FCMB Asset Management and TLG Capital Fully Deploys Series 1 of the FCMB–TLG Private Debt Fund
FCMB Asset Management (FCMBAM) and TLG Capital have announced the full deployment of the oversubscribed ₦100 bn FCMB–TLG Private Debt Fund Series 1.
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AIIM and Motseng Launch Black Women-led Infrastructure Investment Group
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), through its IDEAS Fund, and Motseng Investment Holdings, have announced the formation of Motseng Ideas Infrastructure Group (MIIG).
Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa Project Development Fund Achieves First Close
Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa Project Development Fund (AGIA-PD), a fund managed by Africa50, has announced the first close at $118m, marking a major milestone in accelerating the delivery of green infrastructure across the continent.
18 Aug
News > Private Equity > Deals
Bosquet Investments Invests in Ecobank
Bosquet Investments, the private investment vehicle of Alain Nkontchou, has acquired a 21.22% stake in Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) from Nedbank Group. This transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals.
14 Aug
News > Investors
Africa50 Surpasses $1.4bn in Managed Assets
Africa50, an investment platform established by African governments and the African Development Bank, has surpassed $1.4bn in managed assets.
13 Aug
News > Investors
AfDB Backs Invest in Africa
The African Development Bank has signed a $850,000 grant agreement with Invest in Africa (IIA), a non-profit organization, to support the MicroGREEN project to provide livelihood opportunities for marginalized and vulnerable groups in Ghana and Senegal.
13 Aug
News > Private Equity > Deals
Creation Capital Invests R75m in Quest Capital Solutions
Creation Capital, a specialist private credit asset manager, has closed a R75m private debt investment into Quest Capital Solutions, an SME non-bank on-lender in the logistics sector.
11 Aug
News > Asset Servicing
Afriwise Acquires LawExplorer
Afriwise, Africa’s fastest-growing legal-intelligence platform, has acquired LawExplorer, South Africa’s most established provider of regulatory monitoring and analysis tools. “This is not just an acquisition. It’s a strategic leap forward for how companies in Africa manage regulatory change,” said Steven De Backer, CEO and Founder of Afriwise.
8 Aug
News > Investors
Africa Go Green Fund Backs Kasada
Africa Go Green Fund (AGG), managed by Cygnum Capital, has commited €15m debt facility to Kasada’s green-certified hotel development in Abidjan’s Angré district, Côte d’Ivoire.
1 Aug
News > Private Equity > Deals
Mediterrania Capital Partners Invests in Dislog Dispositifs Médicaux
Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), a private equity firm focused on growth investments for SMEs and mid-cap companies in North and Sub-Saharan Africa, has invested in Dislog Dispositifs Médicaux (DDM) through a DM540 million capital increase together with CDG Invest Growth.
1 Aug
News > Asset Servicing
Charles Russell Speechlys Advises Miro Forestry
Charles Russell Speechlys has advised Miro Forestry Developments, a UK headquartered sustainable forestry and plywood manufacturer, operating from locations across West Africa, on its latest fundraising round.
31 Jul
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
African Innovation Fund 3 Hits Second Close
Cape Town-headquartered venture capital firm HAVAÍC has announced the second close of its $50m African Innovation Fund 3.
30 Jul
News > Private Equity > Deals
Mergence Deepens Commitment to Solarise Africa
Mergence Investment Managers has announced an additional R60m investment in Solarise Africa, a sustainable energy solutions company operating across the continent.
29 Jul
News > Private Equity > Exits
LeapFrog Investments Makes Full Exit of Goodlife Pharmacy
LeapFrog Investments has exited its stake from Goodlife Pharmacy, East Africa’s largest retail pharmacy platform, to CFAO Healthcare, a leading distributor of pharmaceutical and medical products in Africa.
22 Jul
News > Investors
EAAIF Anchors Axian Telecom’s $600m Bond
The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company managed by Ninety One, has made an anchor investment in Axian Telecom's $600m 5-year bond issuance.
22 Jul
News > Investors
AfDB Backs Project Zafiri
African Development Bank has approved a $40m equity investment in Project Zafiri, a transformative equity platform and flagship initiative under Mission 300.
17 Jul
News > Private Equity > Exits
AIIM Exits 3 Renewable Energy Investments
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), a subsidiary of Old Mutual Alternative Investments, through its IDEAS Fund, has successfully exited stakes in three prominent renewable energy assets, in a transaction valued at over R750m..
16 Jul
News > Funds > Launches
Satrix Expands Its African Footprint
Satrix, a provider of index-tracking investment products in South Africa, has announced that it would further expand its offering into another African market.
15 Jul
News > Investors
BII, NAPSA and Swedfund Launch Growth Investment Partners Zambia
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, Zambia’s National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) and Swedfund have joinly launched Growth Investment Partners Zambia (GIP Zambia), an investment company designed to provide long-term, flexible capital, primarily in local currency to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Zambia.
11 Jul
News > People Moves
responsAbility Names Nadia Nikolova as CEO
responsAbility Investments AG has appointed Nadia Nikolova as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer, subject to regulatory approval.
10 Jul
News > Private Equity > Exits
Phatisa to Exit Deltamune
Phatisa, through Phatisa Food Fund 2, has agreed to sell its interest in Deltamune, a South Africa-based vaccine manufacturer, to Vaxxinova International B.V., a global animal health company and part of the EW Group.
9 Jul
News > Investors
DFC Announces Strategic Investment to Stabilize and Expand Food Security in Africa
DFC has announced that it will provide project development funding for the Banio Potash Mine in Mayumba, Gabon.
9 Jul
News > Private Equity > Deals
uMunthu II Fund Makes First Waste Management investment in Nigeria
Goodwell Investments and Alitheia Capital have announced an undisclosed investment in Hinckley E-Waste Recycling, a Nigeria-based recycler, through uMunthu II, a fund providing smart equity to early growth stage companies throughout Africa.
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