Adenia Partners has acquired a majority stake in Minet Group, one of Africa’s largest independent insurance brokerage and risk advisory firms, from private equity investor Capitalworks.
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, committed £1.07 billion to Africa in 2025, accounting for 59% of its total investments during the year.
4G Capital, a fintech focused on financing small businesses in Africa, has surpassed US$1 billion in loans disbursed to entrepreneurs across Kenya and Uganda.
Proparco, through FISEA, an Agence Française de Développement Group fund managed by Proparco, has become a cornerstone investor in EmergingTech Ventures Fund II, an early-stage venture capital fund targeting technology startups in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire.
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has published the latest edition of its Trade and Development Finance Brief, highlighting the structural challenges affecting Africa’s trade performance and investment landscape amid growing global economic uncertainty.
The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) has announced that Taranis Operations has signed a convertible loan agreement with the Corbetti Geothermal project in Ethiopia, marking the first step in a broader partnership that could see Taranis invest up to $27 million in equity into the project.
A.P. Moller Capital, through its Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund II (EMIF II), has signed an agreement via a special purpose vehicle to acquire Mainstream Renewable Power South Africa, a leading renewable energy developer and independent power producer.
Holocene has announced the final close of Holocene Ventures Fund I (HVF1), which it describes as Southern Africa’s first dedicated high-growth climate technology fund, marking a milestone for the region’s emerging climate innovation ecosystem.
AHL Venture Partners has announced the first close of its AHL Africa Credit Fund I at $30.5 million, less than a year after launching the fundraising process.
H1 Holdings (H1) and Revego Fund Managers (RFM) have announced plans to explore a strategic merger that would create one of South Africa’s largest dedicated renewable energy equity investment platforms, with a combined asset base of approximately R13.3 billion.
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has launched a new strategy for Egypt as its total commitments in the country approach $1.3 billion since 2012.
Aruwa Capital Management has completed an investment in Sika Financial Group, a financial market infrastructure company focused on clearing, settlement, liquidity and market data services for cross-border transactions across Africa and other emerging markets.
ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investments has announced the first close of its successor climate transition fund at approximately $76 million.
3IF Ventures, the first impact venture capital fund dedicated to Africa’s insurance start-up ecosystem, has announced the first close of its Inclusive Insurance Investment Fund at $12 million.
Enexus Finance has advised Malagasy conglomerate Talys Group on securing a €9 million debt facility from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), providing funding to support the expansion of the group's retail and distribution businesses across Madagascar.
AfricInvest has launched a phased exit from its investment in SIPO Holding, the Mauritius-based holding company that controls Côte d’Ivoire’s Groupe Centaures, following a $16 million fundraising by the logistics and transport group.
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has raised a $2 billion syndicated loan, increasing the facility from an initial $1.6 billion target, supported by a broad base of international lenders.
Helios Investment Partners has agreed to sell its majority stake in Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) to Vitruvian Partners, marking the next stage in the development of the specialty insurance and reinsurance platform focused on Africa and other emerging markets.
African banks continued to outperform global peers, delivering some of the highest returns in the global financial system, driven by strong interest margins, rising fee income, and rapid digital adoption, according to a recent McKinsey report.
Standard Bank has acted as Joint Financial Adviser and Transaction Sponsor to CANAL+ on its secondary inward listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), enabling the company's shares to trade on both the JSE and the London Stock Exchange.
Knife Capital has exited its stake in VoxCroft Analytics' US entity through a sale to Redpoint Advisors, a US-based intelligence advisory firm, marking a successful exit for the venture capital firm's KNF II fund and underscoring growing international interest in African-developed technology.
Ecobank Group has launched the first International Capital Market Association (ICMA) commercial bank-issued Nature Bond, raising $450 million to support sustainable agriculture, biodiversity protection and water infrastructure projects across Africa.
