11 Jul
News > Private Equity > Deals
A responsAbility-managed energy holding company has acquired a 26% interest in Renewable Energy Holdings (REH), a South African based developer, owner and operator of run-of-river hydropower projects in Southern Africa.
9 Jul
News > Private Equity > Exits
Amethis has sold its stake in the Dislog Group, allowing Mouncef Belkhayat founder and majority shareholder to regain a controlling equity stake in the company in provision of a new investment cycle.
7 Jul
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Coöperatief Climate Fund Managers (CFM) has announced the final close of Climate Investor One’s Stichting Development Fund and Coöperatief Construction Equity Fund at a combined $850m.
5 Jul
News > Private Equity > Deals
Consonance Investment Managers, with participation from TechStars Ventures, FINCA Ventures, and others, has invested $1m in a Nigerian healthtech company MDaas Global.
24 Jun
News > Private Equity > Deals
The uMunthu fund managed by Goodwell Investments, via its West Africa partner Alitheia Capital, has acquired a share in MAX.ng (MAX), an app-based motorcycle hailing in West Africa.
24 Jun
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Velocity Capital has raised €105m for the FinTech Ventures Fund dedicated to backing early stage fintech companies that advance how people, businesses, and financial institutions grow economic opportunity.
20 Jun
News > Private Equity > Deals
Naspers Foundry, a South Africa-focused start-up funding initiative, has announced its first deal, with a R30m investment in SweepSouth, an online cleaning services platform that connects clients with trusted, reliable domestic cleaners.
20 Jun
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Amethis has announced the final close of its second Pan-African fund, Amethis Fund II, which collected €375m from more than 70 investors in Europe and Africa, exceeding its initial target of €300m.
20 Jun
News > Private Equity > Deals
Ethos Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fund and co-investors have invested R200m in recently launched digital bank TymeBank, which is majority owned by African Rainbow Capital (ARC).
19 Jun
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
EXEO Capital has announced the final close of their second food and agribusiness fund, Agri-Vie Fund II, at $146m, showing growth of nearly 50% on the size of the first fund.
15 Jun
News > Private Equity > Deals
Goodwell Investments has led the investment round with participation from Allan Gray, RGAx and angel investors in Inclusivity Solutions, an Africa-based technical service provider for digital insurance solutions.
15 Jun
News > Private Equity > Deals
Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) has agreed to acquire a substantial stake in Mauritius-based Inter Africa Transport Forex (IATF), which operates a financial technology platform.
13 Jun
News > Private Equity > Deals
Old Mutual Private Equity (OMPE), one of South Africa's largest and most established private equity managers, has acquired a majority stake in Footgear, a South African retailer of branded footwear.
13 Jun
News > Private Equity > Deals
Mergence Unlisted Investment Managers (Namibia) has bought a majority stake in the 6MWp Momentous Solar One solar energy plant, located near Keetmanshoop in Namibia, from Canadian Solar, one of the world's largest solar power companies.