TLcom has announced a $70m first close for its $150m Africa-focused tech fund, firmly positioning the investor to become the largest independent VC firm fully dedicated to the continent.
M&G, an international savings and investments business, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in responsAbility Investments, in impact investing firm focused on private debt and private equity across emerging markets.
Kleoss Capital has reached first close for its Fund II of R600m, more than half of the total targeted fund size of R1bn.
Helios Investment Partners has secured an ESG-linked capital call facility for Helios Investors IV Fund.
Adiwale Partners via its Adiwale Fund I has acquired a minorty stake in IDC, a drilling services company in Africa.
Goodwell Investments has led a $50m Series C equity round in Copia Global, a B2C e-commerce platform with a distribution solution to serve the rapidly growing 750 million middle and low-income African consumer market.
Ethos Mezzanine Partners and BluePeak Private Capital Fund have co-invested $31.5m in Grit Real Estate Income Group (Grit), a Pan–African real estate business headquartered in Mauritius.
TLcom Capital has led a $10m Series A investment round in SeamlessHR, a human resources (HR) and payroll technology company in Africa.
Phatisa, together with management, has acquired 100% of South African-based biotechnology company Deltamune from HL Hall & Sons Investments, for an undisclosed sum.
Partech, a tech investment firm, has launched “Chapter54”, a support programme for European start-ups wanting to expand into African markets.
Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund (VCHF), a new fund to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) growth in Africa, has reached its first closing with committed capital of $36m.
Alitheia IDF (AIF), Africa’s first women-led and women-focused private equity fund, has announced the final close of the $100m fund with European Investment Bank (EIB) joining as the closing investor with $24.6m.
Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based global investment firm, and Permira, a growth-focused global private equity firm, have agreed to exit Teraco Data Environments, Africa’s largest carrier-neutral data center and interconnection services provider.
Aruwa Capital Management, an early-stage growth equity and gender lens fund, has invested in CrowdForce, a financial services distribution platform facilitating delivery of banking services to last-mile customers in rural areas, serving the underserved and unbanked population in Nigeria.
