ADP I Fund exits CAL Bank to Arise
ADP I Fund has successfully sold its 27.7% shareholding in CAL Bank in Ghana to Arise BV, a financial services investment company whose major shareholders are Norfund, Rabobank and FMO.
ADP I Fund has successfully sold its 27.7% shareholding in CAL Bank in Ghana to Arise BV, a financial services investment company whose major shareholders are Norfund, Rabobank and FMO.
FlightScope, a developer of 3D Doppler ball-tracking radar for sports, has bought out its venture capital partner, HBD Venture Capital.
Inspired Evolution, a South African clean energy and resource efficiency specialised fund manager, has exited a number of its renewable energy investments held in its Evolution One Fund portfolio.
CDG Capital Private Equity, a private investment fund based in Morocco, has sold its stake in regional outsourcing company Intelcia to Altice Group, a multinational group operating in telecommunications, content and media.
Actis has fully exited its remaining 14.3% stake in Uganda’s principal electricity distribution and supply business, Umeme via the Ugandan and Kenyan capital markets.
Ajinomoto has acquired a 33.33% stake in Promasidor Holdings, a major processed foods manufacturer in Africa, for $532m from Tana Africa Capital and the company’s founding partners.
Hermes-Sojitz, an international direct investments fund, has sold its 60.3% stake in Sinopac, a company involved in exploration and mining of rare earth metals in Africa, for $340m.
Catalyst Principal Partners, East Africa focused private equity firm, has sold its controlling stake in Kenya’s pharmaceutical retailer Goodlife Pharmacy to LeapFrog Investments.
Cauris Management, a private equity fund manager in Francophone West Africa, has sold its shares in Atlantic Business International (ABI) and Bridge Bank Group Côte d'Ivoire.
Absa Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Africa Group, has announced that it will sell its 49% stake in RainFin to the company’s founders and management.
American Capital Energy & Infrastructure (ACEI) has exited all of its African energy investments, which it invested in over a three year period.
Maghreb Private Equity Fund II (MPEF II), managed by AfricInvest, has sold its 20.06% stake in the Group Cotugrain Hortimag, a Tunisia-based leader in the production of seeds, fresh vegetables, and young plants for export.
Qalaa’s cement subsidiaries, ASEC Cement and ASEC Cement Djelfa Offshore, have signed a preliminary agreement to sell 100% of Algerian Cement Plant Djelfa for $60m transaction to a consortium of Algerian investors.
AfricInvest’s Maghreb Private Equity Fund II (MPEF II) has successfully concluded its exit from Général Emballage, a leader in the manufacturing and processing of corrugated cardboard based in Algeria, to a consortium of Development Partners International (DPI) and DEG.