Development Partners International (DPI) has invested $45m for a significant minority stake in MNT Investments, the holding company for Mashroey and Tasaheel, market leaders in the consumer finance and microfinance sectors in Egypt.
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) has acquired through its IDEAS Managed Fund stakes in nine new solar and wind power plants in South Africa.
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has announced financial close of its 11-year $35m loan to Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals (IEFCL).
Vantage GreenX Fund Managers has provided R2.05bn of funding to a combination of six solar and wind energy projects with a combined capacity of 433MW.
Globeleq, and independent power producer in Africa, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in renewable energy projects in South Africa from global alternative asset manager Brookfield Asset Management.
SOKOTRA Capital led consortium has completed the acquisition of 100% of Aquaculture Tunisienne (AT), one of the oldest and most established companies in the aquaculture sector in North Africa and the Mediterranean basin.
PAPE Fund 3 has acquired a 48.3% equity interest in Laser Group, one of South Africa’s largest independently owned logistics companies.
The Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in Tessara, a South African manufacturer of preservation technologies for use in the marketing and export of fresh produce.
Duet Private Equity, a principal investor in emerging- and frontier markets, has acquired a majority stake in AJEAST Nigeria, the Sub-Saharan Africa subsidiary of AJE Group, one of the largest global multinational beverage companies.
Amethis Fund II, alongside Kibo Fund II and Proparco have acquired a minority equity stake in Merec Industries, a fully integrated miller and packaged food manufacturer in Mozambique.
The Rise Fund, a global investment fund managed by TPG Growth, has acquired a 34% stake in Wilderness Holdings, an ecotourism group with operations in seven African countries.
Futuregrowth Development Equity Fund has acquired an undisclosed equity stake in commercial and industrial technology group Symion.
Franklin Templeton Investments, a global investment management firm, has led a $3m Series A funding round in Bambu, a global provider of robo-advisory technology.
Alta Semper, a private equity manager investing flexible and strategic capital across select African frontier markets, has partnered with Oncologie & Diagnostic du Maroc (ODM), Morocco’s oncology, radiology and diagnostics platform.
