ARCH Emerging Markets Partners’ Africa Renewable Power Fund (ARCH ARPF) has committed up to $16.5m to fund CrossBoundary Energy (CBE) to develop and finance new Commercial & Industrial (C&I) solar assets.
The Facility for Energy Inclusion’s Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (FEI OGEF) has reached a final equity close with $59m in committed equity capital and $36m debt facilities, to support innovative, off-grid energy access companies.
AfricInvest Financial Inclusion Vehicle (FIVE) has acquired a minority shareholding in I&M Bank (Rwanda) through AfricInvest Evergreen Investments, a special purpose vehicle formed by AfricInvest.
Prime Ventures, Partech Africa and management have acquired TerraPay for an undisclosed sum.
Orange Digital Ventures Africa (ODV) has led a $1.5m seed investment round in Youverify. a start-up, founded in Lagos, Nigeria which automates identity and background verification processes, primarily serving financial and telecommunication service providers.
One Thousand & One Voices (1K1V), a private family capital fund backed exclusively by industry-leading families, has announced a recapitalization of SanLei, its specialist aquaculture portfolio company headquartered in the Kingdom of Lesotho.
Actis has acquired a controlling stake in Nigeria’s independent, co-location business, Rack Centre.
Quona Capital, a venture firm focused on financial inclusion in emerging markets, has announced the final close of the Accion Quona Inclusion Fund with $203m in commitments, significantly exceeding its $150m target.
Goldman Sachs, Odey Asset Management, Leapfrog Investments and existing investors have provided $55m in debt and equity funding to JUMO, a technology company building next-generation financial services for emerging market entrepreneurs.
The majority of investors (82%) surveyed by the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association plan to increase or maintain their African private equity (PE) allocation over the next three years.
Verod Capital Management alongside Tangerine Life Insurance have acquired a majority stake in ARM Life Insurance.
Actis and Westmont Hospitality Group have acquired Sheraton Casablanca, the largest internationally branded hotel in Casablanca, Morocco.
Amethis, alongside its partners DEG, MCB Equity Fund and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, have acquired a minority equity stake in the Naivas Group.
The impact investment fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs, the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) and ACEP-International have joined forces to create ACEP Group, a new microfinance group with a goal of empowering African entrepreneurs.
