The majority of investors (82%) surveyed by the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association plan to increase or maintain their African private equity (PE) allocation over the next three years.
Verod Capital Management alongside Tangerine Life Insurance have acquired a majority stake in ARM Life Insurance.
Actis and Westmont Hospitality Group have acquired Sheraton Casablanca, the largest internationally branded hotel in Casablanca, Morocco.
Amethis, alongside its partners DEG, MCB Equity Fund and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, have acquired a minority equity stake in the Naivas Group.
The impact investment fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs, the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) and ACEP-International have joined forces to create ACEP Group, a new microfinance group with a goal of empowering African entrepreneurs.
Mediterrania Capital Partners has announced that its portfolio companies managed by MC II and MC III funds achieved 25% EBITDA year-on-year growth up to the end of 2019, reaching over €1bn in aggregated annual revenues.
Agri-Vie Fund I, the Africa Food and Agribusiness Investment Fund managed by the pan-African private equity investment firm, EXEO Capital, has announced its exit from InteliChem.
GreenTec has invested in Ecodudu, a Kenya-based waste-to-value company producing high-quality insect-based protein for animal feed and organic fertilizers from recycled organic matter.
Phatisa, through its Food Fund 2 – together with Sabvest, Masimong Chemicals and Rolfes management – have acquired 100% of Rolfes Group.
Evolution II Fund has closed an equity investment and construction bridge loan in Gigawatt Global’s 7.5 MW solar PV project in Burundi.
Africa Capitalworks Management (ACW), a Sub-Saharan Africa-focused private equity investment company, has acquired a significant minority equity shareholding in Gaselia Industries Group, one of the largest homegrown beverages groups in West Africa.
HQ Financial Group (HQF), Singapore-based private company specializing in new material science, semiconductor and blockchain financial investments, has invested $10m in Aella, a Nigerian fintech start-up.
A.P. Moller Capital through its Africa Infrastructure Fund, Olam International (Olam) and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) have agreed to invest in a Ports and Logistics platform in West Africa.
The I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 2 (IPAE 2) fund, managed by Investisseurs & Partenaires, an impact investment group dedicated to small and medium-sized enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa, has added two new companies to its portfolio.
