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.
Cepheus Growth Capital Partners has invested in Tabor Ceramics Products Share Company, Ethiopia’s domestic producer of ceramic products.
Proparco has launched a Call for Expressions of Interest for an investment fund dedicated to African SMEs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Rise Fund, a global impact investment fund managed by TPG, has invested in Pearl Dairy, the largest dairy processor in Uganda.
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.
Vantage Capital has successfully exited its $18.5m mezzanine investment in Genser Energy, a management-owned, independent power producer in Ghana.
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.
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.
Agri-Vie Fund I, an Africa Food and Agribusiness Investment Fund managed by EXEO Capital, has announced its exit from one of South Africa’s most well-established abalone farming companies, HIK Abalone Farm (HIK).
Aruwa Capital Management, a female-founded and led private equity firm focussed on Nigeria and Ghana, has launched a $20m co-investment vehicle.
