2 Aug
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Qatar Holding, an affiliate of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), has agreed to $200m in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV), a subsidiary of Airtel Africa. AMC BV is the holding company for several of Airtel Africa’s mobile money operations; and ultimately is intended to own and operate the mobile money businesses across all of Airtel Africa’s fourteen operating countries.
19 Jul
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Mediterrania Capital Partners has invested through its fund MC III, in Dislog Industries, one of the largest FMCG manufacturers in Morocco.
13 Jul
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Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) has led a $7.9m Series A.0 fund raise in Zeepay. a Ghanaian fintech company.
1 Jul
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African Development Partners II (ADP II), a fund advised by Development Partners International (DPI), and AfricInvest have announced the completion of Compagnie Marocaine de Goutte à Goutte et de Pompage’s (CMGP) merger with Comptoir Agricole du Souss (CAS), creating a new champion in Moroccan and African agriculture, which will be known as CMGP-CAS.
30 Jun
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Tana Africa Capital has invested through its second fund Tana Africa Capital II (TAC II) in Kensington Distillers & Vintners (KDV), a fast-growing alcoholic beverage manufacturing and distribution business with operations in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria.
29 Jun
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African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), Adenia Partners and IFC have partnered to invest $130m to support Eastcastle Infrastructure (Eastcastle), a company specializing in Africa’s telecoms tower sector.
23 Jun
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Adenia Partners has acquired a majority stake in Herholdt’s, a distributor of low-voltage electrical products and solar products in South Africa.
17 Jun
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Gemcorp Group, an emerging markets investment, commodities and energy group, has completed a management buyout from its seed investor.
15 Jun
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Gemcorp Capital has led a $105m financing for Africell, a fast-growing pan-African mobile network operator.
15 Jun
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The Takatso Consortium, which comprises Harith General Partners and local aviation group, Global Aviation, has been selected as the Preferred Strategic Equity Partner (SEP) for South African Airways (SAA).
15 Jun
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Vital Capital has approved two new loans from its Vital Impact Relief Facility (VIRF) to Sollatek, a leading manufacturer of solar and voltage control products, and Privamnuts, a macadamia nut processor and exporter that is leading the modernization of the macadamia industry in Kenya.
15 Jun
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African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) along with a consortium comprising South African Housing & Infrastructure Fund (SAHIF), through its Digital Infrastructure Consortium platform and STOA, a foreign investment vehicle based in France, have agreed to acquire a 25.8% interest in MetroFibre Networx (MFN) held by Sanlam Private Equity, African Rainbow Capital and a minority shareholder.
9 Jun
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Wuri Ventures, a Pan-African venture capital fund, and Capria Ventures, have invested $1.5m in South African mobility data start-up WhereIsMyTransport.
8 Jun
News > Private Equity > Deals
Trustbridge has lead a Series A+ financing round in Speedaf express, a China-Africa integrated logistics service provider.
