14 Aug
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
PAPE Fund III has achieved final closing with total capital commitments of R950m from local and international institutional investors and private investment entities, as well as a capital investment commitment by the General Partner of the fund.
7 Aug
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Verod Capital Management has announced an interim close of Verod Capital Growth Fund III at $150m, exceeding the size of its predecessor fund, Verod Capital Growth Fund II LP (Verod Fund II).
27 Jul
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) has announced the final close of its pan-African infrastructure fund, AIIF3, which raised $320m from a diverse investor base across Africa, Europe and Asia.
7 Jul
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Coöperatief Climate Fund Managers (CFM) has announced the final close of Climate Investor One’s Stichting Development Fund and Coöperatief Construction Equity Fund at a combined $850m.
24 Jun
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Velocity Capital has raised €105m for the FinTech Ventures Fund dedicated to backing early stage fintech companies that advance how people, businesses, and financial institutions grow economic opportunity.
20 Jun
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Amethis has announced the final close of its second Pan-African fund, Amethis Fund II, which collected €375m from more than 70 investors in Europe and Africa, exceeding its initial target of €300m.
19 Jun
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
EXEO Capital has announced the final close of their second food and agribusiness fund, Agri-Vie Fund II, at $146m, showing growth of nearly 50% on the size of the first fund.
13 Jun
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Truestone, a frontier market impact investor, has announced plans to launch the Mano River Transition Fund that will invest up to $50m into SMEs across Sierra Leone and Liberia.
15 May
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
LeapFrog Investments has announced the largest-ever private equity fund by a dedicated impact fund manager, surging past its $600m target to reach $700m.
29 Apr
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
AfricInvest has announced the fourth close of FIVE, an evergreen platform for investing in financial institutions in Africa.
28 Apr
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Kasada Capital Management, a Sub-Saharan hospitality investment platform, has reached a first close on its maiden fund Kasada Hospitality Fund LP with equity commitments of over $500m.
22 Apr
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Acumen, a non-profit organisation that invests philanthropic capital in companies and leaders tackling poverty, has announced an approximately $70m close of the for-profit fund, KawiSafi Ventures.
17 Apr
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
PAPE Fund Managers has raised a further R150m from the 27four Black Business Growth Fund (27four BBGF) for its first institutional backed private equity fund – PAPE Fund 3, taking its total committed capital to R680m.
10 Apr
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
AfricInvest and Cathay Innovation have launched the Cathay Africinvest Innovation Fund, the first Pan-African venture fund to connect the whole African continent and the world's leading innovation ecosystems.
The Cathay Africinvest Innovation Fund, with a projected size of €150m, will contribute to the development and scaling up of innovative companies that demonstrate strong growth in Africa while being open to international markets.