Scalar International and Mergence Investment Managers have announced the launch of a $150 million private equity fund to finance clean energy and digital infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa.
Inspired Evolution, a Pan-African private equity firm specializing in clean energy infrastructure, energy access and energy transition investments, has announced the final close of its Evolution III Fund on March 3, 2025, securing total commitments of $238m.
AfricInvest through their Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund (CAIF) has led a $4m investment round in PayTic with participation from Build Ventures, Axian Group, Mistral, Island Capital Partners, and Concrete.
Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund, managed by Verdant Capital, has completed an additional investment of $4.5m in LOLC Africa Singapore.
A consortium led by Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure, has completed the acquisition of a 100% stake in Swiftnet, a telecom tower portfolio in South Africa, from Telkom for an enterprise value of c. $370m (R6.75bn).
Janngo Capital, with participation from SANAD Fund for MSMEs (managed by Finance in Motion), Partech, Oikocredit, Enza Capital and Y Combinator, have invested $17m in Djamo, a financial services app revolutionizing mobile banking in francophone Africa.
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC), representing the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) of South Africa, has made a $40m investment in Africa50 Group, a pan-African infrastructure investor and asset manager, becoming its 36th shareholder.
Norfund has announced a $7.5m investment in Inside Equity Fund II, a private equity fund dedicated to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in some of the most underfinanced and least developed markets in Southeast Africa.
DEG has increased its stake in the latest fund Mediterrania Capital IV Mid-Cap by a further €15m, bringing the total amount invested to €25m.
African Development Bank Group's President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has announced plans to launch a $500m facility designed to unlock $10bn in financing for smallholder farmers and small agribusiness enterprises across Africa.
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