The Private Infrastructure Development Group’s (PIDG) Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has provided a $10.6m loan over 17 years to Serengeti Energy, the developer of the Nyamwamba ll 7.8MW run-of-the-river hydroelectricity plant in the Kasese District of Western Uganda.
TA Associates, Mubadala Investment Company and The Carlyle Group have taken a minority stake in Apex Group, a financial services provider.
Phatisa, together with a consortium of leading development finance institutions, has acquired a significant minority stake in South African-based citrus and fresh-produce exporter, Lona Group, for an undisclosed sum.
Spear Capital has announced additional backing for Arkay Plastics, allowing this portfolio company to expand into new territories through the company’s Malawian operations.
Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners, has invested in DT One, a global B2B digital micropayments platform powering cross-border transfers of mobile top-ups, data bundles, gaming pins and gift cards.
LeapFrog Investments and Tana Africa Capital have made a strategic investment in Interswitch, one of Africa’s leading technology-driven companies focused on the digitisation of payments.
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) has completed a follow-on acquisition in MetroFibre Networx (MetroFibre), following approval from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa.
EXEO Capital has acquired a majority stake in a chemical synthesis company, Chemical Process Technologies (CPT).
Kalon Venture Partners, Hlayisani Capital, Tritech Global and 4Decades Capital have invested R16.3m in a seed extension round in GoMetro, a logistics-tech platform.
Samurai Incubate and Consonance Investment have co-led a $1m pre-seed funding round in Norebase, a trade technology company building a single platform for businesses to start, scale and operate in any African country.
BluePeak Private Capital has agreed to invest up to $15m in Africure, a pan-African manufacturer and distributor of quality pharmaceutical goods.
The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) has announced a new round of funding under which the African Development Bank’s Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) will receive $15m to develop and extend digital financial solutions to women-owned small and medium businesses in Cameroon, Egypt, Kenya, Mozambique and Nigeria.
One Thousand & One Voices (1K1V), in partnership with diversified FinTech investment holding company Crossfin Technology Holdings (Crossfin) and investor Isaac Mophatlane, have announced the completion of the Sybrin Group of Companies (Sybrin) transaction.
BluePeak Private Capital has invested $20m in ieng, a pan-African provider of engineering and construction, operations and maintenance, and hybrid power solutions to Africa’s burgeoning telecom sector.
