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Private Equity
BioNTech's Instadeep acquisition gives investors their exit // africacapitaldigest.com
NASDAQ-listed BioNTech has agreed to acquire artificial and machine learning startup Instadeep, giving the firm's investors a full exit from the business. The deal is one of the largest of the past few years...
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BioNTech's acquisition of Instadeep gives the AI startup's investors their exit
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Private Equity
CDG Invest buys stake in Moroccan textile and clothing business // africacapitaldigest.com
CDG Invest's investment vehicle Nama Holding has made an investment in a well-established Moroccan textile group. The Rabat-based alternative investment business, a unit of Morocco's...
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Private Equity
LeapFrog's deal allows Apis to exit rest of its holding in Sun King // africacapitaldigest.com
Having partially exited its stake in Sun King last April, London-based private equity firm Apis Partners has sold the rest of its stake in the business as part of LeapFrog's $70 million Series D extension deal...
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Private Equity
Aruwa Capital makes follow on investment in AgroEknor International // africacapitaldigest.com
Aruwa Capital Management is making a follow on investment in a business it first backed in November 2021. The Lagos-based private equity firm is increasing the size of its minority stake in AgroEknor...
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Private Debt
EAIF financing helps Ivorian hydro project to reach financial close // africacapitaldigest.com
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund has agreed to provide financing to Ivoire Hydro Energy, an independent power producer building a 44MW hydroelectricity generation plant near the village of...
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Private Debt
LHGP-managed FEI invests debt in West African C&I company // africacapitaldigest.com
Lion's Head Global Partners announced last week that the Facility for Energy Inclusion has made a debt investment in a West African Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Solar Power provider. The deal, which...
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Venture Capital
Jetstream raises mix of debt and equity from new and existing investors // africacapitaldigest.com
Jetstream Africa, an e-logistics firm that helps African corporations efficiently finance, manage, and keep track of their regional supply chains, has raised...
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Venture Capital
Samurai Incubate leads oversubscribed pre-Series A for Releaf // africacapitaldigest.com
Having backed Releaf's seed round, Samurai Incubate Africa is back, leading a group of investors backing the Nigerian startup's oversubscribed Series A round. Between them, the investors are...
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Venture Capital
FMO approves commitment to Partech's second Africa fund // africacapitaldigest.com
FMO has approved a commitment to Partech Partners' second Africa fund, joining a group of other development finance institutions that have already agreed to back the planned...
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Companies, People & Projects... | |
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People
DFC taps Jewell as Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer // africacapitaldigest.com
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has appointed Neonu Jewell as its Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. In this role, she will oversee the implementation of...
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SAVCA's Annual Private Equity Conference 2023 // savca.co.za
Stellenbosch, South Africa, May 17th to May 18th, 2023
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