Wolfensohn Capital Partners
A $250 million private equity fund focused on emerging markets.

DCB Bank Limited

DCB is a modern, emerging new generation private sector bank in India. DCB offers a variety of products targeting underserved micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. At the time of WCP’s final exit, DCB had a pan-India presence, with over 40% of its branch network in semi-urban and rural areas.

WCP provided growth capital to DCB in two tranches in 2012. DCB had more than doubled its balance sheet and significantly improved its profitability during WCP’s holding period. WCP fully realized this investment through a series of capital markets transactions between 2015 – 2017.

Status: Realized

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Meritum Bank ICB S.A.

Meritum is a new generation bank in Poland focused on underserved consumers and micro-enterprises. Meritum employs an innovative, technology-centric and capital-light business model with loan distribution conducted primarily through third party financial intermediaries and a network of franchise branches. The bank is funded almost entirely by retail deposits mobilized through the online channel.

WCP and other leading investors made an initial investment in the company in 2011, and have subsequently supported the business as it grew to have the highest return on equity in the Polish banking system in the first half of 2014. Alior Bank later acquired Meritum for a combination of cash and stock in 2015, resulting in a partial exit for WCP. WCP has fully exited its interest in Alior Bank through a series of capital markets transactions.

Status: Realized

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Banco Daycoval S.A.

Daycoval is a leading middle market bank in Brazil, focused on underserved small and medium-sized enterprises. It has a strong franchise, resilient business model and seasoned management team.

In 2009, WCP and other reputed investors backed Daycoval through an innovative investment structure. WCP had partially realized this investment through a series of transactions, including capital markets exits, in 2010, 2012 and 2013 and fully realized its investment in 2016.

Status: Realized

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Repco Home Finance Ltd.

Repco is a leading housing finance company in India with a strong regional presence and brand. It has a differentiated, low-cost and scalable business model which targets underserved, lower middle class (salaried and self-employed) customers in semi-urban cities.

WCP invested in Repco in 2012 in a transaction which helped validate Repco’s business model, management and IPO prospects. Repco completed one of 3 successful IPOs in India in 2013. WCP exited this investment through the capital markets in 2014.

Status: Realized

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Ujjivan Financial Services Private Limited

Ujjivan was amongst the largest microfinance institutions (MFI) in India when it converted into a Small Finance Bank (“SFB”) and provided inclusive financial services to over 3 million economically active urban poor women and micro-enterprises across India at the time of WCP’s exit. Ujjivan has one of the widest distribution networks of any SFB in the country and is a market leader in product innovation and distribution.

WCP led a financing round in 2012 that nearly doubled the company’s equity base. Ujjivan delivered outstanding commercial and social returns since WCP’s investment. WCP partially exited this investment to a financial investor in 2015. In 2016, WCP sold its remaining stake in one of the most successful IPOs of the year that was 40x oversubscribed.

Status: Realized

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