The African Agriculture Fund (AAF), managed by Phatisa, has invested in General Plastics, a manufacturer of packaging products servicing food, beverage and agro-chemical sectors in Kenya and the broader East Africa region.
AfricInvest, The Abraaj Group and Swedfund, will sell their 37.3% collective stake in UAP Holdings to Old Mutual Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Mutual, for KES 14.2bn ($155.5m).
STANLIB, a South African multi-specialist investment company, has reached a final close of its first private equity infrastructure fund, raising R1.2bn ($104.8m) in total commitments.
Ethos Private Equity has invested an undisclosed amount into AutoZone, the largest and fast growing, privately-owned automotive parts aftermarket retailer and wholesaler in Southern Africa.
Investments into South African private equity funds delivered an annualized rate of return of 18.5%, net of fees, over the ten years to September 2014, according to the RisCura-SAVCA South African Private Equity Performance Report.
Helios Investment Partners, a pan-African private investment firm, has raised over $1bn for its third Africa-focused fund.
The Moringa SICAR, an agroforestry sector investment vehicle, is aiming to achieve a final close in February 2015, according to Clément Chenost, Technical Director at the Moringa Partnership, the investment advisor of the fund.
Advanced Finance and Investment Group (AFIG Funds), manager of the Atlantic Coast Regional Fund, will invest up to $14m in Nigerian-German Chemicals (NGC), a Nigerian producer and distributor of pharmaceutical products and bottled beverages.
The Abraaj Group has exited its investment in Moulin d’Or, a leading producer of baked goods in Tunisia, through one of its Funds.
Amethis Finance has acquired one third of Ramco Plexus in order to foster the Group expansion in Kenya and across the region.
Actis, a pan-emerging markets private equity firm, has acquired a 21% stake in Integrated Diagnostics Holdings (IDH), the largest private sector healthcare diagnostics service provider in Egypt, from The Abraaj Group.
Qalaa Holdings (formerly Citadel Capital) is planing to sell two metallurgy companies to United Foundries Company SAE for around EGP260m ($36.33m) at the current rate of exchange.
Vantage Capital, Africa’s leading mezzanine debt provider, has provided $10m of funding to Simba Properties Investment Company, the property investment arm of Simba Group in Uganda.
As African private equity markets evolve, the ‘sweet spot’ is to be found at the smaller end of the deal size spectrum, according to Nick Tims, managing director in the client group at Investec Asset Management.
