Adenia Partners has reached the $180 million hard cap for the first close of its inaugural Adenia Entrepreneurial Fund I (AEF), less than a year after launching fundraising—surpassing its original $150 million target and pushing the firm’s total capital raised beyond $1 billion.
Amethis has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in Tiba for Starch & Glucose, an Egyptian producer of rice-based specialty food ingredients, in a transaction expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions.
The Prescient Group has acquired Obsidian Fund Services in Guernsey, strengthening its global fund administration offering with a particular focus on private assets.
The Bank of Tanzania (BOT) has made an undisclosed equity investment in the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), becoming a sovereign shareholder and further strengthening the Corporation’s diversified capital base and pan-African ownership structure.
FSD Africa Investments and Allied Climate Partners have announced a combined anchor commitment of $50 million to the first close of the African Transition Acceleration Fund, a new investment vehicle aimed at accelerating Africa’s energy transition.
British International Investment (BII) has partnered with Deutsche Bank to launch a $150 million risk-sharing programme aimed at expanding trade finance across some of Africa’s most underserved markets.
Aqua-Spark Africa Fund has officially reached its first financial close at $48 million, marking a key step toward building a sustainable aquaculture industry across Sub-Saharan Africa.
EIB Global will invest €40 million in Speedinvest’s first Africa-focused fund to support financing for technology startups across the continent.
Access Bank's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Roosevelt Ogbonna, has called for stronger collaboration among policymakers, financiers and businesses to accelerate trade within Africa and unlock the continent’s economic potential.
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has provided $15m in mezzanine debt financing to Starsight Energy Africa Group to support the expansion of clean energy solutions for commercial and industrial customers across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Mediterrania Capital Partners has announced the first closing of MCP RE II FPCC RFA, its second real estate investment fund dedicated to Morocco, with investor commitments reaching MAD 380 million.
Persistent has launched the $70 million Persistent Africa Climate Venture Fund (Persistent ACV Fund), with a first close of $52 million and an additional $5 million Venture Building Facility (VBF) to accelerate the growth of early-stage climate ventures across Africa.
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, and ILX, an Amsterdam-based emerging market private debt asset manager, have completed their first joint transaction to expand financing for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and agricultural businesses in East Africa.
Inspired Evolution has announced the successful exit of its Evolution II Fund’s controlling stake in Commercial Energy SA (CESA), a South African clean energy platform specialising in the ownership and operation of commercial and industrial (C&I) solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage systems (BESS) assets.
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has officially announced the creation of a new Strategic Sovereign Fund, the Fonds d’Investissement Stratégique (FIS RDC).
South Africa’s retirement industry is entering a period of accelerated change, with new data revealing how governance, member behaviour and risk management are being reshaped in real time.
Phatisa has sold its majority stake in Copperbelt Agri Holdings the holding company of Goldenlay, Zambia’s largest table‑egg producer, to Vanden Avenne Group, a Belgian integrated feed and protein manufacturer.
The African Development Bank Group has approved an investment of €6.5 million in the Saviu II fund in order to support technology start-ups through their seed phase and first institutional fundraising, mainly in French-speaking Central and West Africa.
Vantage Capital, Africa’s largest mezzanine debt fund manager, has made a R635m investment into Commercial Energy South Africa (CESA), a subsidiary of SolarAfrica Energy, a South African energy solutions provider, alongside co-investor, Greenpoint Capital.
Verdant IMAP has advised on the acquisition of a portfolio of South African data centre assets from NTT DATA, by Open Access Data Centres (OADC), a subsidiary of WIOCC Group.
Development Partners International (DPI), an Africa-focused investment firm, has announced that Sofiane Lahmar, who has been a senior Partner at the firm since joining in 2010, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2026.
Symbiotics has invested $4 million in Platinum Credit Uganda to deepen financial inclusion and expand lending to underserved communities across the country.
