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
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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
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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
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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.
3 Mar
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AfDB Backs Saviu II Fund
The African Development Bank Group has approved an investment of €6.5 million in the Saviu II fund in order to support technology start-ups through their seed phase and first institutional fundraising, mainly in French-speaking Central and West Africa.
2 Mar
News > Private Equity > Deals
Vantage Capital Leads R635m Investment into SolarAfrica Energy
Vantage Capital, Africa’s largest mezzanine debt fund manager, has made a R635m investment into Commercial Energy South Africa (CESA), a subsidiary of SolarAfrica Energy, a South African energy solutions provider, alongside co-investor, Greenpoint Capital.
27 Feb
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Verdant IMAP Advises Open Access Data Centres
Verdant IMAP has advised on the acquisition of a portfolio of South African data centre assets from NTT DATA, by Open Access Data Centres (OADC), a subsidiary of WIOCC Group.
27 Feb
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Sofiane Lahmar Succeeds Runa Alam As DPI CEO
Development Partners International (DPI), an Africa-focused investment firm, has announced that Sofiane Lahmar, who has been a senior Partner at the firm since joining in 2010, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2026.
27 Feb
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Symbiotics Backs Platinum Credit Uganda With $4m
Symbiotics has invested $4 million in Platinum Credit Uganda to deepen financial inclusion and expand lending to underserved communities across the country.
24 Feb
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EIB Global Invests €3.1bn in Africa in 2025
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group deployed more than €9bn through EIB Global, its arm for international partnerships and development finance, in 2025.
24 Feb
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Grene Capital Spins Out of Actis
Grene Capital Management Nigeria has announced the completion of a management buyout that will see the firm operate as an independent, Africa focused real asset fund manager, spun out from the growth market infrastructure investor, Actis.
19 Feb
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DPI Invests in Alameda Healthcare
Development Partners International (DPI) has completed a $190m investment in Alameda Healthcare, Egypt’s private healthcare group.
17 Feb
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
HAVAÍC’s African Innovation Fund 3 Achieves Third Close
Cape Town-headquartered venture capital (VC) firm HAVAÍC has announced the third close of its $50m African Innovation Fund 3, securing over $30m in commitments following the entry of South African impact investor E Squared Investments.
17 Feb
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Franklin Templeton and Binance Partner on Institutional Collateral Program
Franklin Templeton, a global investment manager and Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, have announced a new institutional off-exchange collateral program, making digital markets more secure and capital-efficient.
16 Feb
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African Startups Raise $3.9bn in 2025 as Venture Market Steadies
African startups raised $3.9bn across 506 deals in 2025, signalling a steadying pulse for the continent’s venture ecosystem after two years of global market adjustment, according to AVCA’s newly released 2025 Venture Capital Activity in Africa report.
11 Feb
News > Private Equity > Exits
Vantage Capital Exits Investment in Seaton Estates
Vantage Capital, Africa’s largest mezzanine debt fund manager, has fully exited its investment in Seaton Estates, a residential coastal development located on the North Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.
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