15 Jan
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Amethis, a member of the Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity Partnership, through its European strategy aimed at supporting SMEs in their internationalization, has taken a majority stake in Capital Banking Solutions (CBS) alongside Samer Hanna (President & CEO), Michel Tueni (COO) and Aziz Akl (CFO), as well as several key executives of the company who are reinvesting all their proceeds.
2 Jan
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The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, has committed a $30m senior secured loan facility to AXIAN Energy, as part of the company's expansion plan to deliver more than 460 Megawatt (MW) of utility-scale renewable energy generation capacity across Africa over the next decade.
2 Jan
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The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group Company (PIDG), has committed to de facto underwrite $50m of Zambia’s first US$53.5m green bond, to finance key solar infrastructure and support diversification of the country’s energy sector.
12 Dec
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TLG Capital (TLG) has announced a debt facility of up to $5m in Flow 48, anearly-stage FinTech company at the forefront of redefining Alternative Finance in Africa.
29 Nov
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BluePeak Private Capital (BluePeak), an alternative asset management firm supporting the growth of scalable businesses in Africa, has announced its first ESG-linked investment, a $20 million hybrid loan to a leading integrated East & Central African logistics group, Prime Logistics (Prime).
28 Nov
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Development Partners International (DPI), a premier investment firm focused on Africa, and Verod Capital (Verod), one of the continent’s leading investment management firms, have co-invested in Pan African Towers (PAT), a digital infrastructure company based in Nigeria.
20 Nov
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The Namibia Infrastructure Development and Investment Fund (NIDIF), an infrastructure fund with the mission to develop economic and social infrastructure assets in Namibia and managed by Eos Capital, has acquired a significant minority stake in the Namibian business of Lightstruck Holdings, a fibre infrastructure company, specialising in open access last-mile fibre networks.
16 Nov
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The Namibia Infrastructure Development and Investment Fund (NIDIF), an infrastructure fund with the mission to develop economic and social infrastructure assets in Namibia and managed by Eos Capital, has invested in acquiring a significant minority stake in the Namibian business of Lightstruck Holdings, a fibre infrastructure company, specialising in open access last-mile fibre networks.
14 Nov
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Convergence Partners' Digital Infrastructure Fund (CPDIF), IFC and the International Development Association's (IDA) Private Sector Window Blended Finance Facility have invested $25m in CSquared Link Holdings (Mauritius), a pan-African technology company committed to digitally connecting Africa by making impactful investments in telecommunications infrastructure throughout the region.
10 Nov
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The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a $50m equity investment in REPP 2, a new debt fund providing an opportunity to invest in Sub-Saharan Africa’s fast-growing renewable energy market.
10 Nov
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STOA, DFC and Proparco have joined FMO and other existing investors in a $43m equity investment in mini-grid leader Husk Power Systems.
8 Nov
News > Private Equity > Deals
Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, and its fund manager, Ninety One, have committed a $31m debt facility to Paratus Group Holdings to finance the expansion of its fibre and data centre business over the next three years.
6 Nov
News > Private Equity > Deals
Inspired Evolution’s Evolution III Fund, in partnership with Dutch Development Bank FMO and STOA Infra and Energy, has successfully closed the 75% acquisition of the Red Rocket Group.
31 Oct
News > Private Equity > Deals
Exeo Capital’s Agri-Vie II Fund has invested $10m in Amos Dairies, a Ugandan dairy production firm.
