About
INCA
Infrastructure Finance Corporation Limited, trading as INCA, was established in
1996 as a response to the South African
government’s call for increased private sector involvement in
infrastructure funding. Since its establishment INCA has built
itself as a brand that is synonymous with municipal finance.
INCA is today the primary private sector investor in socio
economic infrastructure in South Africa. As a result of its unique position INCA
has become a primary mobiliser of funds for lending to
infrastructure providers. The main funding sources it draws on
are local and international market funds, raised through a
series of INCA bond issues and long-term loans extended to the
corporation by international financial institutions. Another
source of funding available to INCA is shareholders’ capital.The infrastructure
providers to which INCA has already lent funds include municipalities,
water boards and other statutory institutions in South Africa
whose main business is the establishment of social and economic infrastructure.
Because INCA has a singular focus on its core business it is in
a unique position to not only understand and price the risks
involved in infrastructure lending, but also to attract investor
funding. As a result it is spearheading the private sector’s
involvement in a vital component of the economic rehabilitation
and growth of South Africa's infrastructure debt funding.
In 2007 the board extended INCA's mandate, resulting in the company
now also being active in rental and lease discounting, funding
of PPP's and project finance transactions and asset backed
finance transactions. Within its extended mandate, special
focus is placed on partnering key players in the education
and health sectors to play a constructive role in these strategically
important sectors.
INCA is continually looking for opportunities to work with international
funding sources to ensure the effective application of international
investment flows to enhance the development process in South
Africa.
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