Opportunities in Africa’s food industry: Silk Invest CEO shares his perspective
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Through its African Food Fund, specialist investment manager Silk Invest has invested in a Nigerian...
26 November 2020
South African investment firm Secha Capital sees opportunity in ‘boring’ sectors
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While African tech companies are attracting considerable investor interest, South Africa-based private equity firm Secha...
16 November 2020
Africa Deal Roundup: 15 deal, fundraising and exit announcements in October
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A selection of African private equity deal, fundraising and exit announcements that came across our...
2 November 2020
Investing in Ethiopia: An interview with Zoscales Partners’ Ashenafi Alemu
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With a large population of over 100 million and rapid economic growth (9% in 2019),...
30 October 2020
Investor interview: Agribusiness trends and opportunities in Nigeria
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Sahel Capital Agribusiness Managers Ltd is a Nigeria-based private equity firm, which manages the Fund...
26 October 2020
The 5 most popular stories on Africa Private Equity News this week
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Here are summaries of the five most widely read stories this week on Africa Private...
24 October 2020
The 5 most popular stories on Africa Private Equity News this week
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Here are summaries of the five most widely read stories this week on Africa Private...
17 October 2020
From agriculture to real estate: Investor shares insights on opportunities in Africa
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Maris Ltd. is an investment holding company with a diversified portfolio across five sectors in...
8 October 2020
Dutch development financier FMO signed a €500,000 convertible note to ZIZ Energie, a privately-owned integrated...
2 December 2020
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), one of Africa’s largest infrastructure-focused private equity fund managers, has...
1 December 2020
Harith General Partners, one of Africa’s largest infrastructure-focused private equity fund managers, has announced that...
1 December 2020
Zebu Investment Partners has closed its investment in AMC Trade Finance (AMCTF) through its sophomore...
1 December 2020
The African Development Bank’s board of directors has approved a $5 million investment in the...
30 November 2020
South African tech start-up LetMeIn.to has raised R2.2 million (about $131,000) in funding from an...
30 November 2020
Africa focused travel platform Viatu has announced the closing of a six-figure pre-seed round. The...
30 November 2020
Here are summaries of the five most widely read stories this week on Africa Private...
28 November 2020
BioNTech SE and InstaDeep Ltd, an AfricInvest backed company, announced a multi-year strategic collaboration aimed...
27 November 2020
Dutch development financier FMO has approved €460,000 in funding to Colsen International B.V., a family-owned...
27 November 2020
Read Standard Bank’s Weekly Market Update 24 November 2020 here (downloads as PDF). Standard Bank...
27 November 2020
Through its African Food Fund, specialist investment manager Silk Invest has invested in a Nigerian...
26 November 2020
By Stephen Barnes, head of power and infrastructure and Rentia van Tonder, head of power...
26 November 2020
Private Equity Africa (PEA) has announced the winners of the PEA 2020 Awards. The 2020...
26 November 2020
Chicoa Fish Farm, a Mozambican-based company addressing the critical challenge of a lack of affordable...
26 November 2020
Are you seeking private equity or venture capital investment to grow your company? Africa Private...
25 November 2020
By Dino Zuccollo, chairman, 12J Association of South Africa The 12J Association of South Africa...
25 November 2020
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), managed by Ninety One, is lending $31 million over...
25 November 2020
Private equity firm AfricInvest has sold its shares in Hydrosol Fondations, a Tunisian geotechnical and...
25 November 2020
By Intercontinental Trust Ltd 2020 has been a calamitous year so far – while the...
25 November 2020
DOB Equity, a Dutch family office, is investing in Victory Farms, East Africa’s largest commercial...
24 November 2020
Development Partners International (DPI), a pan-African private equity firm, has announced the signing of Compagnie...
24 November 2020
AfricInvest, a pan-African mid-cap-focused private equity firm, has announced the acquisition of a minority stake...
