27 Jan
News > Private Equity > Deals
SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, and Yabx Technologies (Netherlands), a company of Tech Mahindra group, a global provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises across industries, have signed a set of shareholder and technology collaboration agreements to formalise their joint investment in Furaha.
23 Jan
News > Private Equity > PE Industry News
The African tech sector attracted only 7% less capital than in 2023, demonstrating resilience and securing $3.2bn in funding (equity and debt combined), according to the annual Africa Tech Venture Capital report by Partech.
22 Jan
News > Private Equity > Deals
Adiwale Fund I has made a follow-on investment in Enko Education, a group of African international schools, to support its expansion across the continent.
15 Jan
News > Private Equity > Deals
Futuregrowth Asset Management has announced a R150m investment into Sourcefin, a South African fintech and alternative funding provider dedicated to providing access to finance and specialist supply chain support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMMEs).
15 Jan
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, Beyond Finance, and FosterImpact have collaboratively launched the Women Empowerment for Climate Fund, aiming to raise $100m.
14 Jan
News > Private Equity > Deals
Novastar Ventures has invested in Sistema.bio, a global leader in the delivery of biogas technology, financing, and services for family farmers worldwide.
12 Dec
News > Private Equity > Deals
The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, managed by Ninety One, has brought a 20 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in north-western Uganda to financial close, investing c. $18m in the project.
12 Dec
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Sanari Capital, a women-led and majority Black-owned South African private equity firm, has raised c.R1.5bn ($80m) for the Sanari 3S Growth Fund, a portfolio with significant transformative potential across Africa.
11 Dec
News > Private Equity > Deals
AFRIGREEN Debt Impact Fund, an investment fund focused on sustainable energy solutions, has entered into a $15m debt facility with several project companies owned by Watt Renewable Corporation, an independently-owned provider of hybrid solar solutions in Nigeria.
11 Dec
News > Private Equity > Deals
Africa50, a pan-African infrastructure investor and asset manager, has made a $15m investment in Raya Data Center (RDC), a data center in Egypt.
25 Nov
News > Private Equity > Exits
The Saham Group and Tana Africa Capital have exited its 100% stake in Flipper International School in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to the ADvTECH Group (ADvTECH).
20 Nov
News > Private Equity > PE Industry News
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.
14 Nov
News > Private Equity > Deals
Sanari Capital has announced a R87.5m ($5m) investment in Energenic Holdings, a holding company for a group of businesses in the energy solutions space.
11 Nov
News > Private Equity > Deals
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.
