Capitalworks, a South African independent alternative asset management firm, has acquired a significant interest in IQ Business, an independent management consulting firm in South Africa.
Following the $2.2m investment put up by Proparco and I&P in August 2016, Enko Education has opened its first international school in South Africa - Enko Ferndale International School.
Bpifrance and Proparco have announced a €75m interim closing of the Averroès Finance III fund with the addition of two new investors, Fransabank and Bank Audi.
NBK Capital Partners has invested an undisclosed sum in Kaumeya Language Schools (KLS) in Egypt to support the school in the next phase of its growth.
The Carlyle Group, a global alternative asset manager, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in CMC Networks, a Pan-African provider of managed connectivity solutions for global telecoms providers.
Hermes-Sojitz, an international direct investments fund, has sold its 60.3% stake in Sinopac, a company involved in exploration and mining of rare earth metals in Africa, for $340m.
Catalyst Principal Partners, East Africa focused private equity firm, has sold its controlling stake in Kenya’s pharmaceutical retailer Goodlife Pharmacy to LeapFrog Investments.
The Ethos Mid Market Fund I, a black-managed, mid-market focused fund in South Africa, has raised R675m ($47.39m) at first close, Africa Global Funds can reveal.
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has invested $25m in a new company set up in Sierra Leone by a private sector joint venture to build a 57MW, oil-fired, power station at Freetown.
Visionnaire Ventures-led investment consortium has invested $25m in a robotics company Zipline to deliver blood and life saving medical supplies in Rwanda.
African boutique investment and advisory firm HAVAIC, together with funding from UK-based investor Kevin Gaskell, have injected R6.5m into South African creative technology startup delvv.io.
Private equity investment in African infrastructure has been an emerging theme over the past decade, according to Erika van der Merwe, CEO of the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA).
CDC Group, University Ventures and Savannah Fund have invested $12m in UNICAF, a global educational online organization.
iono.fm, a South African podcast and audio streaming services, has received $175k (R2.5m) in a funding round led by Clifftop Colony.
