adding value to smes through venture capital
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Summarises opportunities in SME investing in sub-Saharan Africa and how venture capital could be a great tool to solving precarious challenges faced by entrepreneurs through providing risk capital and management expertiseTRANSCRIPT
Adding Value to SMEs Through
Venture Capital
Michael Olorunninwo August 2013
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Outline
Introduction – Industry Focus
Venture Capital Advantage
Challenges Faced by VCs in the Emerging Markets
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• Venture Capital (VC) is a branch of Private Equity (PE)
strategically focused on providing early stage financing
to start-up and small businesses i.e. SMEs
• While PE firms provide risk capital to large, established
businesses with proven markets, and growth potentials
• VCs focus on SMEs with perceived long term growth
potentials
• Similar to mainstream PEs, VCs also bring on board
managerial and technical expertise, and have a say in
strategic decisions
• Most start-ups usually commence operations as SMEs,
requiring patient, risk capital often between $25,000
and $2 million
• Based on research evidence, emerging markets offer
great investment opportunity for VCs, most especially
in sub-Saharan West Africa
Industry Focus – Venture Capital
Introduction
Source: Financial Times, World Bank, CFED, Africa Economic Outlook
Missing Middle of SME Financing
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5.9 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.5
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SMEs in the Emerging Markets…
Key Growth Drivers
Source: CBN, Bain Insights, McKinsey Global Institute.
Key Challenges
Potential areas for VC value-add areas
Rising income levels and growth of consuming class
− Annual consumption to rise to $30 trillion by 2025, up by >100% from 2010
Impressive Growth in Emerging Market companies
− Emerging markets to significantly outperform developed markets
− Average GDP growth of 4 to 7% p.a.
Double-digit growth of mobile phone, internet, e-commerce usage (internet penetration rising faster)
More stable politics, propelling & driving economic reforms
High proportion of active population, about 40-60%
Increased entrepreneurial flair, huge informal sector
Unfriendly business environment: poor infrastructure, inconsistent government policies, inadequate economic incentives, poor legal framework, high public sector corruption
Poor funding: low access to flexible, risk capital, high interest rates (~23%), unreasonable collateral requirements, poor relationship with banks
Low managerial skills: dearth of skilled business managers, inadequate knowledge of business practices, poor succession and corporate governance, high cost of consulting fees
Low access to modern technology: probably due to high costs (access to finance), dependence on importation, lack of training
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• However, SMEs presents unmatched
opportunities in the emerging market due to:
◊ Huge Potential for Growth: GDP is growing
at ~6%+, increasing consumer population,
government reforms, more stable politics
◊ Potential for Social, Environmental &
Economic Impact: crucial contributor to job
creation and economic growth
◊ Lower Capital Requirements: i.e. investors
can spread risk across investment portfolios
◊ Potential to Contribute to Poverty
Alleviation & Achieve Productivity Gains
through infusion of new technologies and
business practices
◊ Access to New (underserved) or Growing
Markets
◊ Opportunities Abound in virtually every
sector (agriculture, e-commerce, technology,
manufacturing, retail, etc.)
Reason to Invest in SMEs?
Why a targeted growth effort for SMEs?
