Stears, a financial data and software company focused on African markets, has released its Private Capital in Africa Report: Q3 2024, revealing a notable trend in single-country investments as private capital continues to drive investment activity on the continent.
Mergence Investment Managers (Lesotho) has acquired the remaining 51% of the shares in Sanlei Premium Trout, an integrated aquaculture producer of Africa’s largest sushi-grade trout.
GuarantCo, a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, has strengthened its Investment team with the appointment of Dave Chalila as Head of sub-Saharan Africa. In this new role, Dave will be responsible for the growth and management of a portfolio of sustainable infrastructure projects in lower income countries across the region. He will be based in PIDG’s Nairobi office.
Phatisa, through Phatisa Food Fund 2, Masimong through Masimong Chemicals and Sabvest through Sabvest Finance and Guarantee Corporation have agreed to sell their collective 100% interest in Rolfes Holdings, a South African based food ingredients and diversified chemicals provider to Solevo. a pan-African speciality chemicals distributor.
Pan-African venture capital firm Janngo Capital, one of the very few female-founded, owned and led venture capital firms in Africa, has announced the final closing of its second fund at $78m, 20% beyond its initial target.
Ninety One, a global investment manager with $162bn assets under management, has launched a Sovereign Biodiversity Index, which provides a quantitative way for investors to assess nature and biodiversity risks at the national level.
Development Partners International’s African Development Partners (ADP) III fund, has led a $110m Series C investment in Moniepoint, Africa’s fastest-growing fintech company.
BasiGo, a provider of electric bus solutions in sub-Saharan Africa, has announced the successful closing of a $42m in new capital.
Kalon Venture Partners has invested an undisclosed sum in visionAI, a leader in artificial intelligence and computer vision solutions,
The SA SME Fund, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), along with its entity, the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), and impact investor E Squared Investments have launched a R300m Seed Fund of Funds aimed at providing critical early-stage capital to startups.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Absa Group, have unveiled a multi-billion Rand financial package to expand sustainable capital markets and boost economic growth for women-owned businesses, youth entrepreneurs, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Vantage Capital, Africa’s largest mezzanine fund manager, has closed a €66m mezzanine investment in Camusat Holding, a telecommunications company.
The EuroMena Funds has exited two portfolio companies: a pharmaceutical firm in North Africa and a retail holding in Morocco.
Kineden Commodities, one of the largest Ivorian sustainable cocoa traders, has secured nearly €60m from a pool of international banks to cover part of its financing needs for the next three cocoa seasons.
General Atlantic, a global growth investor, has completed its acquisition of Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure.
Leslie Maasdorp has been selected as the new Chief Executive of the UK’s development finance institution British International Investment.
British International Investment (BII), the UK's development finance institution and impact investor, has announced a $25m risk sharing facility with Ecobank Sierra Leone to boost private sector growth in high-impact sectors of the economy.
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved a $20.8m financing facility for Nigeria-based Starlink Global & Ideal to enable the company construct and operate a 30,000-metric tonne per annum cashew processing factory in Lagos.
Derivatives exchanges in emerging and frontier markets risk not being able to capitalise on international growth opportunities due to the limitations of legacy technology, a study by Acuiti has found.
ARISE IIP, a pan-African developer and operator of industrial parks, has announced a significant capital raise of $443m.
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Itana, Nigeria’s first licensed digital economic zone management company, have agreed to jointly develop the first digital economic zone in Africa.
British International Investment, the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, is to launch a new facility to boost the flow of private capital to meet the twin challenges of development and the climate emergency.
