The 5 most popular stories on Africa Private Equity News the past week
Here are summaries of the five most widely read stories from the past week on Africa Private Equity News.
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Standard Bank backs Adenia Partners in strategic pan-African financial services acquisition
Standard Bank has delivered a holistic financing solution to Adenia Partners, enabling the private equity firm to acquire a controlling stake in Minet Holdings, a leading pan-African insurance brokerage business operating across nine countries. Read more
Here are summaries of the five most widely read stories from the past week on Africa Private Equity News.
1. Sango Capital appointed by LP consortium to manage $460m of African fund portfolios
Sango Capital has been appointed manager of approximately $460 million in committed capital across three African fund portfolios following a management change initiated by a consortium of institutional limited partners. Sango will assume responsibility for ongoing portfolio management and value creation in accordance with each fund’s mandate. Read the full article
2. Africa Lighthouse Capital exits stake in Minet Botswana
Africa Lighthouse Capital Fund I has exited its 33.33% equity stake in the Botswana subsidiary of financial services platform Minet. Minet Botswana’s business spans insurance brokerage, pension fund administration, and risk consulting. Read the full article
3. E Squared invests in Old Mutual Private Equity Fund VI
E Squared Investments has invested in the Old Mutual South Africa Private Equity Fund VI, its first private equity fund investment and part of its fund of funds strategy. Read the full article
4. Swedfund adds $5m to TLG Africa Growth Impact Fund II
Swedfund is investing an additional $5 million in the TLG Africa Growth Impact Fund II (TLG II), managed by TLG Capital. The investment is made as part of TLG II’s second close. Read the full article
5. B Investments sells stake in three Egyptian solar plants
B Investments, an Egypt-based private equity firm, has signed definitive agreements to exit its entire stake in three solar power plants at Benban, Egypt, for total proceeds of $8.25 million. The plants, with a combined capacity of 130 MW, are operated by Infinity Power. Read the full article
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