Source: CBN, USAID, World Bank
As the world look to Emerging Markets for growth,
the evident financing gap could potentially
undermine global prosperity, with negative
consequences for innovation, economic growth,
and global macro-economic resilience
Differences in SME contribution to GDP for low-income and high-income countries, show that growth in SMEs is likely to come from the informal sector
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• VC improves access to funding - a major hindrance to
emerging market SME opportunities and perform other
roles, such as:
Bringing on strategies/plans to seek new markets,
innovate, train management teams, improve business
processes, make acquisitions, strengthen financial
controls and operating systems
Hand-holding management through strategy
execution to create active value-adding partnerships,
often required by businesses
Providing managerial talent, assisting investee
businesses to produce better returns
Ensuring efficiencies in resource (i.e. finance and
management time) allocation to opportunities with
potential for economic success and societal impact
• Interestingly, in the last 5 years, PE returns have been on
the rise in the emerging markets (App. V)
Venture Capital Advantage
VC Investments targeted at Emerging Markets
Deal Sourcing
Evaluation
Structuring
Investment Management
Exit Management
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Venture Capital Value Map
О Key area with tremendous VC value-add potential
Source: Capricorn Capital Partners, Bain Insights
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Why VC Value Model is Essential for Growth…
Deal Sourcing
Evaluation
Structuring
Investment Management
Exit Management
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Corporate governance:
strengthen financial controls, risk
management
Manage relationship with other
funding parties: with banks
Build management team, and
incentivise growth
Develop growth strategies and
provide implementation support
Initiate value-driven mergers
and acquisitions
Manage growth for sustainability
Provide well developed networks, in-depth sectorial knowledge, proactive targets
Play hands-on role during due diligence
Focus on strategy alignment
Grow businesses in size & profitability such that exits via, trade sale, listing, other investors, become possible
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Challenges Facing VCs in the Emerging Markets (SSA)1
• Investing in the emerging markets comes with various challenges. VCs must have
capabilities or strategies to overcome these challenges:
• Finding good investments
Determined by calibre of management team. Need for effective due diligence
• Riskier investment profiles
Require accurate understanding of local markets, regulatory environment, etc.
• Availability of limited leverage
Need for strong relationships with other funding institutions e.g. banks, etc.
• Challenges of survival and growth
Need for VCs to have strong operational capability to assist with growth
• Apathy towards equity dilution
Need for market reputation, communicating benefits of VC
1. Sub-Saharan Africa
Appendices
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Total Value of Gap in SME Finance
Source: OECD, World Bank, Capricorn Capital Partners
Appendix I: Gaps in SME Finance
14.4%
5.2% 5.1%
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Small Caps Medium Caps Large Caps
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Turnover Growth (%) (world average p.a.)
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Appendix II: Limited Sources of Sustainable Funding for SMEs
Source: CBN, ICA
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Total Small Medium Large
Difficulty of Access Cost of Debt
Percentage of SMEs reporting access to finance and cost of debt as a challenge (Nigeria)
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Nigeria Brasil Indonesia S. Africa India China
Difficulty of Access Cost of Debt
Sources of Financing (selected countries) Nigeria Brazil China India Indonesia Kenya S. Africa
Retained Earnings 70% 44% 13% 47% 38% 73% 66%
Banks and Other FIs 1% 30% 27% 32% 16% 7% 17%
Credits from Suppliers & Customers 25% 15% 2% 9% 4% 17% 12%
Family & Friends 4% 5% 8% 9% 20% 3% 1%
New Equity/Debt 0% 4% 12% 2% 2% 0% 1%
Others 0% 2% 38% 1% 20% 0% 3%
Majority of emerging market SMEs reported limited access to sources of finance.
Percentage of SMEs reporting access to finance and cost of debt as a challenge
(Selected Countries)
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Appendix III: Access to Finance as Major Constraint
Source: IFC, World Bank
Businesses in high income countries, regardless of size, generally have better access to finance
Location of businesses defines huge disparity in access to funding.
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Appendix IV: Growth in the Emerging Markets
Source: Bain Insights
Consumption in the emerging markets expected to increase by >100% in the next 15 years.
Growth in emerging market companies surpasses those of developed markets by >100%
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Appendix V: Emerging Market PE Returns on the Rise
Source: IFC, Cambridge Associates
Emerging Market PE Index has out-performed market indices over the past 3 and 5 year horizon Returns on EM PE have exceeded those on US PE over 10 years and both US & EU PE over 5 & 3 years PE/VC provides better access to growth sectors (consumer markets, info tech, industries) – explaining the difference in performance
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Comparative Net End-to-End Returns as at 2011
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W. Europe PE Index Emerging Markets VC & PE Index
Current PE Sector Exposures
Info Tech
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Industrials Industrials
Consumer
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Financials
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Energy Energy
Emerging Market Private Equity MSCI Emerging Markets
Energy
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Healthcare
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Materials
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Appendix VI: The Opportunity keeps getting bigger
Source: IFC
Developed Markets Emerging Markets with PE Opportunity Within the 10-year horizon from 2000 to 2010, PE has expanded to more countries in the emerging markets. West Africa represents a growing investment destination for PE, with Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, and Ghana, now joining Nigeria, on the West African PE map.
