Africa50 – IAF Hits First Close
Africa50 Group, a pan-African infrastructure investment platform, has announced the successful first close of the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (Africa50 – IAF), securing $222.5m in commitments.
Africa50 Group, a pan-African infrastructure investment platform, has announced the successful first close of the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (Africa50 – IAF), securing $222.5m in commitments.
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, has committed a $30m senior secured loan facility to AXIAN Energy, as part of the company's expansion plan to deliver more than 460 Megawatt (MW) of utility-scale renewable energy generation capacity across Africa over the next decade.
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group Company (PIDG), has committed to de facto underwrite $50m of Zambia’s first US$53.5m green bond, to finance key solar infrastructure and support diversification of the country’s energy sector.
TLG Capital (TLG) has announced a debt facility of up to $5m in Flow 48, anearly-stage FinTech company at the forefront of redefining Alternative Finance in Africa.
BluePeak Private Capital (BluePeak), an alternative asset management firm supporting the growth of scalable businesses in Africa, has announced its first ESG-linked investment, a $20 million hybrid loan to a leading integrated East & Central African logistics group, Prime Logistics (Prime).
Development Partners International (DPI), a premier investment firm focused on Africa, and Verod Capital (Verod), one of the continent’s leading investment management firms, have co-invested in Pan African Towers (PAT), a digital infrastructure company based in Nigeria.
The Namibia Infrastructure Development and Investment Fund (NIDIF), an infrastructure fund with the mission to develop economic and social infrastructure assets in Namibia and managed by Eos Capital, has acquired a significant minority stake in the Namibian business of Lightstruck Holdings, a fibre infrastructure company, specialising in open access last-mile fibre networks.
The Namibia Infrastructure Development and Investment Fund (NIDIF), an infrastructure fund with the mission to develop economic and social infrastructure assets in Namibia and managed by Eos Capital, has invested in acquiring a significant minority stake in the Namibian business of Lightstruck Holdings, a fibre infrastructure company, specialising in open access last-mile fibre networks.
Convergence Partners' Digital Infrastructure Fund (CPDIF), IFC and the International Development Association's (IDA) Private Sector Window Blended Finance Facility have invested $25m in CSquared Link Holdings (Mauritius), a pan-African technology company committed to digitally connecting Africa by making impactful investments in telecommunications infrastructure throughout the region.
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a $50m equity investment in REPP 2, a new debt fund providing an opportunity to invest in Sub-Saharan Africa’s fast-growing renewable energy market.
STOA, DFC and Proparco have joined FMO and other existing investors in a $43m equity investment in mini-grid leader Husk Power Systems.
Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, and its fund manager, Ninety One, have committed a $31m debt facility to Paratus Group Holdings to finance the expansion of its fibre and data centre business over the next three years.
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, has committed up to XOF 30bn ($48m) to launch West Africa’s first ever social asset-backed security.
Sanlam Private Equity, the private equity division of Sanlam Investments, has sold its majority stake in a pet care retailer Absolute Pets to Woolworths Holdings.