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Private Equity
Phatisa-led consortium exits majority stake in Meridian
Leading a group of Meridian's investors, Phatisa has fully exited its controlling stake in the agricultural inputs business. The sale, to...
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Phatisa has fully exited its stake in agricultural inputs business Meridian
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Private Equity
CDG Capital PE backs Moroccan healthcare provider
For their latest deal this year, CDG Capital Private Equity is backing a private healthcare provider of oncology and radiology services in Morocco. The deal...
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Private Equity
African Rainbow Capital takes control stake in QED
African Rainbow Capital has added another business to its portfolio of financial services investments, buying a majority stake in QED, a more than...
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Private Equity
Vantage makes latest exit for Mezzanine Fund II
Vantage Capital announced its latest exit for its second fund last week. The South Africa-based mezzanine debt fund manager is...
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Private Debt
AATIF backs Zambian edible oil company with debt
The Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund is providing a $5 million financing facility to a producer of edible oils and feed cakes in Zambia. The firm,...
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Venture Capital
Bitcoin startup Centbee raises $1.3mln
Johannesburg-based Centbee has announced the close of its Series A round, raising $1.3 million from Ayre Ventures, an investment firm...
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Private Equity
Acumen's off-grid fund KawiSafi Ventures holds close
Acumen Capital Partners has announced that the for-profit fund it sponsors, KawaSafi Ventures, has held a close. The private equity investor has raised...
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Private Equity
27four BBGF makes commitment to PAPE Fund III
PAPE Fund Managers has landed an additional commitment for its latest fund. The South African private equity investor has raised...
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Private Equity
Nimai Capital launches financial sector PE fund
Dubai-based Nimai Capital announced the launch of a new private equity fund and a deal sourcing and development partnership with Kenya's Victoria Commercial Bank..
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Projects & Portfolio Company News...
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Private Equity
ECP-backed Oragroup lists on BRVM
In what's being described as the most important floatation on the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières since its founding in 1998, ECP-backed Oragroup raised...
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Sectors, Trends & Perspectives...
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Trends
Wrapping 2019's first quarter; Africa's PE deals
We thought it worthwhile to take a look back at some of the more noteworthy deals that took place over the last 3 months. Here goes...
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Trends
Wrapping 2019's first quarter; Africa's fund closes
As a follow up to last week's review of the notable deals of the first quarter, we thought we'd take a look at the fundraising activity that took place over the last 3 months. In something of a coincidence...
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Trends
Wrapping 2019's first quarter; Africa's fund launches
Along with our review of the most notable fund closes of the quarter, here's a look at the interesting fund launches which were announced during the first quarter of 2019...
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