Goodwell Investments, an impact investment firm, has launched Goodwell V, a €50m cornerstone feeder fund for a new institutional fund that the company plans to launch in the second half of this year.
Harith General Partners, one of the largest investors in African Infrastructure, has announced a $200m capital raise in a follow-up fund to its Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund (PAIDF) 2, that is open to existing and new investors.
The Government of Canada and the African Development Bank have launched the Canada–African Development Bank Climate Fund (CACF), a transformative special fund aimed at providing concessional loans to climate change-related projects with a strong gender-responsive component.
The African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) has launched a $1.2m Innovation Fund to unlock the potential of renewable energy to create new business opportunities.
SouthBridge Investments (SBI) and New African Capital Partners (NACP) have launched SBNA, a joint venture that will act as a permanent capital fund, aiming to attract investors who take a long-term view on Africa.
Digital Africa in partnership with Proparco has launched Bridge Fund by Digital Africa, a new financial instrument to help African startups mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
BlueOrchard Finance in partnership with Schroders, CDC, DFC, and JICA has launched the BlueOrchard Covid-19 Emerging and Frontier Markets MSME Support Fund with a target size of $350m.
African Lions Fund, a BVI domiciled private fund to invest in sub-Saharan Africa ex-South African equity markets, is set to launch for trading in October, according to CEO of the Investment Manager, ST Funds Management, Tim Staermose.
Ninety One, a JSE- and LSE-listed investment manager, in association with Ethos Private Equity has launched an impact investment initiative, the Ninety One SA Recovery Fund.
The Oikocredit International Support Foundation (ISUP) has launched a coronavirus solidarity fund to support small business in Africa, Asia and Latin America that are struggling to find the means to comply with regulations due to Covid-19.
South Africa’s GreenCape and National Treasury’s Jobs Fund have launched an approximately R488m Green Outcomes Fund (GOF), which provides outcomes-based matched funding to local investment funds to support investments into green local Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs).
Vital Capital, an impact investor focused on companies in sub-Saharan Africa, has announced a new debt facility providing loans to promising businesses to help them get through the coronavirus pandemic while continuing to offer essential services.
Social Investment Managers and Advisors (SIMA), a new generation of impact investment manager, has launched a $90m senior debt fund targeting off-grid solar energy and financial access in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
SDG500, a $500m impact investment platform, has launched, combining partners from the private and public sectors, including United Nations entities, non-governmental organisations and a private equity firm, to catalyse investments that will help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
