29 Apr
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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.
13 Apr
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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.
23 Mar
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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.
18 Mar
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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.
1 Mar
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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.
24 Nov
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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.
10 Nov
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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.
7 Sep
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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.
9 Jun
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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.
8 May
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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.
8 Apr
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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).
2 Apr
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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.
22 Feb
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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.
23 Jan
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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).