Investment Funds
Maldives Tourism Development Fund
The fund will evaluate and identify investment opportunities in the Maldives tourism sector with the objective of introducing new hospitality products, facilitating the diversification and sustainable development of the Maldivian tourism industry. The fund’s investment style will comprise of making direct equity investments in luxury tourist establishments, city hotels, guesthouses, tourist vessels and other tourism real estate assets in Maldives. Furthermore, this will include greenfield development projects, distressed assets and operating assets, and the fund will make investments in the form of private equity finance, mezzanine financing, and structured debt instruments.
Maldives Infrastructure Fund
The funds will be making direct equity investments and structured debt injections into infrastructure projects in sectors such as transport, road networks, urban infrastructure, water and sewerage, waste management, power (generation, transmission, and distribution), fuel storage and supply, and natural resources. The fund will also support private sector infrastructure projects to establish new infrastructure and to develop existing facilities, typically for projects with locked-in long-term revenues or regulatory frameworks.
Maldives Renewable Energy Fund
The dedicated renewable energy fund will drive investment in environmental/social projects through facilitation of equity and debt for commercially viable projects undertaken by State-owned enterprises, private companies, and local councils. The fund will be making direct equity investments and structured debt injections into renewable energy projects, with typical investment focus on solar, wind, biomass and hydropower.