7 Jan
News > Private Equity > Exits
AfricInvest, a pan-African private equity platform, has announced that its Maghreb Private Equity Fund III (MPEF III) has exited from its investment in Polymedic, a generics manufacturing company headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco.
16 Dec
News > Private Equity > Deals
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has issued a $30m loan to Kenmare Resources as part of the financing of a $145m expansion at the company’s Moma Mine, on the north east coast of Mozambique.
9 Dec
News > Private Equity > Deals
DOB Equity, a Dutch family-backed impact investor in East Africa, has invested in Natural Extracts Industries (NEI), an integrated natural vanilla flavour manufacturer, based in Moshi, Tanzania.
4 Dec
News > Private Equity > Deals
Cepheus Growth Capital Partners has invested in Tabor Ceramics Products Share Company, Ethiopia’s domestic producer of ceramic products.
4 Dec
News > Private Equity > Fundraising
Proparco has launched a Call for Expressions of Interest for an investment fund dedicated to African SMEs.
2 Dec
News > Private Equity > Exits
Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) has agreed to partially sell its shares in Oragroup to the Social Welfare Institute – General State Pension Fund (IPS-CGRAE) of Ivory Coast.
27 Nov
News > Private Equity > Deals
Ethos Private Equity together with Ethos Capital have partnered with Brait SE, providing a strong platform to maximise value through the realisation of assets in Brait’s portfolio, and returning capital to shareholders in the medium term.
27 Nov
News > Private Equity > Deals
Mediterrania Capital Partners has invested through its MC III Fund an undisclosed amount in Akdital Holding, which operates five clinics in Greater Casablanca, Morocco, with the objective of supporting its expansion plans.
20 Nov
News > Private Equity > Deals
Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) has partnered with three development finance institutions, Proparco (France), Finnfund (Finland), and IFU (Denmark), to support growth and development of higher education institutions on the African continent.
19 Nov
News > Private Equity > Deals
The Rise Fund, a global impact investment fund managed by TPG, has invested in Pearl Dairy, the largest dairy processor in Uganda.
19 Nov
News > Private Equity > Deals
Visa has agreed to acquire a significant minority equity stake in Interswitch, a technology-driven company focused on the digitisation of payments in Nigeria and other countries in Africa.
17 Nov
News > Private Equity > Exits
Vantage Capital has successfully exited its $18.5m mezzanine investment in Genser Energy, a management-owned, independent power producer in Ghana.
11 Nov
News > Private Equity > Deals
Packaging Solutions Africa, a wholly owned special purpose vehicle established by Phatisa Food Fund 2, has offered to acquire the entire issued share capital of Rolfes, a South African industrial group.
6 Nov
News > Private Equity > PE Industry News
Capria, the largest network of emerging market fund managers, has said it would be investing up to $20m in existing members and 2-3 new funds to capitalize on the budding entrepreneurial ecosystems of the African region.