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.
Alitheia Capital and Goodwell Investments have announced the first exit of their joint uMunthu Fund - Baobab Nigeria, a financial institution creating meaningful impact in sub-Saharan Africa by providing inclusive banking services to individuals and MSMEs in underserved areas.
Yango Group, a global tech company bringing advanced technology to local communities, has launched Yango Ventures, a corporate venture fund designed to empower promising startups across Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as LATAM, MENAP, and other high-growth regions of the company’s presence.
Sycamore, a Nigerian fintech with over N10 billion in assets under management, has secured a license from Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate as a fund/portfolio manager and has appointed former ARM Securities Managing Director Oluwagbenga Magbagbeola to lead its asset management arm.
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and Africa50 have launched a $500m DRE Nigeria Fund to develop and finance distributed renewable energy (DRE) projects in Nigeria.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed to join Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) in financing a $750m Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF).
Kasief Isaacs has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Creation Capital.
The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company managed by Ninety One, has announced a $45m funding contribution to CrossBoundary Energy Holdings.
Finnfund has made a €2m follow-on investment in Fibertime Group enabling the company to expand its provision of fiber internet access to under privileged communities in South Africa.
The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) has announced a $75m investment in Helios Investors V.
Summit Africa, a specialist black-owned and managed impact investment manager and licensed financial services provider, has launched Summit’s Private Equity Fund II (SPEF II) with a $20m (c.R355 million) anchor investment by British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor.
African Transition Acceleration Fund (ATAF 1), managed by African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), is the newest pan-African investment vehicle, designed to support Africa’s energy transition.
Alterra Capital Partners has announced a strategic investment in ARP Africa Travel Group (ARP Africa), partnering with the founding family to accelerate expansion across East Africa and beyond.
Kholo Capital Mezzanine Debt Fund I has reached final close at R1.4bn in commitments to make long-term mezzanine debt investments in small and medium sized businesses in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland.
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, alongside Swedfund and Norfund, have announced a joint $85m investment in AgDevCo, a specialist investor transforming agriculture across sub-Saharan Africa.