24 November 2020
The latest RisCura-SAVCA South African Private Equity Performance Report for the second quarter of 2020...
23 November 2020
A.P. Moller Capital, through the Africa Infrastructure Fund 1, has completed the acquisition of a...
23 November 2020
The Southern African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (SAVCA) notes with disappointment the downgrade...
23 November 2020
InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has signed a €1 million...
23 November 2020
African fintech startup Chipper Cash has raised $30 million in a series B funding round...
23 November 2020
Autochek, the automotive technology company that aims to build solutions for the African market, has...
22 November 2020
This edition of Africa Insights goes back to basics – food security, which is under...
21 November 2020
Here are summaries of the five most widely read stories this week on Africa Private...
21 November 2020
Xago, a South African fintech business, has received investment from Imvelo Ventures, a venture capital...
20 November 2020
By Intercontinental Trust Ltd 2020 has been a calamitous year so far – while the...
20 November 2020
Online retailer Yebo Fresh, a Cape Town-based company that delivers food and household goods to...
20 November 2020
Despite the global Covid-19 pandemic and domestic challenges in Ethiopia, Roadrunner Technology Solutions LLC, a...
20 November 2020
Bboxx, a next generation utility, has secured a $4 million loan from the Facility for...
20 November 2020
African focused talent outsourcing and incubator company, TalentQL, has raised $300,000 in a pre-seed funding...
19 November 2020
Regional private equity firm Africa Capital Alliance (ACA), through its Capital Alliance Private Equity IV...
19 November 2020
Naspers today reaffirmed its commitment to driving increased growth in South Africa’s technology sector through...
19 November 2020
Enygma Ventures has announced that Black Mamba Foods, an ethical producer of specialty foods based...
18 November 2020
Read Standard Bank’s Weekly Market Update 17 November 2020 here (downloads as PDF). Standard Bank...
18 November 2020
Old Mutual Alternative Investments (OMAI), one of Africa’s largest private alternative investment managers, through its...
18 November 2020
Promoted by Digital Africa and deployed by Proparco, the Bridge Fund is intended to be...
18 November 2020
FinDev Canada has proposed an equity investment of $12 million in Miro Forestry, a forestry...
18 November 2020
Development Partners International (DPI), through its ADP III fund, CDC Group, the UK’s publicly owned...
17 November 2020
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), one of Africa’s largest infrastructure-focused private equity fund managers, has...
17 November 2020
CrossBoundary Energy today announced the exit of its first fund at a 15% net IRR...
17 November 2020
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has disclosed a proposed equity investment of up to $15...
17 November 2020
While African tech companies are attracting considerable investor interest, South Africa-based private equity firm Secha...
16 November 2020
Bamboo Capital Partners, the impact investing platform, has been appointed by the government of Madagascar...
16 November 2020
Climate Fund Managers (CFM) has received confirmation from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) of an...
16 November 2020
The Currency Exchange Fund has announced that the European Commission (EC), with the support of...
16 November 2020
We are delighted to share another edition of our monthly Dealmaker’s Log, which tracks the...
15 November 2020
Supply-chain-focused company Sote has raised a $3 million seed round largely led by MaC Venture...
15 November 2020
Here are summaries of the five most widely read stories this week on Africa Private...
14 November 2020
DOB Equity, a Dutch family-backed impact investor in East Africa, has made a further investment...
13 November 2020
Micro-insurtech startup Turaco has announced the close of a $2 million fundraising round to further...
13 November 2020
South Africa based FinChatBot, a creator of conversational AI solutions for the financial services industry,...
13 November 2020
Dutch development financier FMO is proposing a $15 million investment in Egypt’s Eagle Chemicals Group,...
12 November 2020
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has disclosed a proposed equity commitment of up to $15...
12 November 2020
Dutch development financier FMO is proposing an €18 million investment in the Africa Renewable Energy...
12 November 2020
The Vumela Fund, managed by Edge Growth, today announced the provision of a significant debt...
