Meridiam, a global infrastructure fund manager, has announced the closing of the reopening for Meridiam Infrastructure Africa Fund (MIAF) with €546m (approximately $615m) in capital commitments, above its initial target of €510m.
Partech has led a Series A investment round into Kudi, a Nigerian digital payment and collection for the cash economy company.
Algebra Ventures, Egypt’s venture capital fund, and Ezdehar Management, an investment management firm focused on high-growth Egyptian corporates, have invested in Dsquares, the region’s leading loyalty solutions provider.
Viola Fintech, a $120m cross-stage venture fund, has led a Series A investment round of $12m for Rewire, an innovative fintech company which has developed an international banking platform for migrants in close partnership with leading banks globally.
Themis, an Africa-focussed power company backed by Denham Capital, has partnered with Kingline Development Nigeria (Kingline) to develop a 550MW natural gas-fired power plant in Ondo State, Nigeria.
Cauris Croissance, the second fund managed by Cauris Management, the West African private equity fund management company, has sold its stake in BPEC to the new reference shareholder, the SUNU group.
Verod Capital Management (Verod) and Persistent Energy (Persistent) have invested $10m in Daystar Power Group, a West-African electricity company specialising in the generation of solar energy.
Enko Capital Managers (ECM), managers of the Enko Africa Private Equity Fund (EAPEF), has provided expansion capital to Software Technologies Ltd (STL), a software solutions provider and IT training company.
One Thousand & One Voices (1K1V), a private family capital fund backed exclusively by industry-leading families from around the globe, has invested in Pay At Holdings Proprietary (Pay@), a payments aggregator based in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Africa Healthcare Fund / Asia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC), an Africa focused healthcare investment firm, and Polaris Partners, a global venture capital firm, have invested in Africa Healthcare Network in a Series A investment round.
Wendel has agreed to sell its 40% holding in PlaYce (formerly SGI Africa) to CFAO for net proceeds of €32.2m, following an initial investment of €25.3m at the end of July 2016.
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has signed a $27m loan to Kikagati Power Company Ltd (KPCL), which is building a 14MW run-of-the-river hydro electricity generating station at Kikagati on the Kagera River.
While private equity has historically been more prevalent in Africa than private credit, the latter encompasses a range of strategies that can provide attractive alternative financing options for African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
NBK Capital Partners has advised on the acquisition of 100% of King Integrated American School (KIAS), located in the fast-growing King Mariut area within Alexandria, Egypt.
