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9 April 2021
Opportunities in Côte d’Ivoire: Investor highlights potential in healthcare, education and agribusiness
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Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) is an impact investment firm with offices in seven African countries....
31 March 2021
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20 March 2021
Ethiopia: First-mover advantage for investors with long-term outlook
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David Owino, founding partner of Nairobi-based private equity firm Ascent Capital Africa, shares his thoughts...
28 February 2021
Africa Deal Roundup: 15 deal, fundraising and exit announcements in February
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A selection of African private equity deal, fundraising and exit announcements that came across our...
28 February 2021
Investor reveals East Africa’s most attractive opportunities
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Ascent Capital Africa is a private equity firm with investments in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia,...
22 February 2021
The 5 most popular stories on Africa Private Equity News this week
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20 February 2021
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...
13 February 2021
Here are summaries of the five most widely read stories this week on Africa Private...
10 April 2021
By Intercontinental Trust Ltd The Financial Services (Special Purpose Fund) Rules 2021 (referred hereinafter as...
9 April 2021
By Henri de Villeneuve The telecommunications and renewable energy industries understand a lot about disruption....
9 April 2021
Paymob, Egypt’s market-leading digital payments provider, has announced the largest ever series A fundraise by...
9 April 2021
Ampersand Rwanda Ltd, Africa’s first electric motorcycle company, has just secured a $3.5 million investment...
9 April 2021
The Annual AVCA Conference returns virtually, bringing together world-class investors, policymakers and business leaders for...
9 April 2021
By Intercontinental Trust Ltd Read the ITL e-News April 2021 brief for the latest business...
9 April 2021
The IFC is proposing an A-Loan investment of up to €20.9 million to African Hotel...
8 April 2021
AgDevCo has announced a $3 million follow-on mezzanine debt investment into Uzima Chicken Limited, a...
8 April 2021
By Nafiisah Jeehoo, associate Bowmans, Mauritius. Mauritius is well known among promoters and institutional investors...
8 April 2021
Verdant Capital serves as Tugende’s financial advisor and arranger for its equity and debt capital...
8 April 2021
Sawari Ventures, the Cairo-based VC, has announced the final closure of its Egypt-focused fund, with...
7 April 2021
The Raxio Group, a pan-African data centre developer and operator, and Meridiam, a global asset and fund manager specialising...
6 April 2021
Infra Impact Investment Managers, the specialist infrastructure investment firm, has reached the ZAR 250 million...
6 April 2021
The Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE) and EFG Hermes announced that TSFE has committed EGP...
6 April 2021
Lagos-based group-buying platform PricePally recently raised six-figure funding from Samurai Incubate, Launch Africa Ventures and...
5 April 2021
French leader in the distribution of solar home systems (SHS) in West Africa and Madagascar,...
5 April 2021
Airtel Africa, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14...
5 April 2021
Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners, has entered into...
5 April 2021
Here are summaries of the five most widely read stories this week on Africa Private...
3 April 2021
Criterion Africa Partners, a private equity firm investing in the forestry sector in sub-Saharan Africa,...
3 April 2021
The Futuregrowth Development Equity Fund (DEF), on behalf of its clients, has recently invested in...
1 April 2021
Tugende, a technology-enabled asset finance company in East Africa has closed $3.6 million in additional...
31 March 2021
Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) is an impact investment firm with offices in seven African countries....
31 March 2021
At the recently held SAVCA 2021 Private Equity Conference, a panel comprising industry leaders explored...
31 March 2021
Private equity investors in Africa are showing strong interest in internet and direct marketing retail,...
31 March 2021
The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) announced the release of its 2020...
31 March 2021
Curacel, an AI-powered platform for claims processing and fraud management in Africa, has raised $450,000...
30 March 2021
TLG Capital has announced today that it would be investing with Fidelity Bank Plc an...
30 March 2021
Kenyan agency banking startup Tanda announced that it secured funding from HAVAÍC, Zedcrest Capital, DFS...
30 March 2021
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced $35 million in investment support to Root...
30 March 2021
Weelo, the B2B cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution startup, has raised a six-figure seed funding round,...
29 March 2021
Bankly, a Nigerian fintech company digitising cash for the unbanked, announced a seed fundraising round...
29 March 2021
South African bank FNB has acquired 100% of Selpal – a fintech company that operates...
29 March 2021
The Government of Canada and the African Development Bank have signed an agreement formalising the...
29 March 2021
Here are summaries of the five most widely read stories this week on Africa Private...
27 March 2021
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announced a $750,000 investment in Cowrie Integrated Systems, a fintech...
26 March 2021
While many industries in Africa were negatively impacted by Covid-19 lockdowns, some managed to thrive,...
26 March 2021
Cordaid Investment Management (CIM) and Triodos-Hivos Fund have teamed up to invest $1 million of...
26 March 2021
Trinitas Equity Partners, together with its partners, has acquired the South African beauty company, Avroy...
26 March 2021
The Imperial Innovation Venture Fund, a partnership with Newtown Partners, together with Johnson & Johnson...
25 March 2021
A group of panellists at the recent SAVCA Private Equity Conference debated National Treasury’s proposed...
25 March 2021
The board of directors of FinDev Canada has announced the appointment of Lori Kerr as...
25 March 2021
CardinalStone Capital Advisers (CCA), a Lagos based private equity fund manager, has announced the final...
25 March 2021
Termii, an African communications-as-a-service startup, has raised $1.4 million in seed funding. Fifty per cent...