Appendix VII: Country Overview – Nigeria
Overview
● Economic growth has averaged about 7.4% annually over the past decade and remained robust in 2011 at 6.9%, driven by the non-oil sector (i.e. telecommunications, construction, wholesale and retail trade, hotel and restaurant services, manufacturing and agriculture).
● Government is expected to reach its target inflation of under 10% in 2013. Inflation rate fell 10.2% in 2011; but climbed to 12% following removal of subsidies on petroleum products.
● The economic growth has not cut poverty nor created necessary jobs. About two thirds of the population live on less than US$1 per day and unemployment rate in 2011 was 23.9%, up from 21.1% in 2010. Unemployment in the 15-24 age group was 37.7%, and for 25-44 years, 22.4%.
● Informal economy account for a large proportion of employment.
PEST Analysis
Political Economic
● Relatively stable political climate following peaceful elections.
● Violence in the North by extremist groups is greatest source of concerns
● Corruption levels remain high, undermining recent economic reforms
● GDP growth is expected to be sustained
● Private and informal sector employs 80% of the economy
● Access to and high cost of finance remain a major constraint to growth
● Another challenge to growth is dilapidated state of infrastructure and over-dependence on oil revenue by government.
Social Technological
● Social indicators on health and education remain weak. The 2011 UN Human Development Report ranked Nigeria 156th out of 187 countries.
● Increasingly successful telecoms sector, increase in mobile telephony and internet usage
● Reforms in financial sector point towards the embrace of technology to drive growth
Selected Economic Indicators 2010 2011 2012 2013
Real GDP growth 7.8 6.7 6.9 6.6
Real GDP per capita growth 5.3 4.1 4.4 4.1
CPI inflation 13.7 10.2 10.1 8.4
Source: World Bank Database, Economist Intelligence Unit, Africa Economic Outlook
Major Sectors (contribution to GDP)
Agriculture: 35%; Mining and Quarrying: 34%; Wholesale & Retail: 16%;Finance, Retail Estate & Business Services: 6.3%; Manufacturing: 2% 0.0
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Appendix VIII: Country Overview – Ghana
Overview
● Ghana made progress in consolidating the gains made in the management of its macro-economy. Inflation dropped to 8.7 % and the fiscal deficit fell to 4.3 % of gross domestic product (GDP).
● Middle-income status and oil receipts have provided the country with the fiscal space to seek non-concessional sources of finance.
● Country continues to enjoy a more open society, with a vibrant media and strong public dialogue, which point to the consolidation of democratic rule.
● These have enabled Ghana to outperform most countries in West Africa and in the continent on measures of civil liberty, political rights and political stability.
PEST Analysis
Political Economic
● The organisation of district
level elections came under
pressure due to 2010
altering of the local
Government Act.
● Smooth transition following
recent death of incumbent
president received global
applause.
● Use of biometric registration
in 2012 elections is expected
to further check
irregularities.
● Government has been
undertaking policy and regulatory
reforms for conducive enterprise
development.
● Ranked twice as top 10 global
reformer by World Bank's Doing
Business Report.
● Private sector increasingly being
considered as significant financial
& delivery partner for
infrastructure.
● Oil production to boost economy.
