20 Oct
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African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) through its IDEAS Managed Fund has invested in Phakwe Group to become the 90%-owner of Witkop Solar Park, a 30MW solar PV facility located in the Limpopo province, South Africa.
14 Oct
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Mediterrania Capital Partners’ portfolio company Akdital Holding has opened a new oncology department providing diagnostic and treatment services at the Casablanca Ain Sbaâ private hospital in the Hay Mohammadi Ain Sbaâ prefecture.
13 Oct
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Kalon Venture Partners, IDF Capital and an unnamed investor, have invested an undisclosed amount in Carscan, a South African technology startup in the automotive industry.
13 Oct
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TLG Capital via its Credit Opportunities Fund (COF) has acquired a 49% stake in Opportunity Bank Uganda (OBU), a tier 1 commercial bank with 23 branches and 22 ATM points across Uganda.
12 Oct
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Bpifrance and Proparco have announced the first closing of Averroès Africa, their fourth fund-of-funds (FoF) for Africa, at €55m with a target size of €100m.
12 Oct
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Eos Capital, a Namibian private equity fund manager, has launched its third fund - the Euphrates Agriculture Fund, which aims to facilitate the industrialization of the agriculture sector, deliver social impact and provide medium term returns to investors.
7 Oct
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Greenlight Planet, the largest provider of solar-powered home energy products in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, has secured $90m in new funding to expand its Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) solar consumer financing business and consolidate its debt portfolio.
6 Oct
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
The Egyptian American Enterprise Fund (EAEF), a US government-funded private entity, has invested $50m in Lorax Capital Partners (LCP) Fund II, which has raised $142m for its first close.
5 Oct
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Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has loaned $40m over 10 years in a debt package of $100m raised by the West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC).
5 Oct
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Vantage Capital has made a $28m equity investment to acquire a significant minority shareholding in the Cliniques Internationales du Maroc Group (CIM Santé Group), one of Morocco’s leading healthcare groups.
2 Oct
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Goodwell Investments has led a $2.1m Series A equity round in Good Nature Agro, a Zambian company working from end-to-end within the specialised legume value chains.
30 Sep
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DPI’s African Development Partners III Fund (ADP III) has been chosen as the first 2X Flagship Fund, committed to investing with a gender lens.
30 Sep
News > Private Equity > Deals
Zebu Investment Partners through its sophomore fund, the Africa Food Security Fund, has acquired a majority equity stake in South African Ag-Tech company IQ Logistica (IQL).
28 Sep
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Vuna Partners Fund I, a fund managed by Vuna Partners, has acquired an 80% equity stake in 4PL Group, a South African provider of logistics solutions.