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Private Equity
Fawry's oversubscribed IPO gives Helios, others partial exits
Fawry's heavily oversubscribed IPO has allowed the digital payments company's private equity and venture investors to partially realize their stakes...
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The IPO of Egyptian payments company Fawry gives Helios, responsAbility and others partial exits
Image Credit: Fawry
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Private Equity
Ethos takes majority stake in former Torre unit
The final step in the de-listing plan for Torre Industries, which Ethos Private Equity and Apex Partners took private in April this year, took place last week...
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Private Equity
GIAP buys Lusaka shopping mall from AttAfrica
A month after making its first-ever deal, GrowthPoint Investec African Property Management has acquired a shopping centre in Lusaka...
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Private Equity
ARC takes material stake in estate planning firm
African Rainbow Capital is taking a 25% stake in Capital Legacy, a South African provider of wills, estate and legacy planning services...
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Private Equity
TechAdvance lands investment at $20mln valuation
TechAdvance, a Nigerian technology company which was founded in 2009, has been backed by a Bahrain-based investor at a $20 million valuation. It's the first deal in...
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Private Equity
Incofin makes first equity deal in Kenya
Incofin has made its first equity deal in Kenya, backing a microfinance provider focused on making loans to rural smallholding farmers in early July...
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Private Debt
DFI debt helps Malindi Solar reach financial close
Gobaleq's Malindi Solar Group has finalized the financing needed to start construction of its solar photovoltaic project near the Kenyan coastal with dwbt financing from...
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Private Debt
Investec-managed EAIF in Gabon port debt deal
As well as being the sole mandated lead arranger of a debt financing package for a new port development in Gabon, the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund is providing...
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Helios Towers' IPO plans being rekindled
Having shelved its plans for an IPO last year, Helios Towers is said to be rekindling its plans for an offering which could take place...
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People
Mumtakalat appoints new CEO
Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund has a new Chief Executive Officer. Mumtakalat's Board has appointed...
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People
Fairfax Africa promotes new CFO from within
Fairfax Africa, the investment holding subsidiary of Canadian life insurer Fairfax Financial, has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer, promoting...
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