Zoona, an African financial technology company, has raised $15m in a second round of financing from the IFC – led investment consortium.
Kleoss Capital, a South African100% black owned and managed investment manager, has acquired a significant minority stake in Real Foods, a multi-brand food group.
African Rainbow Capital (ARC) has bought a 27.5% stake in a specialist investment manager Colourfield Liability Solutions for an undisclosed amount, marking its fifth investment in the financial services sector.
8 Miles, African Capital Alliance (ACA) and DEG, the German development finance institution, have jointly invested in Beloxxi Industries, a market leading Nigerian biscuit manufacturing company.
Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH), a South African community-based investment company, has agreed to acquire infrastructure and energy assets from Aveng Capital Partners, for a cash consideration of R860m ($63.8m).
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has loaned $20m to Helios Towers Africa (HTA) to partly finance the purchase of approximately 950 telecommunications towers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
FAFIN, an agribusiness‐focused private equity fund managed by Sahel Capital, has invested an undisclosed sum in Dayntee Farms, a commercial poultry farm located in Kwara State, in the North Central region of Nigeria.
Investisseurs & Partenaires, an impact investment group dedicated to African Small and Medium Enterprises, has announced three investments with its I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (IPAE), which entered its last year of investment.
Development Partners International (DPI) has invested through its ADP II fund, EGP300m ($33.77m) in B.TECH, Egypt’s household appliances and consumer electronics retailer.
Silvertree Internet Holdings, an operating and holding company for early and mid-stage tech businesses targeting African consumers, has invested in South African online pet food and accessory store Pet Heaven.
HAVAIC Limited Partners, the venture capital arm of HAVAIC Holdings South Africa, has invested in Digital Cabinet, a cloud solutions and digital post technology company, by way of a convertible note instrument.
Oando, Nigeria’s indigenous energy group, listed on both the Nigerian and Johannesburg Stock Exchange, has announced a $210m recapitalization of its downstream operations by HV Investments II B.V., a joint venture owned by Helios Investment Partners and the Vitol Group.
TLG Credit Opportunities Fund (COF) has invested an undisclosed amount in Homestrings, a diaspora crowdfunding platform for frontier and emerging markets.
WDB Investment Holdings and Grovest, South Africa’s first venture capital company, have invested in Seed Engine, an ICT accelerator that equips entrepreneurs with the skills they need to create, grow and build their businesses.
