Land & Sea Development
- An Ethiopian sustainable agro-development firm with a focus on fast growing trees, primarily serving the 5 largest pulp & paper mills in India
- Access to 1m ha of land and considerable support from the Ethiopian government
ORB Role
- Funding required to establish road/rail/shipping logistics chain
- Arranged seed funding of US$10.5m via principal investor and a strategic maritime fund
Speed to Seed
- Initial discussions: September, 2006
- Initial meetings: October, 2006
- 3 weeks of due diligence and investor preparation
- Investor meeting: October, 2006
- Funding decision: 48 hours
