Synergy Private Equity Fund (SPEF) has invested an undisclosed amount in Northstar Finance Services, a financial services platform providing solutions across the financial service value chain in select countries across West Africa.
Kibo Fund II, a $63m regional growth fund managed by Kibo Capital Partners, has invested in I&M Bank Rwanda, the oldest and one of the most profitable banks in Rwanda.
African Rainbow Capital (ARC) has taken an initial 20% stake in A2X Markets, a new stock exchange in South Africa that is looking to compete directly with the JSE.
KNF Ventures, a SARS-approved section 12J venture capital company in South Africa, has invested in Quicket, an online ticketing services solution scale-up company.
Accion Venture Lab, Newid Capital and several angel investors have participated in a $1.25m seed funding round in Lidya, a fintech platform based in Nigeria.
8 Miles, a pan-African private equity firm, has invested in Blue Skies, a UK-incorporated business with operations in several African countries that is the leader in the production of fresh-cut tropical fruit for European supermarkets.
Ascent Rift Valley Fund has invested an undisclosed amount in Kisumu Concrete Products (KCP), a leading construction materials manufacturer in Kenya.
Assala Energy, a portfolio company owned by global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group, has acquired Shell’s onshore assets in Gabon for $587m.
Pargo, South Africa’s high tech logistics and fulfillment company, has secured a new equity investment of over R15m in a funding round led by SAAD Investment Holdings.
Mara Delta, a real estate investment fund, has acquired a 44.42% stake in Beachcomber Hospitality Investments (BHI), a subsidiary of the New Mauritius Hotels Group (NMH).
Kleoss Capital, a South African private equity firm, has bought an undisclosed stake in one of the largest debt counselling firms in South Africa, Debt Rescue.
CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, have announced a $35m investment in Africa Logistics Properties (ALP).
Sahel Capital and CardinalStone Capital Advisers (CCA), a Nigerian private equity fund manager, have agreed to invest in Crest Agro Products, an integrated cassava processor based in Kogi State, Nigeria.
DEG, one of the largest European development financiers, has invested ZAR100m in Retailability, a Southern African retail chain, which targets customers in the low to middle income bracket.
