Sahel Capital, a prominent investor in the food and agriculture sector in sub-Sahara Africa, has successfully approved a $2.4m working capital loan from its Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA) facility.
Africa50, Oikocredit, Injaro, Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund, and I&P, have invested in Zeepay Ghana, a fast-growing payment infrastructure company with a footprint in more than 20 countries globally.
Vantage Capital has made a R346m investment into Procera Group, a South African business process outsourcing (BPO) services provider serving both South African and international clients.
Actis together with Royal Bafokeng Holdings as its empowerment partner, has entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% stake in Swiftnet, a telecom tower portfolio in South Africa, from Telkom for an Enterprise Value of R6.75bn (c.$355m).
InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has signed an agreement with Savant Group, committing $12m to scale SunCulture’s solar irrigation offering across sub-Saharan Africa.
Uber alongside existing investors Mubadala, The Latest Ventures, Africinvest, Palm Drive Capital, Triatlum Advisors AG, and Future Africa, have invested $100m in a Series B funding round in Moove, a global mobility fintech that democratises access to vehicle ownership for mobility entrepreneurs, valuing the company at $750m.
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) has led an investment consortium comprising STOA, an impact fund in infrastructure and energy dedicated to developing and emerging markets, and Thebe Investment Corporation, to acquire Octotel, a South African fibre network operator, from Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure.
Aruwa Capital Management, an early-stage growth equity and gender lens fund investing in Nigeria and Ghana, has announced a $1.5m investment in MDaaS Global, a modern, tech-enabled healthcare company enabling clinically underserved communities, access to quality and affordable healthcare and diagnostic services across Africa.
Adenia Partners, a private equity firm that has been making responsible and sustainable investments in Africa for over 20 years, has signed an agreement with Air Liquide, world leader in industrial and medical gases, for the acquisition of 12 of its subsidiaries in West and Central Africa and the Indian Ocean.
Capria Ventures, a Global South specialist investing in applied Generative AI, has led a $2.95 investment round in BFREE, Africa’s ethical credit manager platform.
Verod, a prominent African investment management firm specialising in private equity and venture capital, has invested in i-Fitness, West Africa’s largest and fastest-growing fitness chain.
E3 Capital and 4DX Ventures have led an $8m seed funding round in Hohm Energy, a South African Climate Fintech company that helps homeowners and businesses to go solar with accredited solar installers, product suppliers, and embedded solar finance.
The Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) Property Finance Division has funded the acquisition of One Airport Square by the Sentinel Commercial REIT (Sentinel REIT).
BluePeak Private Capital (BluePeak), an alternative asset management firm supporting the growth of scalable businesses in Africa, has announced the completion of its sixth investment, a $20m loan to Teyliom Finance, a subsidiary of Teyliom group, a leading pan-African conglomerate active in five industries, across 12 countries.
