The weekly roundup of Africa's Private Capital news
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Private Equity
Motseng backs deal acquiring Mott MacDonald Africa
Motseng Group, in partnership with Malani Padayachee & Associates, an engineering consulting group, has agreed to acquire Mott MacDonald Africa from its global parent...
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Motseng backs deal to acquire Mott MacDonald Africa
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Private Equity
ECP shaves over R100mln off Burger King deal
Having agreed to buy Burger King South Africa along with its supplier of meat patties from Grand Parade Investments earlier this year, Emerging Capital Partners has...
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Private Equity
Goldplat to sell Kenyan gold mining unit to Mayflower
Mayflower Capital Investments has agreed to acquire Kilimapesa Gold from listed gold producer Goldplat in an all share deal...
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Private Debt
PROPARCO backs family-run nut business
PROPARCO is backing a family-run business in Kenya with debt. The French development finance institution is investing...
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Venture Capital
E4E makes maiden venture investment
Fresh from holding its first close two weeks ago, new venture capital fund Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs Africa (or E4E) has announced the first of two...
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Fund & Fundraising News...
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Venture Capital
SEAF holds final close for Moroccan Growth fund
With an additional commitment from Casablanca-based ASMA Invest, SEAF has held a final close for the SEAF Morocco Growth Fund in...
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Private Debt
DFC and FMO make debt commitments to BIX Capital
BIX Capital, an SME-focused debt investment vehicle set up by the Shell Foundation, Cardano Development, and FOUNT has secured debt commitments from DFC...
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People
PIC reinstates CIO role, appoints interim holder
The Public Investment Corporation has reinstated the role of Chief Investment Officer which was eliminated six years ago as part of a reorganization that split the...
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People
Liberia's former President joins DFC Council
The Honourable Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a former President of Liberia, is joining DFC's Development Advisory Council. The 9-person body advises...
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People
AIIM promotes from within as Swart steps down
Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers is promoting two of its senior executives to the position of joint-managing directors and leaders of the firm following current CEO...
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People
Ocorian hires from MITCO as Arlove retires
Ocorian has announced the appointment of MITCO Group's CEO as the Managing Director of the firm's operations in Mauritius following Richard Arlove's decision to...
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People
Lalloo joins Secha Capital as Private Equity Fellow
Secha Capital has announced the appointment of a new Private Equity Fellow who will initially work with the impact investment firm before taking a...
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DFC Africa Investment Advisors at CrossBoundary
// crossboundary.com
Opportunities in Addis Ababa, Dakar, Lagos, Nairobi & Johannesburg
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Head, Venture Capital, Funds & Capital Partnerships at CDC // cdcgroup.com
Based in London, United Kingdom
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Investment Director, Equity, Forestry & Wood Processing at CDC // cdcgroup.com
Based in London, United Kingdom
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Senior Progam Officer, East Africa at Gates Foundation
// gatesfoundation.com
Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Senior Progam Officer, West & Central Africa at Gates Foundation
Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Senior Investment Associate at Edge Growth
// edgegrowth.com
Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Virtual Event, August 26th to August 27th, 2020
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