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Private Equity
Helios Buys 49% Stake in Mozambique's Largest Flour Miller // africacapitaldigest.com
The Africa-focused private equity firm is taking a significant minority stake in Mozambique's largest miller less than two years after Abu Dhabi-listed agro-food group Invictus bought the business from an...
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Helios Acquires a Significant Minority Stake in Flour Miller Merec
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Private Equity
RMB Ventures exits Afrikelp as SAS Group takes majority stake // africacapitaldigest.com
RMB Ventures has sold its interest in South African seaweed biostimulant producer Afrikelp seven years after supporting its MBO, following the Stirling Square-backed Spanish agri-biosolutions group's deal to...
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Private Equity
Eos Capital Books First Euphrates Fund Returns with Partial Exit // africacapitaldigest.com
Eos Capital's Euphrates Agriculture Fund has partially exited Namibian broiler producer Kadila Poultry Farming, which it backed in 2024, earning returns...
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Private Equity
Nordic Impact Funds Backs Irrisol and Mac Bee Honey in Uganda // africacapitaldigest.com
Nordic Impact Funds has made two undisclosed investments in Uganda from its Nordic Impact Evergreen vehicle, backing solar water utility Irrisol Engineering and beekeeping business Mac Bee Honey...
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Private Debt
EBRD Arranges Large Syndicated Loan for Africa's Largest Solar Plant // africacapitaldigest.com
The bank is leading a debt package of up to US$566 million, alongside DEG, FMO, and Proparco, for the 1.2 GW Nefer Menya plant in Egypt, which pairs solar generation with 600 MWh of battery storage...
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Private Debt
IFC Leads Financing Deal for Pickalbatros Hotel's Moroccan Expansion // africacapitaldigest.com
Marking IFC's largest investment in Africa's hospitality sector to date, the package, provided in partnership with Attijariwafa Bank, will finance the group's acquisition of three hotels in Casablanca and...
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Private Debt
FMO Provides Debt Facility to Kong Solaire Plant in Côte d'Ivoire // africacapitaldigest.com
FMO has signed a twenty-year financing of up to €55.5 million for Kong Solaire, a 50 MWp solar plant in northern Côte d'Ivoire owned by Africa Via, in which AXIAN holds a majority stake, and PIDG's InfraCo...
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Private Debt
Camco's REPP 2 Backs Senegal's Afreenergy Solar with Senior Debt // africacapitaldigest.com
The Africa-focused renewable energy debt fund is refinancing the commercial and industrial solar developer's operating rooftop portfolio and funding a more than fivefold expansion in capacity...
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Private Debt
Hivos-Triodos Fonds Makes Loan to Kenyan C&I Solar Developer // africacapitaldigest.com
The Triodos Investment Management-managed impact fund is financing 9 MW of new rooftop and ground-mounted capacity for large energy users, with Swedish impact investment platform Trine acting...
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Private Debt
DNI's September Deal for Mission Mobile Supports Device Financing // africacapitaldigest.com
The South African telecoms and digital services investor has committed debt and minority equity to the Johannesburg smartphone financing start-up, which has since signed a solution partnership with...
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Private Capital
BII Forms Capital Markets Team to Mobilize Private Investors into Deals // africacapitaldigest.com
UK development finance institution taps structured credit veteran Jo Fry to lead a new group that will syndicate BII deals and invest in blended finance and securitised products, Bloomberg reports...
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Power
Africa50 and India's NTPC Pair Up to Build Power Deal Pipeline // africacapitaldigest.com
The cooperation agreement links the pan-African infrastructure investor's project development platform with India's largest utility. It doesn't commit capital, but it gives Africa50 an experienced technical and...
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Private Equity
AIIB Approves Large Commitment to TPG's Global South Climate Fund // africacapitaldigest.com
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is investing in the TPG Rise Climate Global South Initiative Fund which will back climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience opportunities across Africa, Asia, and...
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Private Credit
IFC Weighs Senior Loan to Cauris's Africa-focused Fintech Debt Fund // africacapitaldigest.com
The Oakland, California--based credit investor is targeting US$75 million for a structured debt vehicle that will lend to tech-enabled mobility and MSME lenders across East, West, and Central Africa...
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Private Credit
Ground Up Investing Holds First Close for Second Agri Fund // africacapitaldigest.com
The impact investing arm of US non-profit Corus International is targeting US$20 million for the fund that will make working capital loans to agricultural businesses that buy from...
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Venture Capital
US-based Aries Media Ventures Launches Africa Media-Tech Fund // africacapitaldigest.com
The Los Angeles-headquartered firm, which grew out of a network linking African media start-ups with Hollywood and global media executives, makes angel and seed-stage investments in tech-enabled...
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People
Mediterrania Capital Elevates Egypt Head El Ghazaly to Partner // africacapitaldigest.com
Cairo-based dealmaker, who has led the Africa-focused mid-market investor’s Egyptian platform since 2021, joins the partnership as the firm starts to deploy its €600 million fourth fund...
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People
IFC Taps Vecvagare to Lead East and Southern Africa Infrastructure // africacapitaldigest.com
IFC has appointed Laura Vecvagare, previously head of its infrastructure business in the Middle East and Central Asia, as regional director for infrastructure and natural resources for East and Southern Africa...
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