The Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund I, managed by Global Environment Fund, together with the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, have acquired a significant minority position in Compagnie des Bois du Gabon (CBG).
Electranova Capital US and Total Energy Ventures have invested an undisclosed amount in Off Grid Electric (OGE), a world leader solar leasing company in Africa.
Capital Alliance Private Equity IV (CAPE IV), a private equity fund managed by African Capital Alliance (ACA), has acquired a 49% stake in Continental Reinsurance (C-Re), the largest private pan-African reinsurer outside of South Africa.
African Alpha Investment Partners (AIIP) has backed SERS Ltd, an Africa focused equipment financing company based in Mauritius.
Amethis Finance has completed, together with the two other main shareholders of the company, WAEMGF and the Kadio-Morokro family, a capital increase of Petro Ivoire, a gas company in Ivory Coast.
Amadeus Capital Partners, a global technology investor, in partnership with MTN, a multinational telecommunications group, have invested $40m in Travelstart, an online travel agency in Africa.
AXA, a French multinational insurance and asset management group, has announced a €75m investment in Africa Internet Group (AIG), an e-commerce group in Africa, for an 8% stake of the company’s capital.
Broadreach Private Equity alongside Grindrod Financial Services have acquired an equity stake in FS-Systems, an African systems integrator providing end-to-end fire & electronic security solutions.
French media giant Canal+, together with existing investor Kinnevik AB, have invested $19m in Nigerian tech and entertainment company, iROKO.
LeapFrog Investments, a specialist investor in emerging markets has acquired a majority stake in UT Life Insurance Company, one of the key players in the life insurance sector in Ghana.
Ethos Private Equity has acquired a 65% stake in The Eazi Group, Africa's market leader in the rental, sale and servicing of work-at-height and material handling solutions, in a deal valued at R1.6bn.
Old Mutual Property (OMP), a division of Old Mutual, has invested KES6.4bn ($62.5m) in Two Rivers Lifestyle Centre (TRLC), the holding company for the Two Rivers Mall in Kenya.
The West Africa Emerging Markets Growth Fund (WAEMGF), managed by PCM Capital Partners, has invested in First Atlantic Bank Ghana, a full-scale commercial bank with over 20 years’ experience in the Ghanaian banking industry.
Old Mutual Private Equity (OMPE), a division within Old Mutual Alternative Investments, has acquired a significant minority stake in In2food, a South African convenience food manufacturing business.
