EIB Commits €40m to Speedinvest's Fund
EIB Global will invest €40 million in Speedinvest’s first Africa-focused fund to support financing for technology startups across the continent.
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BII Invests in Starsight
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has provided $15m in mezzanine debt financing to Starsight Energy Africa Group to support the expansion of clean energy solutions for commercial and industrial customers across Sub-Saharan Africa.
16 Mar
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Access Bank Calls for Stakeholders Collaboration to Boost Intra-African Trade
Access Bank's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Roosevelt Ogbonna, has called for stronger collaboration among policymakers, financiers and businesses to accelerate trade within Africa and unlock the continent’s economic potential.
11 Mar
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Mediterrania Capital Partners’ Second Morocco Real Estate Fund Hits First Close
Mediterrania Capital Partners has announced the first closing of MCP RE II FPCC RFA, its second real estate investment fund dedicated to Morocco, with investor commitments reaching MAD 380 million.
11 Mar
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Persistent Launches $70m Persistent Africa Climate Venture Builder Fund
Persistent has launched the $70 million Persistent Africa Climate Venture Fund (Persistent ACV Fund), with a first close of $52 million and an additional $5 million Venture Building Facility (VBF) to accelerate the growth of early-stage climate ventures across Africa.
9 Mar
News > Private Equity > Deals
BII and ILX Make First Joint Investment
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, and ILX, an Amsterdam-based emerging market private debt asset manager, have completed their first joint transaction to expand financing for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and agricultural businesses in East Africa.
6 Mar
News > Private Equity > Exits
Inspired Evolution Exits from Commercial Energy
Inspired Evolution has announced the successful exit of its Evolution II Fund’s controlling stake in Commercial Energy SA (CESA), a South African clean energy platform specialising in the ownership and operation of commercial and industrial (C&I) solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage systems (BESS) assets.
4 Mar
News > Funds > Launches
DRC Establishes Strategic Sovereign Fund to Drive Long-Term Economic Growth
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has officially announced the creation of a new Strategic Sovereign Fund, the Fonds d’Investissement Stratégique (FIS RDC).
4 Mar
News > Funds > Markets and Industry News
Two-Pot System Drives New Era for South Africa’s Retirement Funds
South Africa’s retirement industry is entering a period of accelerated change, with new data revealing how governance, member behaviour and risk management are being reshaped in real time.
4 Mar
News > Private Equity > Exits
Phatisa Exits Goldenlay to Vanden Avenne
Phatisa has sold its majority stake in Copperbelt Agri Holdings the holding company of Goldenlay, Zambia’s largest table‑egg producer, to Vanden Avenne Group, a Belgian integrated feed and protein manufacturer.
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