11 November 2020
Kuda, the Lagos and London based fintech building a pan-African digital challenger bank, has announced...
11 November 2020
Read Standard Bank’s Weekly Market Update 10 November 2020 here (downloads as PDF). Standard Bank...
11 November 2020
As impact investing gains momentum worldwide, traditional and thematic investors are increasingly interested in African...
11 November 2020
SwiftVEE, a South African agricultural trading platform, has raised $1.5 million from Subtropico Ltd, an...
11 November 2020
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has disclosed a proposed debt package of up to $200...
10 November 2020
As part of Europe’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, eleven members of EDFI, the Association...
10 November 2020
Development Partners International (DPI), a pan-African private equity firm with $1.7 billion in assets under...
10 November 2020
Read Standard Bank’s Weekly Market Update 3 November 2020 here (downloads as PDF). Standard Bank...
9 November 2020
Dutch development financier FMO, through its FMO Ventures Programme, intends to participate in the series...
9 November 2020
BlueOrchard Finance, an impact investment manager and member of the Schroders Group, has launched the...
9 November 2020
CARMA, a tech-startup filling the credit-data gap in sub-Saharan Africa, has announced an early-stage funding...
9 November 2020
Pan-African alternative investment firm, EXEO Capital, together with Stellenbosch Graduate Institute (SGI) – a specialist...
9 November 2020
ILLA, an FMCG delivery logistics marketplace, has successfully raised a six-figure seed funding round with...
8 November 2020
Here are summaries of the five most widely read stories this week on Africa Private...
7 November 2020
Fashion platform Brantu has raised a seven-figure series A round led by Sawari Ventures. Mohamed...
6 November 2020
Eris Property Group has raised an initial R650 million (about $41.4 million) for its social...
6 November 2020
German development financier DEG has disclosed a commitment of $40 million to AfricInvest Fund IV,...
5 November 2020
Intercontinental Trust Limited (ITL) has been named “Best Fund administrator – real estate & infrastructure...
5 November 2020
We are delighted to share another edition of our monthly Dealmaker’s Log, which tracks the...
5 November 2020
Atlan Space has announced that it has raised MAD 10 million (about $1.1 million) from...
4 November 2020
By Intercontinental Trust Ltd Over the years, Mauritius has developed a well-earned reputation for its...
4 November 2020
Impact investor Gray Matters Capital has announced its funding of Nairobi-based Farmers Pride, a one-stop...
4 November 2020
Lagos based HR and payroll tech start-up SeamlessHR has closed a VC-led round of funding...
3 November 2020
The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the need for Africa to develop flexible energy systems in...
3 November 2020
Climate Fund Managers (CFM), the manager of the Climate Investor One facility, will co-develop a...
3 November 2020
Wee Media, the pan-African digital media company with teams in Kenya and Nigeria, has raised...
3 November 2020
Imperial, an African and European-focused provider of integrated market access and logistics solutions, announced an...
2 November 2020
A selection of African private equity deal, fundraising and exit announcements that came across our...
2 November 2020
Salesforce Ventures, the global investment arm of customer relationship management (CRM) company Salesforce, launched a...
2 November 2020
Here are summaries of the five most widely read stories this week on Africa Private...
31 October 2020
With a large population of over 100 million and rapid economic growth (9% in 2019),...
30 October 2020
InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has signed a convertible loan...
30 October 2020
Incofin, together with KfW and the German Ministry BMZ, have launched an emergency liquidity facility...
30 October 2020
The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) presents its next industry conference...
30 October 2020
The Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund) has signed an agreement for a $2 million revolving...
29 October 2020
Climate Fund Managers (CFM) and Eos Capital have announced a partnership between Climate Investor Two...
29 October 2020
Investment company Mobility54 – established in October 2019 as a group joint venture between Toyota...
29 October 2020
Angaza, a technology provider enabling consumer access to essential products in emerging markets, has closed...
28 October 2020