17 Apr
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Acre Impact Capital, a private-debt impact investment manager, has announced the first closing of its Export Finance Fund I with commitments of approximately $100m.
16 Apr
News > Investors
The Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF), the impact investment arm of the Open Society Foundations, has committed $25m to Allied Climate Partners (ACP)—a new and innovative public-private partnership focused on increasing the number of bankable climate projects in emerging markets and developing economies around the world.
15 Apr
News > Private Equity > PE Industry News
Nairobi Gate Industrial Park, the first Special Economic Zone (SEZ) with a fully consolidated customs-control area in East Africa, has launched a one-of-a-kind manufacturing and warehouse park for the textile and apparel industry in Kenya.
10 Apr
News > Private Equity > Deals
Africa50, Oikocredit, Injaro, Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund, and I&P, have invested in Zeepay Ghana, a fast-growing payment infrastructure company with a footprint in more than 20 countries globally.
8 Apr
News > Private Equity > Deals
Vantage Capital has made a R346m investment into Procera Group, a South African business process outsourcing (BPO) services provider serving both South African and international clients.
4 Apr
News > Private Equity > Deals
Actis together with Royal Bafokeng Holdings as its empowerment partner, has entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% stake in Swiftnet, a telecom tower portfolio in South Africa, from Telkom for an Enterprise Value of R6.75bn (c.$355m).
4 Apr
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Adenia Partners, a private equity firm focused on growth opportunities in Africa, has successfully closed its fifth fund, Adenia Capital V at its $470m hard cap.
3 Apr
News > Private Equity > Deals
InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has signed an agreement with Savant Group, committing $12m to scale SunCulture’s solar irrigation offering across sub-Saharan Africa.