Inside Equity Fund II Hits First Close at $55m
Inside Capital Partners has announced the successful first close of its second fund, Inside Equity Fund II (IEF II), with $55m in commitments.
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EiB Backs Alta Semper Fund II With $37.5m
The European Investment Bank (EIB), through its development arm – EIB Global, has agreed to invest $37.5m in Alta Semper Fund II to support the growth of pharmaceutical and healthcare companies across Africa, including medical equipment and technologies.
12 Jan
News > Private Equity > Deals
Salt Capital Invests In Namibia’s healthcare
Salt Capital, an Africa focused private equity firm with a core focus on the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), has with the partnership of one of its largest LPs, South Suez Capital, completed the acquisition of Welwitschia Hospital, ERAD Radiology, and Spescare Namibia. Salt Capital has since inception considered Namibia as a priority market and has to date built an established track record in the country.
18 Dec
News > Investors
FinDev Canada Invests $20m in Ninety One’s Africa Credit Opportunities Fund III
Canada’s bilateral Development Finance Institution, FinDev Canada, has announced a $20m commitment to Ninety One’s Africa Credit Opportunities Fund III (ACO3) , a private credit fund providing financing to enterprises and infrastructure projects across Africa and other emerging markets.
18 Dec
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Phatisa Targets $300m for Third Africa Food Fund
Phatisa, an African private equity fund manager, is raising its third food fund, with a target of $300m and having secured capital commitments from a number of aligned development finance institutions for a first close in early 2026, Africa Global Funds can reveal.
17 Dec
News > Private Equity > Deals
EAAIF and Ninety One Commit $30m to WIOCC
The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, managed by Ninety One, has made a $15m investment in WIOCC, a key pan-African telecommunications infrastructure provider.
12 Dec
News > Asset Servicing
Standard Chartered and Coinbase Expand Institutional Digital Asset Collaboration
Standard Chartered and Coinbase have expanded partnership on digital assets to explore the development of trading, prime services, custody, staking and lending solutions for institutional clients.
11 Dec
News > People Moves
Anastacia Tshesane to Lead PwC South Africa
PwC has appointed Anastacia Tshesane as the new CEO for PwC South Africa, effective July 1, 2026.
11 Dec
News > Asset Servicing
Africa Practice Acquires Brink
Africa Practice (Africa Practice), a mission-led advocacy practice with a 20+ year track record and presence across the African continent, has acquired 100% of Brink Innovation, a global innovation practice that combines behavioural sciences with proven innovation methods to deliver real world change.
11 Dec
News > Private Equity > Exits
Mediterrania Capital Partners Partially Exits Cash Plus
Mediterrania Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on growth investments in SMEs across North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, has partially sold its stake in Cash Plus, Morocco’s largest independent money transfer and low-income financial services provider, through an IPO on the Casablanca Stock Exchange.
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