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.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group deployed more than €9bn through EIB Global, its arm for international partnerships and development finance, in 2025.
Grene Capital Management Nigeria has announced the completion of a management buyout that will see the firm operate as an independent, Africa focused real asset fund manager, spun out from the growth market infrastructure investor, Actis.
Development Partners International (DPI) has completed a $190m investment in Alameda Healthcare, Egypt’s private healthcare group.
Cape Town-headquartered venture capital (VC) firm HAVAÍC has announced the third close of its $50m African Innovation Fund 3, securing over $30m in commitments following the entry of South African impact investor E Squared Investments.
Franklin Templeton, a global investment manager and Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, have announced a new institutional off-exchange collateral program, making digital markets more secure and capital-efficient.
African startups raised $3.9bn across 506 deals in 2025, signalling a steadying pulse for the continent’s venture ecosystem after two years of global market adjustment, according to AVCA’s newly released 2025 Venture Capital Activity in Africa report.
Vantage Capital, Africa’s largest mezzanine debt fund manager, has fully exited its investment in Seaton Estates, a residential coastal development located on the North Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.
Harith and its affiliates have entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire FlySafair, the airline confirmed today, in a transaction subject to the required regulatory approvals.
HAVAÍC, a South African venture capital firm, has led a $1.4m secondary investment in a global calling app Talk360.
Multifonds, a global provider of fund administration software and SaaS solutions and Ultumus, a SIX Group company specialising in ETF infrastructure technology, have announced a strategic partnership designed to enable fund providers to rapidly expand into the fast-growing ETF market.
