is rising.
Climate change
People in emerging markets are disproportionately affected by the negative impacts of climate change.
Greenhouse gases
We avoid greenhouse gases through access to clean, affordable and reliable energy.
Quality of life
Our investments create stable jobs and improve health standards.
Investment strategy
The main focus of the fund’s strategy are investments in private equity funds with an environmental /climate impact focus, which themselves invest in target companies and projects in the private sector of developing and emerging markets according to OECD.
Our investment strategy at a glance
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Finance first
FINANCIAL DUE DILIGENCE
Attractive return opportunity as a basic requirement and objective.
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Do no harm
ESG DUE DILIGENCE AND MONITORING
Negative impacts of the projects are minimized.
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Do good
MEASURE, UNDERSTAND, IMPROVE IMPACT
Projects pursue a positive impact.
Two focal points of our investment strategy
Climate impact via
Renewable energy and storage solutions
50% of total asset allocation
Companies in climate-relevant sectors
50% of total asset allocation
– Climate tech
– Energy efficiency
– Circular economy
– Environmentally friendly mobility
– Water and wastewater
– Sustainable agriculture
Key investment parameters
- Exclusively well-established fund managers with a very good track record – no first time funds
- The size of target funds ranges between USD 150m to 1bn
- Around 10 private equity target funds in Asia, Africa and Latin America
- Each target fund with around 10 climate-relevant investments, therefore broad diversification over 100 investments in terms of: countries / technologies / business models / project phases / currencies
- Investments exclusively together with other European Development Banks and/or International Financial Institutions as co-investors