Social Technological
● Rapid population growth rate
contribute to poverty and
underdevelopment
● Mobile telecoms is seeing
significant growth. Currently
among the top 10 projected to
rule Africa’s ICT sector
Selected Economic Indicators 2010 2011 2012 2013
Real GDP growth 7.7 13.7 8.3 7.7
Real GDP per capita growth 5.4 11.3 6 5.4
CPI inflation 10.8 8.7 8.2 7.7
Source: World Bank Database, Economist Intelligence Unit, Africa Economic Outlook
Major Sectors (contribution to GDP)
Agriculture: 30%; Wholesale & Retail: 12%; Transport & Communications: 12%; Finance, Retail Estate & Business Services: 10%; Manufacturing: 7%
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Appendix IX: Country Overview – Senegal
Overview
● GDP grew by 4% in 2011 and this rhythm is expected to continue during the coming years, with forecasts of growth around 4.2% and 4.7% in 2012 and 2013 respectively.
● Growth is driven mainly by private consumption, which itself is sustained by transfers from emigrant Senegalese working abroad, and by the industrial and service sectors.
● The elections were a major challenge to the country's democracy, given rise to disagreements over validity of the candidacy of outgoing president. However, the positive conduct of the presidential election allayed fears of instability.
● Unemployment remains a crucial problem, especially for young adult whose employment rate is 25% below that of adults.
Source: World Bank Database, Economist Intelligence Unit, Africa Economic Outlook
PEST Analysis
Political Economic
● Relatively stable political climate following peaceful elections.
● Still underlying an threat is intermittent intensification of violence from the 30-year insurgency by separatist rebels.
● GDP growth is expected to accelerate driven by ambitious infrastructure investment funded by Eurobond.
● Country’s flourishing relations with China and gulf states is expected to boost FDI inflows.
● There is no need for rapid investment in various sectors to support growth trends
Social Technological
● 42% of the population live in urban centres, given its current urbanisation rate of 3.3%, half of the population will be reside in urban centres by 2015.
● Presence of good fixed line telephone system, although nearly two-thirds all fixed-line connections are in the capital, Dakar, where a call-center industry is emerging
Selected Economic Indicators 2010 2011 2012 2013
Real GDP growth 4.1 4 4.2 4.7
Real GDP per capita growth 1.4 1.3 1.6 2.1
CPI inflation 1.2 3 2.6 1.9
Major Sectors (contribution to GDP)
Wholesale & Retail: 20%; Agriculture: 17%; Transport & Communications: 12%; Manufacturing: 14%; Finance, Real Estate & Business Services: 13%
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Appendix X: Country Overview – Cote d’Ivoire
Overview
● GDP growth contracted by 5.9% in 2011, the economy was hard hit by the negative effects of post-electoral crisis.
● Substantial growth rates forecast (8.6% and 5.5% respectively, for 2012 and 2013) depend upon peace being consolidated and productive capacities being restored.
● Need for accelerating the reforms set out in the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) 2012-14 which aim to improve governance and the business environment and boost performance in the financial, energy and coffee-cocoa sectors.
● The mismatch between training and employment and the weakness of the job prospecting system comprise obstacles to the promotion of youth employment and hampering efforts to reduce poverty.
PEST Analysis
Political Economic
● Institutional normalisation,
strengthening of
democratic process and
progress towards
reunification and
reconciliation is
encouraging
● Pleas for reconciliation
and peace will need to be
reinforced by dialogue
● Hard hit by conflict,
government introduced
reforms and tax breaks to help
the private sector
● Country witnessed
improvement on Doing
Business Rankings
● Institution of public sector
reforms is expected to drive
economy towards
normalisation
Social Technological
● Youth unemployment is a
challenge, recently
estimated at 40%.
● Government is now
implementing a poverty
reduction programme
● Technology use is drastically
improving and represents a
major growth sector in the
economy.
Selected Economic Indicators 2010 2011 2012 2013
Real GDP growth 2.4 -5.9 8.6 5.5
Real GDP per capita growth 0.4 -8.1 6.4 5.5
CPI inflation 1.7 4.9 3.6 3.1
Source: World Bank Database, Economist Intelligence Unit, Africa Economic Outlook
Major Sectors (contribution to GDP)
Agriculture: 31%; Wholesale & Retail: 14%; Manufacturing: 13%; Finance, Retail Estate & Business Services: 11%; Government Services: 9%;
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