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Private Equity
Knife Capital backs PURA in growth equity deal
South African venture firm Knife Capital is making a substantial growth capital investment in PURA Beverage Company. Whilst the...
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(LtoR) Knife Capital's Andrea Bohmert and Keet van Zyl toast their investment in PURA Beverages with CEO Greig Jansen and other deal team members
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Private Equity
CDG Capital PE makes fifth deal for Capmezzanine II
Making their second deal of the year so far, CDG Capital Private Equity is backing a Moroccan chemical and fertilizer manufacturer. The SME-focused private equity fund manager is taking a...
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Private Equity
AgDevCo invests in Ugandan pork farming business
AgDevCo, in partnership with Centurion Agricultural Partners, is backing Nakifuma Farming Company, one of a handful of commercial scale pork farms in Uganda...
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Private Equity
Helical Capital launches maiden private equity fund
Helical Capital Partners announced the launch of its first private equity fund last week, kicking off the fund raise for...
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Private Equity
Sango Capital almost halfway to Fund III's target
In a filing with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission at the beginning of the month, Sango Capital Revealed that it has raised...
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Private Equity
I&P holds second close for second entrepreneur fund
Investisseurs & Partenaires announced the second close for their second African entrepreneur fund last week. The impact investment firm has added...
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Private Equity
Bamboo and Injaro to manage agribusiness impact fund
Bamboo Capital Partners and Injaro Investments are set to co-manage the Agri-Business Capital Fund, a new impact fund which was launched last week at...
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Private Debt
OPIC anchors off-grid solar debt fund
The US government's development finance institution is providing the anchor investment for SIMA's off-grid solar debt fund backing opportunities in sub-saharan Africa and Asia...
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Private Equity
IFC considers TIDE Africa fund capital commitment
The IFC is mulling whether to become the latest development finance institution to make a commitment to TLcom's TIDE Africa Fund...
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Policy, Compliance & Regulation...
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Regulation
Will new Competition Amendment Law slow M&A?
Moneyweb's Business Breakfast radio show talks to Chris Carter, head of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr's competition practice, about the impact of South Africa's Competition Amendment Law...
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Companies, People & Profiles...
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People
Washburne steps down as OPIC's CEO
When Donald Trump tapped Ray Washburne to lead OPIC in mid-2017, the development and investment community breathed a sigh of relief. That's because...
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Based in Paris, France and West Africa
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Based in London, United Kingdom
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Investment Associate, Infrastructure Equity Investments at CDC
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Based in Stockholm, Sweden
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3rd Pension Fund & Alternative Investments Africa
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Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius, March 20th to March 21st, 2019
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5th Powering Africa Summit
Miami, United States, February 25th to February 27th, 2019
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Stellenbosch, South Africa, February 27th to March 1st, 2019
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Renpower Rwanda - Off-Grid Renewable Energy, Power Infrastructure & Energy Efficiency Investors Conference
// conventionventures.com
Kigali, Rwanda, February 28th, 2019
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Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa
Cape Town, South Africa, March 13th to March 14th, 2019
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Pension Focus Africa Investment Summit
// f-evolutions.co.uk
Nairobi, Kenya, March 14th to March 15th, 2019
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Kigali, Rwanda, March 25th to March 26th, 2019
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Regional Energy Cooperation Summit East
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 27th to March 29th, 2019
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Africa Energy Forum: Off the Grid
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 27th to March 29th, 2019
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16th Annual AVCA Conference
Nairobi, Kenya, April 1st to April 5th, 2019
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AFSIC 2019, Investing in Africa
London, United Kingdom, May 8th to May 10th, 2019
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