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African Rainbow Capital grabbed the headlines in Africa's private capital markets last week by unveiling its plans to list some of its portfolio on the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange in September. ARC Investments, as the listed entity will be known, will include almost half of ARC's financial services assets and all of the firm's non financial services interests which include its investments in the agriculture and telecommunications sectors. The offering is expected to raise about R4 billion or approximately $307 million.
The other private equity-related deals of the week were much smaller in scale.
Long4Life, a listed investment holding company, which was launched earlier this year by BidVest founder Brian Joffe, has agreed to acquire
Inhle Beverages from the Botha family for a maximum consideration of R360 million or $27 million. Inhle is now the second largest beverage co-packaging business in South Africa, employing some 300 people, and the deal is an opportunity, in Joffe's words, "to build a beverage business of scale, through both organic growth and bolt-on acquisitions."
There was a trio of DFI-related investments of note last week. Of the three, the largest sees the
IFC considering a $40 million senior secured A Loan to
Acorn Holdings, a new real estate development firm which is owned on a 50-50 basis by entities backed by
Acorn Investments and
Helios Investment Partners. The proposed financing supports a $72 million project to build 3,800 units of student housing in Nairobi.
In the second,
The Nordic Development Fund and
Norfund have agreed to invest a combined total of $19 million in an energy-focused investment platform owned by development asset manager
responsAbility Investments. The capital will be targeted at small and renewable energy projects across sub-Saharan Africa, typically with up to 50MW in generating capacity.
And thirdly,
Arise, the financial services platform launched earlier this year, is taking over the stakes in NMBZ Holdings belonging to FMO and Norfund. Arise now owns 69.14 million shares in the Zimbabwean banking group, which at the market close on Friday, values the stake at approximately $3.7 million.
In the venture space, there were two deals reported.
Secha Capital VCC, a 12J investment vehicle, is backing
Stoffelberg Biltong in an undisclosed deal. Secha Capital views South Africa's biltong market as being large, defensible, fragmented and, surprisingly, but importantly, dormant. As such, the firm sees an opportunity to build a producer of high quality products and reinvigorate the market.
Feastfox, a mobile app which caters to what it terms the "spontaneous eating out" market, has raised $175,000 from a group of angels, among whom are several Silicon Valley investors making their first Africa-related investment. The app was developed initially at Stanford University in Palo Alto and now has additional presence in Cape Town and Budapest. The city, restaurants and consumers of Cape Town are seen as a critical component of the app's proof of concept.
Finally, we're publishing a couple of interesting perspective pieces from law firms that we found last week.
Hogan Lovells discusses whether Africa's mining and natural resources sector is becoming uninvestable. And
Webber Wentzel outlines how South Africa's private equity landscape needs to adapt if it is to facilitate seamless investment and divestment in the continent's jurisdictions.
As always, you can review these and other stories by scrolling down and clicking through to them below.
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African Rainbow Capital's Johan van der Merwe. The firm's looking to raise R4 billion on the JSE Image Credit: African Rainbow Capital |
Private Equity
African Rainbow Capital unveils JSE listing plans
African Rainbow Capital formally announced its plans to list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in September
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Private Equity
Long4Life buys Inhle Beverages in R360mln deal
Long4Life has agreed to acquire Inhle Beverages from the Botha family and the firm's management for a maximum consideration of R360 million.
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Private Equity
Arise takes over DFI stakes in NMBZ
Arise, the financial services investment platform launched by a consortium of European DFIs and lenders earlier this year, has taken over the stakes in NMBZ Holdings belonging to FMO and Norfund.
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Venture Capital
Secha Capital backs Stoffelberg Biltong
Secha Capital, the South African impact investment fund manager, is backing Stoffelberg Biltong in an undisclosed deal.
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Venture Capital
Feastfox raises round from Silicon Valley angels
Feastfox, a mobile app which caters to what it terms the "spontaneous eating out" market, has raised $175,000 from a group of angels.
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Projects & Portfolio Companies...
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Housing
IFC considers loan for new Helios-Acorn real estate firm
The IFC is considering a senior secured A Loan for Acorn Holdings, a new real estate development firm owned on a 50-50 basis Acorn Investments and Helios Investment Partners.
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Renewable Energy
Norwegian DFIs back responsAbility-owned company
Two Norwegian development finance institutions are backing an energy-focused investment platform owned by development asset manager, responsAbility Investments.
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Regulation, Policy & Compliance...
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Regulation
PE and South Africa's HQ company regime hurdle
With the increasing appetite for investments into African jurisdictions, the South African private equity landscape needs to adapt in order to attract direct foreign investment and to facilitate the seamless investment and divestment in and from these jurisdictions.
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Mining
Investability of mining and natural resources sector
While the investability of many countries in Africa continues to improve, questions about the net benefits mining delivers are increasing in volume. This article from Hogan Lovell's looks at why.
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Venture Capital
IFC Venture Capital's bets in Africa
As the IFC starts to ramp up its venture investment activity in frontier markets,
How we made it in Africa talks to IFC Venture Capital's regional head for Africa, Olawale Ayeni, about startup investment opportunities in he continent.
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Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Kenya Briefing Day 2017
Nairobi, October 3rd, 2017
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Powering Africa: Nigeria 2017
Abuja, October 4th to October 5th, 2017
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Africa Private Wealth Forum
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4th Agrique Africa Investment Summit
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Finnovation Africa: Ethiopia 2017
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Cape Town, November 7th to November 9th, 2017
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International Islamic Banking Summit Africa
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Sub Saharan Africa Power Summit
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Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Nigeria Briefing Day 2017
Lagos, November 20th, 2017
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African Agri Investment Indaba 2017
Cape Town, November 20th to November 22nd, 2017
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9th Africa Public Private Partnership Conference
Cape Town, November 23rd to November 24th, 2017
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Gas Options North & West Africa
Marrakech, November 29th to November 30th, 2017
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Africa Renewable Energy Forum
Casablanca, November 30th to December 1st, 2017
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Cape Town, December 4th to December 6th, 2017
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