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IBMA Has been onboarded as a strategic partner for the Basel Business Club

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November 26, 2020

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THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TRINATIONAL PROGRAM (IBM), HAS BEEN ONBOARDED AS A STRATEGIC PARTNER FOR THE BASEL BUSINESS CLUB

December 1, 2020

I’m happy to announce that we have decided to onboard IBMA which is the Student Association of the International Business Management Trinational (IBM) program of Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (FHNW), Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (DHBW) and Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) as a partner.

Details Partnership

Basel Business Club will offer the students the ability to join a network of young professionals, access to co-organized events with experts of various industries and connect with likeminded people worldwide.

Background IBMA

The IBM study program is unique: living, studying and working in three different countries, in three different languages with students from three different nations. In order to connect these students from Germany, France and Switzerland, to learn from each other and to create an “IBM Spirit” – IBMA was founded.

As an international organization, they do not want to stop there, seeing the amazing things that can be achieved by collaborating internationally every day. Therefore, IBMA sees it not only as their mission to strengthen the relationships between IBM students, but to connect young ambitious people to foster a strong international network.

Special connection to of Basel Business Club’s members to IBM:

Thomas Van Rompaey, President of Basel Business Club and ex exchange student of IBM:

“Having been an exchange student in IBM not only opened my eyes when it comes to internationalization, it also marked the start of Basel Business Club, having met so many talented individuals. Although not living in Switzerland anymore (for now), I’m still enjoying the many dividends of my experience in Basel through the network I built there. I am happy to offer the current students of the great program an additional ability to network with many other talented young professionals based in more than 16 countries.”

Guillaume Briguet, VP of Basel Business Club and former IBM Student:

“As a former student of International Business Management (IBM), I recognize the value of this trinational program, whose format I greatly appreciate. During my studies I also realized how important it is to be connected and to have a broad and qualitative network. This is exactly one of the reasons why we started the Basel Business Club. I am therefore extremely pleased to enter into a cooperation between the IBMa, which represents the IBM study program, and the Basel Business Club in order to expand the network and the learning opportunities of IBM students.”

Oliver Berghofer, member of Basel Business Club and current President of IBMA:

“At first, I did not want to study after having finished my apprenticeship in international trade three years ago. Being now in the fifth semester of IBM – I would not want to miss a single second of it.

During these two years, I have grown so much as a person thanks to all the amazing people from all over the world I have gotten to know. I am more than happy to see the Basel Business Club partnering up with IBMA to bring young talented minds together and enable them to learn from each other.”

BASEL, DECEMBER 1 2020

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The menswear clothing brand, GROGO, has been onboarded as a Strategic Partner for the Basel Business Club

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November 10, 2020

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News regarding the onboarding of our newest Strategic Partner

Basel Business Club – GroGo

I’m happy to announce that we have decided to onboard the business suit tailor GroGo which specialises in quality menswear products as a partner.

GroGo was founded by the young African entrepreneur Gideon Boateng whose vision of empowering the youth to be part of a changing world through business networking is embedded in his company’s strategy. Gideon has scaled the company from an idea to a brand that includes clients in 19 countries and a physical storefront in the heart of Antwerp.

Basel Business Club’s members will have exclusive pre-access to new collections, private fittings and a customary price book.

The onboarding procedure was supported by Gideon Baoteng (GroGo’s CEO) and Kylle Dumlao (GroGro’s Executive Business Development) whom are both members of Basel Business Club.

ANTWERP, 9 NOVEMBER 2020
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Basel Business at the SDG panel with The Queen

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February 21, 2020

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Yesterday, Thomas Van Rompaey (Founder and Executive Member of the Basel Business Club) was present at an inspiring meeting concerning the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with Her Majesty the Queen of Belgium. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations of which Her Majesty the Queen of Belgium is an advocate. 

Students of various Belgian Business schools (Vlerick, KU Leuven, UA, AMS) debated about the implementation of the SDGs in education, business and society. The Queen emphasised that these students are the leaders of tomorrow and a clear added value for everybody working around sustainability.

Also, Alexander De Croo (Minister of Finance and Development Cooperation) and Jonas Malisse (Founder of Too Good to Go) took part in the panel.

BRUSSELS, 21 FEBRUARY 2020
 
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The Mexican technology firm, Konfront, has been onboarded as a Strategic Partner for the Basel Business Club

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February 15, 2020

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News regarding the onboarding of our newest Strategic Partner

We are happy to announce that after a few weeks of negotiations, we have decided to onboard the Mexican Technology firm named ‘Konfront’ as a Strategic Partner for the Basel Business Club. The company is happy to be taking part in webinars and workshops in the near future as a means to transfer usable knowledge from the firm with the members of our club. The onboarding procedure was supported by José Alberto Díaz García which is currently one of our Co-Founding Committee Members and working for the Mexican company.

The company was presented during an online webinar for Club members, here are the key takeaways:
  • Konfront is a consulting firm with the aim to empower digital and data-driven companies.

