MCB Group and Omnicane Launch Vehicle to Finance Renewable Energy Projects
MCB Group and Omnicane have launched an investment vehicle dedicated to the financing of renewable energy projects in Mauritius and the region.
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PIC Backs Enko's Credit Fund With $30m
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC), which manages just over 3.5 trillion Rand ($ 204bn) in AUM, has invested $30m into Enko’s private credit fund.
18 Nov
News > Asset Servicing
S&P Global Launches iLEVEL Snowflake Integration
S&P Global has announced the launch of its iLEVEL Snowflake integration, a no-code solution that is designed to enable private markets investors to seamlessly extract core raw datasets from S&P Global's iLEVEL portfolio monitoring platform directly to their Snowflake environment.
17 Nov
News > Funds > Launches
Acorn Gets CMA Approval for Build-To-Rent Development REIT
Acorn Holdings has received authorisation from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) for the establishment of a Build-To-Rent Development Real Estate Investment Trust (D-REIT) aimed at expanding Kenya’s affordable housing rental market for young urbanites.
17 Nov
News > Investors
AfDB Grants $100m Loan to EAAIF
The African Development Bank Group has granted a $100m loan to the Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, managed by the investment firm Ninety One.
17 Nov
News > Investors
AfDB Invests $310m in FirstRand Bank
African Development Bank Group has approved a $310m financial package to FirstRand Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of the FirstRand Group and one of the largest financial institutions in Africa.
17 Nov
News > Asset Servicing
Stears and Ventures Platform Launch Stears-VP Liquidity Index
Stears, Africa’s financial data provider, and Ventures Platform, a seed-stage venture capital firm in Africa, have launched the Stears-VP Liquidity Index (SVL Index), a first-of-its-kind index designed to unlock the next phase of capital flow into Africa by creating trusted, standardised data infrastructure across African private markets.
12 Nov
News > Investors
Swedfund Invests in Solar Saver
Swedfund, Sweden’s development finance institution, has invested in Solar Saver to expand access to clean and reliable energy in Southern Africa.
12 Nov
News > Private Equity > Deals
FEDA Backs Africa Minerals and Metals Processing Platform
The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the development equity impact investment arm of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has made a $300m strategic investment in the Africa Minerals and Metals Processing Platform (A2MP).
12 Nov
News > Asset Servicing
Standard Bank Group Launches Representative Office in Egypt
Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest financial institution by assets, has launched a Representative Office in Egypt to strengthen trade and investment flows between Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East, recognising Egypt’s role as a vital gateway in Africa's north-south trade corridor.
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