DEG
- Headquarters
- Cologne, Germany
- Website
- deginvest.de
- Type
- Institutional / sovereign
- Stage
- Series B–Growth
- Focus
- Generalist
About
DEG is a German development finance institution that has financed and advised private companies in developing and emerging markets for more than 60 years. A subsidiary of KfW since 2001, it is based in Cologne and works from 17 further locations in partner countries. DEG finances companies directly with long-term loans and equity stakes, and invests in local banks and financial service providers that mainly finance small and medium-sized businesses. For banks it offers long-term loans, usually from USD 20 million with terms typically of 4 to 7 years, and equity, usually as minority stakes of up to 20%. Its Up-Scaling programme, which financed young fintech and greentech SMEs, stopped making new investments from 2025 but continues to support existing clients.
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