  • Konfront assists small- and medium-sized companies in order to capitalize on their digital potential.

  • Clients of the company already include Amazon, Michelin, and Santander.


BRUSSELS, 15 FEBRUARY 2020
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Final close of Climate Investor One’s stichting Development Fund and Coöperatief Construction Equity Fund U.A. at a combined USD 850 Million

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June 25, 2019

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News from Thomas Van Rompaey, one of our members (executive board), working with the capital raising and business development team of Climate Fund Managers.



Coöperatief Climate Fund Managers U.A. (CFM) is proud to announce the final close of Climate Investor One’s Stichting Development Fund and Coöperatief Construction Equity Fund U.A. at a combined USD 850 million.

Climate Investor One, with an emerging markets renewable energy mandate, is the inaugural facility managed by CFM and the first of an intended series of ‘blended finance’ investment vehicles focused on providing capital to climate mitigation and adaptation sectors in developing countries.

After a successful two-year fundraising period and four previous closes, Climate Investor One has scaled beyond its original target of USD 530 million, following a notable investment by the Green Climate Fund (GCF). As a catalytic driver of scale to Climate Investor One, GCF has unlocked further funding opportunities for new and existing commercial and institutional investors. The GCF investment in Climate Investor One will be routed via the Dutch Development Bank, FMO, in the capacity as GCF Accredited Entity (AE).

Climate Investor One will utilise a whole-of-life financing approach to deliver renewable energy infrastructure projects across Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Latin America. The facility will generate its own proprietary pipeline through use of the Stichting Development Fund, a development and technical assistance vehicle, before offering projects to the Coöperatief Construction Equity Fund for construction financing through an all-equity approach. CFM will later raise a Coöperatief Refinancing Fund to provide post-construction operational debt to projects. The whole-of-life financing approach is intended to save both the time and cost of implementing renewable energy projects and improving the quality of delivery through CFM’s in-house engineering, financial, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) centres of excellence.

Upon full deployment of capital, Climate Investor One will deliver an estimated 1,700MW of additional capacity, generating approximately 5,100GWh of electricity per annum, serve in the region of 13 million people, and avoid harmful greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by ca. 1.9 million tCO2 per annum.

Climate Investor One is already invested in the development of a number of projects, with two assets having received construction financing: Cleantech Solar, currently a 116MW pan-Asia Corporate and Industrial (C&I) rooftop solar platform, and Africa Hydro Holdings (AHH), a 42MW run-of-river hydro platform in Uganda.

Andrew Johnstone, CEO of CFM, said: “Reaching an USD 850 million final close is an incredible achievement, owing to the bold and forward-thinking strategies of our community of donors and investors, as well as the tireless work from everyone within the CFM team. Climate Investor One is the first step in the long-intended future of CFM, and it is our aim to use this streamlined approach of financing to contribute to a cleaner and more sustainable world.”  

Tony Clamp, Deputy Director of GCF’s Private Sector Facility, said: “The Green Climate Fund is delighted to be partnering both with FMO and a wide variety of international public and private sector investors to support this innovative and highly impactful development and construction fund providing capital for renewable energy infrastructure across Africa, Latin America and Asia in support of climate ambition.”

Linda Broekhuizen, CIO of FMO, added: “This GCF investment via FMO in Climate Investor One truly supports climate investment in developing countries. The total size of the fund boosts the ability to provide blended finance solutions. This will certainly accelerate far-reaching climate mitigation and adaptation projects to overcome the negative effects of climate change.”

Climate Investor One was launched in partnership between FMO and Sanlam InfraWorks, part of the Sanlam Group of South Africa. The facility also enjoys support from the EU through its External Investment Plan, a part of its wider commitment to sustainable development and climate change mitigation, as well as cornerstone support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) and USAID’s Power Africa programme.

About CFM:

Climate Fund Managers (CFM) is a leading blended finance fund manager dedicated to securing a sustainable future by investing across global emerging markets. CFM has a long-term vision to structure cutting edge financing facilities around core areas of climate change mitigation and adaptation, including energy, water, sustainable land use, oceans and sustainable cities. CFM is established as a joint venture between the Dutch development bank FMO and Sanlam InfraWorks – part of the Sanlam Group of South Africa. CFM is the fund manager of Climate Investor One, a blended finance facility which invests in solar, wind and run-of-river hydropower projects across global emerging markets. www.climatefundmanagers.com

About FMO

FMO is the Dutch development bank. As a leading impact investor, FMO supports sustainable private sector growth in developing countries and emerging markets by investing in ambitious projects and entrepreneurs. FMO believes that a strong private sector leads to economic and social development and has a more than 45-year proven track record of empowering people to employ their skills and improve their quality of life. FMO focuses on three sectors that have high development impact: financial institutions, energy, and agribusiness, food & water. With a committed portfolio of EUR 9.6 billion spanning over 85 countries, FMO is one of the larger bilateral private sector developments banks globally. For more information: please visit www.fmo.nl

THE HAGUE, 21 JUNE 2019

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