10 Aug
News > Private Equity > Deals
HAVAÍC has announced a $500,000 investment in FinAccess, an East African headquartered software solutions provider that digitises community banks or SACCOs (Savings & Credit Cooperative Organisations) and farming co-operatives (co-ops) in the region.
10 Aug
News > Private Equity > Deals
InfraCo Africa has made a $43m anchor investment into Climate, Energy Access and Resilience (CLEAR), a climate-focused fund advised by Helios Investment Partners (Helios).
9 Aug
News > Private Equity > Exits
Apis Growth Fund I, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners, has agreed to sell the whole of its interest in South African SME Financing company Retail Capital to TymeBank.
8 Aug
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure, has recently concluded a first close of its real estate fund, Actis West Africa REIF( NREIF) at $45m.
27 Jul
News > Private Equity > Exits
Amethis has exited Pétro Ivoire, a retail distributor of oil and gas products in Cote d’Ivoire, through the sale of its minority stake to Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale (CNPS), a large Ivoirian public institution.
21 Jul
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
AfricInvest, a multi-asset investment platform in Africa and global venture capital firm Cathay Innovation, have completed the final close of their joint Pan-African Venture fund, Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund [CAIF], at €110m.
20 Jul
News > Private Equity > Deals
InfraCo Africa has signed an agreement with Savenda Capital committing $2b towards construction of the ZAMBIAFresh Lusaka Market in Zambia’s capital.
18 Jul
News > Private Equity > Deals
Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to impact investing, has acquired 100% of SunFunder, a private debt management company that finances renewable energy projects in Africa and Asia.
18 Jul
News > Private Equity > Deals
FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, has signed a NASIRA portfolio guarantee for $15m in local currency for its existing customer I&M Bank in Kenya.
7 Jul
News > Private Equity > Deals
Infra Impact Mid-Market Infrastructure Fund 1, managed by Infra Impact Investment Managers, has acquired a significant minority stake in Cybersmart, a South African Internet Service Provider and Fibre Network Owner.
1 Jul
News > Private Equity > Deals
Tanmeyah for Microfinance Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EFG Hermes Holding and Egypt’s provider of microfinance solutions, has acquired Fatura Netherlands.
15 Jun
News > Private Equity > Deals
PAPE Fund 3, a mid-market South African private equity fund, has acquired an equity interest in Entersekt, a global leader in device identity and payment authentication.
9 Jun
News > Private Equity > Deals
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) has acquired, through its IDEAS Managed Fund (IDEAS), majority stakes in three new solar power plants in South Africa.
2 Jun
News > Private Equity > Deals
Naspers, through its early-stage tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry, has made a R40m ($2.5m) investment in Nile, a South African agritech company that connects farmers to buyers of fresh produce.