Apis Exits Adumo
Apis Growth Fund I, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners, has fully exited its position in South African merchant acquirer Adumo to Lesaka Technologies.
Apis Growth Fund I, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners, has fully exited its position in South African merchant acquirer Adumo to Lesaka Technologies.
TLG Capital, a pan-African alternative asset manager, has forged a strategic partnership with BFREE, a pioneering ethical debt collection startup based in Nigeria. With a $3m facility, TLG will empower BFREE to spearhead a transformative shift in ethical loan collection services across the continent.
Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), a Private Equity firm focused on growth investments for SMEs and mid-cap companies in North and Sub-Saharan Africa, has completed its exit from TGCC, a leading construction and civil engineering company based in Morocco.
Sahel Capital, a prominent investor in the food and agriculture sector in sub-Sahara Africa, has successfully approved a $2.4m working capital loan from its Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA) facility.
USAID Southern Africa Mobilizing Investment (USAID Mobilizing Investment) has awarded grant capital to Verdant Capital for its new fund strategy, the Verdant Capital Southern Africa Fund (VCSAF).
TLcom Capital, an Africa-focused venture capital firm, has announced the final close of TIDE Africa Fund II, its second fund for technology in Africa, at $154m.
Acre Impact Capital, a private-debt impact investment manager, has announced the first closing of its Export Finance Fund I with commitments of approximately $100m.
Nairobi Gate Industrial Park, the first Special Economic Zone (SEZ) with a fully consolidated customs-control area in East Africa, has launched a one-of-a-kind manufacturing and warehouse park for the textile and apparel industry in Kenya.
Africa50, Oikocredit, Injaro, Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund, and I&P, have invested in Zeepay Ghana, a fast-growing payment infrastructure company with a footprint in more than 20 countries globally.
Vantage Capital has made a R346m investment into Procera Group, a South African business process outsourcing (BPO) services provider serving both South African and international clients.
Actis together with Royal Bafokeng Holdings as its empowerment partner, has entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% stake in Swiftnet, a telecom tower portfolio in South Africa, from Telkom for an Enterprise Value of R6.75bn (c.$355m).
Adenia Partners, a private equity firm focused on growth opportunities in Africa, has successfully closed its fifth fund, Adenia Capital V at its $470m hard cap.
InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has signed an agreement with Savant Group, committing $12m to scale SunCulture’s solar irrigation offering across sub-Saharan Africa.
Uber alongside existing investors Mubadala, The Latest Ventures, Africinvest, Palm Drive Capital, Triatlum Advisors AG, and Future Africa, have invested $100m in a Series B funding round in Moove, a global mobility fintech that democratises access to vehicle ownership for mobility entrepreneurs, valuing the company at $750m.