Gaia Renewables 1, listed on the Cape Town Stock Exchange (CTSE), has announced the refinancing of empowerment stakes in De Aar 1 and 2 wind farms in the Northern Cape.
Vantage Capital has provided $45 million in mezzanine debt financing to Egyptian specialty paints and coatings producer International Group for Modern Coatings (MIDO), in one of the country’s largest mezzanine debt transactions.
Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), a private equity firm focused on growth investments in Africa, has announced the signing of a Share Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of 100% of Société Marocaine des Manufactures de Mohammedia (SMMM), the holding company of Amcor Flexibles Mohammedia (AFM), from Amcor Group.
Novastar Ventures, one of Africa’s pioneering and largest venture capital firms, has announced the final close of its third fund, Novastar Ventures Africa People and Planet Fund III (NVIII), at $147 million.
Amethis, a pan-African private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in ADEMAT, a power security solutions provider in Côte d’Ivoire, from SPE Capital, marking a pivotal moment in the company’s development.
GIF Growth, a growth-stage investment vehicle of the Global Innovation Fund, has committed $2 million to East African fintech firm 4G Capital to support its expansion and lending activities among micro and small enterprises (MSEs).
Vista Group Holding, a pan-African financial services group has obtained all required regulatory approvals, including authorization from the relevant authorities, for the acquisition of a 90% stake in Banque Agricole et Commerciale (BAC) in Chad.
AXIAN Investment, the venture capital arm of the AXIAN Group, has committed an undisclosed investment to Hamilton Labs to support the large-scale deployment of its USDh stablecoin, a permissionless digital dollar designed to provide on-chain access to sovereign yield opportunities.
Partech has led a $5 million seed round in Happy Pay, one of Africa’s fastest-growing Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platforms, with additional backing from Futuregrowth Asset Management, 4Di Capital, E4E Africa, Equitable Ventures, and Felix Strategic Investments.
Moniepoint Inc., an all-in-one financial ecosystem platform for individuals, businesses, and their customers, has announced the acquisition of Orda Africa, a cloud-based restaurant management platform operating in Nigeria. The move signals a strategic push by Moniepoint to expand its presence in the food service sector while strengthening its mission of providing integrated financial and operational tools.
Africa recorded 530 private capital deals worth $5.1 billion in 2025, marking an 8% increase in deal volume year-on-year (YoY) and making the continent the only global region to grow amid a global decline in private investment, according to the African Private Capital Association (AVCA).
The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) has committed €4.3 million to Afreenergy Solar, a platform developing clean energy solutions for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers in Senegal, with plans to expand into select West and Central African markets.
Adenia Partners has reached the $180 million hard cap for the first close of its inaugural Adenia Entrepreneurial Fund I (AEF), less than a year after launching fundraising—surpassing its original $150 million target and pushing the firm’s total capital raised beyond $1 billion.
Amethis has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in Tiba for Starch & Glucose, an Egyptian producer of rice-based specialty food ingredients, in a transaction expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions.
