The Carlyle Group has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in AK Life Sciences (Abacus), a pharmaceutical company in East Africa.
Goldman Sachs has led a $52m investment round in JUMO, with participation from other leading investors including Proparco, Finnfund, Vostok Emerging Finance, Gemcorp Capital, and LeapFrog Investments.
Harith General Partners has expanded its telecoms portfolio with a $24.1m investment in Open Connect, Malawi’s largest and only redundant fibre network provider to the domestic market.
Wamda Capital, KISP Ventures, and Raed Ventures has backed Aqarmap, an online real estate marketplace in Egypt.
Futuregrowth Asset Management has taken part in the second round of investor fund raising for Yoco, an innovative, fast growing enterprise in South Africa.
Development Partners International (DPI) has invested $45m for a significant minority stake in MNT Investments, the holding company for Mashroey and Tasaheel, market leaders in the consumer finance and microfinance sectors in Egypt.
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) has acquired through its IDEAS Managed Fund stakes in nine new solar and wind power plants in South Africa.
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has announced financial close of its 11-year $35m loan to Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals (IEFCL).
Vantage GreenX Fund Managers has provided R2.05bn of funding to a combination of six solar and wind energy projects with a combined capacity of 433MW.
Globeleq, and independent power producer in Africa, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in renewable energy projects in South Africa from global alternative asset manager Brookfield Asset Management.
SOKOTRA Capital led consortium has completed the acquisition of 100% of Aquaculture Tunisienne (AT), one of the oldest and most established companies in the aquaculture sector in North Africa and the Mediterranean basin.
PAPE Fund 3 has acquired a 48.3% equity interest in Laser Group, one of South Africa’s largest independently owned logistics companies.
The Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in Tessara, a South African manufacturer of preservation technologies for use in the marketing and export of fresh produce.
Duet Private Equity, a principal investor in emerging- and frontier markets, has acquired a majority stake in AJEAST Nigeria, the Sub-Saharan Africa subsidiary of AJE Group, one of the largest global multinational beverage companies.
