Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa Project Development Fund (AGIA-PD), a fund managed by Africa50, has announced the first close at $118m, marking a major milestone in accelerating the delivery of green infrastructure across the continent.
Bosquet Investments, the private investment vehicle of Alain Nkontchou, has acquired a 21.22% stake in Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) from Nedbank Group. This transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals.
Creation Capital, a specialist private credit asset manager, has closed a R75m private debt investment into Quest Capital Solutions, an SME non-bank on-lender in the logistics sector.
Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), a private equity firm focused on growth investments for SMEs and mid-cap companies in North and Sub-Saharan Africa, has invested in Dislog Dispositifs Médicaux (DDM) through a DM540 million capital increase together with CDG Invest Growth.
Cape Town-headquartered venture capital firm HAVAÍC has announced the second close of its $50m African Innovation Fund 3.
Mergence Investment Managers has announced an additional R60m investment in Solarise Africa, a sustainable energy solutions company operating across the continent.
LeapFrog Investments has exited its stake from Goodlife Pharmacy, East Africa’s largest retail pharmacy platform, to CFAO Healthcare, a leading distributor of pharmaceutical and medical products in Africa.
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), a subsidiary of Old Mutual Alternative Investments, through its IDEAS Fund, has successfully exited stakes in three prominent renewable energy assets, in a transaction valued at over R750m..
Phatisa, through Phatisa Food Fund 2, has agreed to sell its interest in Deltamune, a South Africa-based vaccine manufacturer, to Vaxxinova International B.V., a global animal health company and part of the EW Group.
Goodwell Investments and Alitheia Capital have announced an undisclosed investment in Hinckley E-Waste Recycling, a Nigeria-based recycler, through uMunthu II, a fund providing smart equity to early growth stage companies throughout Africa.
Kholo Capital Mezzanine Debt Fund I has provided a R200m mezzanine debt growth funding facility into Bayport Securitisation to support the roll out of the Bayport SA Financial Wellness Solutions Programme.
The Credit Fund of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Adjustment Fund has successfully closed its first investment, committing $10m to Telecel Global Services, through a senior secured amortising loan.
Development Partners International (DPI), through funds it advises, and co-investors, have signed a binding agreement for a $190m minority stake investment in Alameda Healthcare, Egypt’s private healthcare group.
Carlyle has agreed to sell Safety SA, a South African testing, inspection, certification and training (TICT) business, to Centre Testing International Group Co. (CTI).
