| AccessHolding | |
| Type: | Joint Stock Company |
| Foundation: | 2006 |
| Location: | Berlin, Germany |
| Key People: | Thomas Engelhardt Chairman |
| Assets: | €1 billion (*network 2014) |
| Industry: | Development Finance |
| Homepage: | Homepage |
Access Microfinance Holding AG, often referred to as AccessHolding, is a commercial microfinance investment and holding company based in Germany. AccessHolding specializes in start-ups and early-stage microfinance institutions (MFIs). It will establish new MFIs together with other partners, and transform existing non-bank microlending institutions into full-service microfinance banks.[1]
AccessHolding is an investor and technical manager in a network of microfinance banks in developing and emerging countries. In 2012, the group banks' total assets were valued at approximately €1 billion, with shareholders' equity of about €170 million.[2]
The company was founded in August 2006 by LFS Financial Systems GmbH (LFS).[3] LFS is a German business and financial consulting firm based in Berlin. It has special expertise in developing and emerging markets.
The member banks of the AccessBank Group include the following:[4]
- Total Assets:US$597.4 million (2012) (16.5% shareholding)[5]
- Total Assets:US$39.1 million (2012) (55.2% shareholding)
- Total Assets:US$42.2 million (2012) (50.1% shareholding)
- Total Assets:US$24.3 million (2012) (55.6% shareholding)
- Total Assets:US$23.4 million (2012) (63.4% shareholding)
- Total Assets:US$8.3 million (2012) (51.0% shareholding)
- Total Assets:US$5.54 million (2013) (50.5% shareholding), the company stock is privately owned by the following corporate entities:[6]
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