5 Jul
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African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) has announced the successful sale of investments in three privately-concessioned toll roads in Southern Africa, to a consortium of largely existing investors including Public Investment Corporation, Liberty Group, Old Mutual and Africa Finance Corporation.
17 Jun
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South African private equity firm Ethos has announced a divestment from Brandcorp Holdings, a distributor of industrial and consumer products, to the Bidvest Group.
1 Jun
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Belelani Capital, a Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) company, has acquired a 24% shareholding in Pareto (Pareto Limited and Business Venture Investments No. 1360) from the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF).
1 Jun
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MCB Equity Fund has successfully exited Speedy, an automotive fast-fit services in France to Bridgestone EMEA, a subsidiary of the Tokyo-based Bridgestone Corporation.
4 May
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The Abraaj Group has successfully exited its investment in a Tunisian pharmaceutical company Unité de fabrication de médicaments (Unimed), through an IPO on the Tunis Stock Exchange.
7 Apr
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Fusion Capital has successfully exited its residential development in Athi River, Machakos County, realizing 2x return for investors.
22 Mar
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MENA Infrastructure, an infrastructure fund manager focused on the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey region, has sold its 30% stake in Egypt-based port terminal operator Alexandria International Container Terminal (AICT) to global port investor Hutchison Port Holdings.
11 Mar
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Helios Investment Partners, Pembani Group, First City Monument Bank and other minority shareholders have agreed the sale of Helios Towers Nigeria (HTN), a tower company in Nigeria, to IHS Towers (IHS), the largest telecommunications infrastructure provider in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
2 Mar
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Actis, a growth markets investor, has confirmed an agreement to sell Emerging Markets Payments (EMP), Africa and the Middle East payments business, to Network International, a provider of payment solutions in the Middle East.
26 Feb
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Qalaa Holdings’ Finance Unlimited subsidiary has announced plans to divest its 70% ownership stake in Tanmeyah Microenterprise Services, a private-sector provider of microfinance solutions in the Egyptian market, to EFG Hermes.
8 Feb
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Helios Investment Partners has partially exited its stake in Equity Group Holdings, Kenya’s banking group, to the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund) and NorFinance, a joint venture investment company between Norfund and Norwegian private investors.
27 Jan
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Ethos, a South African private equity investor, has sold its entire stake in a niche technology company, CQS Investment Holdings (CQS) to JSE-listed Adapt IT, an information technology services and specialised solutions provider, for R216.81m.
14 Jan
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Mediterrania Capital Partners, a private equity firm focusing in growth investments for SMEs in North Africa and Sub-Saharan countries, has fully exited its investment in CEPRO (Cellulose Processing), a manufacturer and distributor of baby diapers and feminine sanitary pads in Algeria.
12 Jan
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Vantage Capital, Africa’s predominant mezzanine fund manager with approximately R8bn ($478m) of assets under management, has fully exited its investment in TrenStar, one of Southern Africa’s leading returnable packaging companies.