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Here's the latest weekly preview edition of the most interesting Africa-related private equity, infrastructure and venture capital deal stories, market opinion articles and information pieces.
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Private Equity
Adenia's deal for Kanu earns Phatisa a 55% IRR
In backing Kanu, Adenia Partners is giving fellow-private equity investor Phatisa a partial exit.
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Adenia takes controlling stake in Kanu, earning Phatisa a 55% IRR on part of its 2016 investment
Image Credit: Case IH
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Private Equity
FinDev Canada backs M-KOPA for its first deal
Canada's new development finance institution is backing off-grid solar power provider M-KOPA for its first deal.
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Private Debt
Debt financing for Mozambique solar plant finalized
The debt financing required by Scatec Solar to begin constructing a 40MW solar plant near the Mozambican city of Mocuba has now been finalized.
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Venture Capital
Wefarm lands $5mln of additional seed capital
Wefarm, a free peer-to-peer service that enables farmers to share information via SMS, has secured $5 million in additional seed funding.
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Private Equity
APM Capital nears final close for infrastructure fund
A.P. Moller Capital has announced some additional capital commitments to its Africa Infrastructure Fund.
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Projects & Portfolio Companies...
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Private Equity
Helios Towers shelves its IPO plans
Having announced plans to list on both the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchange in early April, Helios Towers has shelved them for the time being.
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Sovereign Wealth
Mubadala acquires Shorouk concession stake from Eni
Mubadala Petroleum, backed Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment Company, has agreed to acquire a 10% stake in the Shorouk concession off the coast of Egypt.
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Perspectives
Management fees and emerging market VC funds
Writing in
VC Circle, Capria's Managing Partner Dave Richards looks at how to align management fee structures for emerging market VC funds to meet LP and GP needs
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Perspectives
Islamic finance key to closing infrastructure gap
In a piece for Business Day, Martin Botik looks at how Islamic finance, which has been growing steadily in sub-Saharan Africa for the past decade, remains a key source of funding for infrastructure projects south of the Sahara.
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Companies, People & Profiles...
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Companies
Fund Administrator JTC lists on the LSE
JTC, the provider of fund, corporate and wealth services to institutional and private clients, listed on the London Stock Exchange last week.
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People
Omidyar Networks appoints new Managing Partner
Omidyar Network has appointed a new Managing Partner to take over from Matt Bannick who is stepping down from the position after eleven years at the helm.
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Accra, May 30th to June 1st, 2018
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4th Africa Mini Grids Summit
Nairobi, March 21st to March 22nd, 2018
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15th Annual AVCA Conference
Marrakech, April 22nd to April 26th, 2018
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AFSIC 2018: Investing in Africa
London, May 2nd to May 4th, 2018
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20th Global Private Equity Conference
Washington, DC, May 14th to May 17th, 2018
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London, May 16th, 2018
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Black River, Mauritius, June 19th to June 22nd, 2018
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London, September 19th, 2018
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Allan Cunningham
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