25 March 2021
Venture capital firm Ingressive Capital has invested in Ghanaian digital agriculture value chain startup Complete...
24 March 2021
Pan-African alternative investment firm EXEO Capital this week announced its recent investment in the Maia...
24 March 2021
The IFC is proposing a loan to Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited (IEPL), an integrated petrochemical...
23 March 2021
Y Combinator-backed fintech startup Afriex has raised a seed funding round worth $1.2 million as...
23 March 2021
J.P. Morgan Private Bank announced the final closing of its Global Impact Fund, with total...
23 March 2021
Private equity firm Amethis has acquired a majority stake in Magriser Group, one of the...
22 March 2021
Proparco has invested €50 million in a fund for green bonds issued by companies in...
22 March 2021
Kwik Delivery has closed its pre-series A financing round. The company successfully raised $1.7 million...
22 March 2021
By Intercontinental Trust Ltd Read the ITL e-News March 2021 brief for the latest global...
20 March 2021
Here are summaries of the five most widely read stories this week on Africa Private...
20 March 2021
Leading African law firm, Bowmans, has announced a range of appointments that will help it...
20 March 2021
The African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) has launched a $1.2 million Innovation Fund to unlock...
19 March 2021
Kuda Technologies, a full-service, digital-only bank, has announced a $25 million series A funding round...
19 March 2021
Backed by a contribution from the government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the United...
19 March 2021
Airtel Africa, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14...
18 March 2021
FlexClub has secured a further $5 million in funding to scale its unique car subscription...
18 March 2021
The world has changed dramatically since SAVCA held its last conference in 2020 in the...
18 March 2021
The West African country of Burkina Faso is to get a new large-scale renewable energy...
17 March 2021
The UK government is launching a new £150 million Mobilising Finance for Forests programme which...
17 March 2021
The Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, FMO is proposing a $20 million investment in the BluePeak...
16 March 2021
Following its rapid expansion in Africa, Andersen Global is now unifying its African member firms...
16 March 2021
South African private equity company Moshe Capital Fund Managers is actively seeking to invest R350...
16 March 2021
The IFC is proposing an equity investment of up to €12.5 million, capped at 20%...
15 March 2021
FMO, FinDev Canada, and OeEB (the Development Bank of Austria) announced a $115 million syndicated...
15 March 2021
Barak Fund Management Limited statement dated 12 March 2021. Barak Fund Management Limited, a Mauritius...
15 March 2021
Here are summaries of the five most widely read stories this week on Africa Private...
13 March 2021
The IFC is considering an equity investment of up to $25 million in Convergence Partners...
12 March 2021
Dayra, a Cairo-based fintech startup providing unbanked gig workers and micro-businesses with financial services, has...
12 March 2021
Koinz, the Egypt-based food and beverage startup, has raised a $4.8 million seed funding round,...
11 March 2021
Equity Group Holdings has signed a $100 million loan facility with Germany’s DEG, the UK’s...
11 March 2021
Chapel Hill Denham Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF), the first listed infrastructure debt fund in...
11 March 2021
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced an investment in the Savannah Fund,...
11 March 2021
The IFC and the IFC Financial Institutions Growth Fund are helping to increase access to...
10 March 2021
SunFunder has fully closed the oversubscribed $70 million Solar Energy Transformation (SET) Fund, following an...
10 March 2021
Flutterwave, a payments technology company in Africa, today announces it has secured $170 million from...
10 March 2021
The IFC has approved an equity investment of up to €20 million in Bolt, a...
9 March 2021
Three enterprises from Kenya, two from Nigeria and one each from Madagascar and Zimbabwe are...
9 March 2021
Temasek, an investment company headquartered in Singapore, has entered into a $500 million strategic partnership...
9 March 2021
M3, Inc. has announced a capital alliance with Africa Health Holdings (AHH) as an investment...
9 March 2021
By Intercontinental Trust Ltd Mauritius was declared Covid-free since June last year, thanks to the...
8 March 2021
By Joël Touré, Chief Executive of Stanbic Bank Côte d’Ivoire Thanks in part to a...
8 March 2021
SunFunder last week disbursed a new $2 million loan to Winch Energy for the construction...
8 March 2021
Verod Capital Management Limited announced the completion of the merger between Tangerine Life Insurance Limited,...
8 March 2021
E Squared Investments has committed R9.2 million (about $600,000) to software programming training academy WeThinkCode_,...
8 March 2021
Here are summaries of the five most widely read stories this week on Africa Private...
6 March 2021
Day 2 started with our MC Zipho Sikhakhane providing an insightful recap of some of...
5 March 2021
FMO has invested in fintech platform Nomanini to further boost its pan-African expansion. The participation...
5 March 2021
The Australian venture capital firm TEN13 has invested an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding in...
5 March 2021
We are delighted to share another edition of our monthly Dealmaker’s Log, which tracks the...
5 March 2021
Toyota Tsusho and its group company CFAO has invested in Moja Ride, which operates a...
5 March 2021
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), one of Africa’s largest infrastructure-focused private equity fund managers, together with the management team of...
4 March 2021
Nuru has closed a convertible note investment from Proparco as part of its series B...
4 March 2021
A SELECTION OF COFFEE CONVERSATIONS The first day of the 2021 annual SAVCA conference kicked...
4 March 2021
INMA Holding, a private equity firm dedicated to Tunisian SMEs, has announced the acquisition of...
4 March 2021
SouthBridge Investments (SBI) and New African Capital Partners (NACP) have announced the launch of their...
3 March 2021