Leadway Assurance, Trium Networks and a number of Nigerian HNIs have participated in an oversubscribed seed round of $3.1m (N1.3bn) into Sparkle, a mobile-first digital bank that provides financial, lifestyle and business support services to Nigerians across the globe.
Summit Africa has announced the final close for its impact-focused private equity fund, Summit Private Equity Fund I (SPEF I), with total commitments of R1.6bn ($115m, exceeding its initial target.
Adenia Partners has acquired a majority stake in Altilands, the parent company of Red Lands Roses, a grower of premium fresh-cut roses in Kenya.
Egypt-based Fawry and wider consortium of Western venture capital firms have invested $5m in alsoug, the largest digital classifieds and marketplace in Sudan.
Africa50 has launched Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund, a new Fund aimed at catalyzing further investment flows into African infrastructure.
The Futuregrowth Community Property Fund (Comprop) has acquired two prime shopping centres, King Senzangakhona Shopping Centre and Murchison Mall, from two listed REITs.
One Thousand & One Voices (1K1V) has announced a R200m (approximately $13.5m) investment in a minority stake in Digital Ecosystems (DigiCo), an investment holding company that provides integrated technology services to the telecommunications sector, as well as various SaaS platforms.
African Development Partners III Fund (ADP III), managed by Development Partners International (DPI), has exceeded its $800m target, and is set to hold a final close at $900m, with an additional $250m of dedicated co-investment capital.
Development Partners International (DPI) has sold its 31% stake in Food Concepts, a Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) operator in West Africa, to African Capital Alliance (ACA).
ARPF, a Mauritian private equity fund advised by London-based ARCH Emerging Markets Partners, has provided $2.5 in convertible note financing to Sun Exchange, a crowd-based global solar leasing platform
Softbank Vision Fund 2 has led a Series E $200m investment in Andela, a global network for remote engineering talent, that values the company at $1.5bn
BluePeak Private Capital has raised over $100m for the initial closing of its flagship private credit and mezzanine fund, BluePeak Private Capital Fund I.
Helios Investment Partners, acting on behalf of funds it advises, has sold its 49% stake in GBfoods Africa (GBFA) to its partner and co-shareholder, The GBfoods SA (GBfoods).
Sahel Capital has launched the $24m Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA), sponsored by the German development bank, KfW.
