Adjuvant Capital, a health-focused investment firm backed by IFC and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, have led a Series A round of $15m in 54gene, an African genomics research, services, and development company.
Phatisa Food Fund 2 (PFF 2) and a group of co-investors – Norfund, Mbuyu Capital and DEG – have acquired integrated agricultural solutions provider Farming and Engineering Services (FES).
Mediterrania Capital Partners, a dedicated private equity firm focusing on growth investments in SMEs and mid-cap companies in Africa, has reached a €286m final closing for its third fund for Africa, Mediterrania Capital III (MC III), exceeding its target size of €250m.
Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has been appointed joint mandated lead arranger (JMDA) of the $30m debt finance package being raised by Tembo Power to build the Kaptis hydro-electric power plant in Western Kenya.
A.P. Moller Capital has completed its first investment in Kenya with the acquisition of the Nairobi based thermal power plant Iberafrica.
SPE Capital Partners has acquired Saham Pharma, an antibiotics manufacturer and major hospital provider in Morocco, alongside Proparco as a minority investor.
Kibo Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in a tertiary education group, Transcom S.A.
The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) has launched a small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) support platform in collaboration with is membership network, which consist of professionals who manage over R175bn in assets.
InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has signed a Shareholders’ Agreement with Global Logistics Services (GLS Group), committing $7.5m to the development of the Liberia Inland Storage Facility (LISF) project.
Adenia has finalized the sale of the 95% equity stake held by Adenia Capital (III) in Mauvilac to AkzoNobel, the third largest paint manufacturer worldwide.
The Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF) has partnered with Azur Partners to launch the Azur Innovation Fund (AIF) to support the Moroccan entrepreneurial ecosystem
Golden Square Equity Partners (GSEP), a privately held UK Company, has acquired a 99.43% interest in Casa Mining from Arc Minerals for up to $50m.
Ascent Rift Valley Fund (ARVF), an SME Private Equity Fund investor, has recently invested in Metro Plastics Kenya, a manufacturer of PVC and PPR water pipes, electrical conduits, waste pipes, fittings and gutters.
Metier, an independently owned private equity fund manager, has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Tembo Power for its Kaptis project, a 14.7 MW run of river hydropower project in Kenya, together with its partner WK Construction, a leading contractor in the field of hydropower in sub-Saharan Africa.
