Sathapana Bank Ltd

In brief

Sathapana Bank is the 5th largest bank in Cambodia, focusing on MSME and SME clients in rural areas, specifically in commerce and agriculture. In September 2020, it had approximately USD 1.7 billion in customer loans, total assets were USD 2 billion, and over 4,000 employees and 171 branches. Sathapana is pursuing a growth strategy to broaden its client base and to become a top-three player in the market, and it is seeking Tier 2 capital to enable this growth. Sathapana is an existing client of Finnfund. Finnfund provided a senior loan of USD 11 million to Sathapana Microfinance in 2015 and a Tier 2 loan of USD 10 million in 2019. The senior loan was part of the FMO syndicate and has been fully repaid.

Main development impact

The Bank delivers strong development impacts by focusing on rural MSME clients in its lending. The share of agricultural clients is high and more than 50% of the clients are female. Sathapana Bank pays corporate taxes in Cambodia.

Investment details

Name: Sathapana Bank Ltd
Project number: 80000118
Region: Asia
Country: Asia
Sector: Financial institution
Signing date (month/year): June 2021
Currency: USD
Finnfund's financing (commitment): 5,000,000
Instrument: Loan
Size of the project financing: USD 15,000,000
Share of Finnfund's financing (%): 33 %
Status: Active
Website: www.sathapana.com.kh

Please note, that in principle, this information is given at the time of signature according to Finnfund's disclosure policy. However, in the case of investment funds, the share of Finnfund’s financing (%) is disclosed after the fund’s final closing, and information on the portfolio companies financed by the fund is updated at least once a year.

Other investments

Name Country Signing date (month/year) Currency Finnfund's financing (commitment) Instrument
Sathapana Bank Plc. Asia July 2019 USD 10,000,000 Mezzanine
June

Key facts

Name:

Sathapana Bank Ltd

Sector:

Financial institution

Region:

Asia

Country:

Asia

Currency:

USD

Finnfund's financing (commitment):

5,000,000

Signing date (month/year):

June 2021

Last update:

September 2021