Frontier Digital Ventures has invested $1.2m in a Series A funding round in Nigerian real estate classifieds start-up ToLet.com.ng.
Apis Partners, a private equity asset manager focused on financial services in the growth markets of Africa and Asia, has invested in the Direct Pay Online Group (DPO Group), an online payments processor in East Africa.
Helios Investment Partners has signed a $115.8m agreement with Oando to acquire 49% of the voting rights in Oando’s midstream business subsidiary, Oando Gas and Power Limited (OGP).
Adenia Partners, a private equity fund manager focused on growth opportunities and mid-cap buyouts in Sub-Saharan Africa, has announced a majority investment in Ademat, a leading business service company in Côte d’Ivoire active in the power sector.
Lucid Ventures, a venture capital company launched earlier this year, has announced its first investment by acquiring a 20% stake in Jamie Oliver's signature restaurant chain 'Jamie's Italian' in South Africa.
Conduit Capital, a South African investment holding company, has acquired the entire issued share capital in Snowball Wealth and Midbrook Lane.
Development Partners International (DPI), an Africa-focused private equity firm with $1.1bn under management, has announced a $100m investment through its ADP II Fund in Atlantic Business International (ABI).
Eos Capital, a Namibian private equity fund manager that is managing the Allegrow Fund, has acquired 35% of the ordinary share capital of Fabupharm, the only pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Namibia.
Actis has acquired a meaningful stake in Medis Group, a prominent branded generic pharmaceuticals business in Tunisia and Algeria, from AfricInvest and the founding Boujbel family.
Invenfin, the venture and growth capital division of Remgro, has acquired a 30% stake in Dynamic Commodities, a South African specialist producer and exporter of a range of frozen fruit-based delicacies.
Safaricom's Spark Venture Fund has made a strategic investment in mSurvey, a global mobile-first research platform leveraging SMS and mobile messaging technology to simplify access to credible, on-demand data from the emerging world.
African Rainbow Capital (ARC), a black owned and controlled investment company that forms part of the Patrice Motsepe stable, has invested in a 29.9% share of CMB International, the listed holding company of independent investment banking and advisory firm Bravura.
BPE Partners, an Egypt based private equity firm, has partnered with Daikin Europe, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan-based air conditioning equipment manufacturer Daikin Industries, to establish Daikin Airconditioning Egypt.
Afinitas, an Africa focused investment company listed on the venture capital board of the Botswana Stock Exchange, has announced the proposed investment of $2.5m into Adventis Limited, a new Africa focused financial services company.
