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Private Equity
Schulze Global deal gives Cerberus Africa foothold
With its deal for SGI Frontier Capital, Cerberus Capital Management has joined the ranks of the alternative investment industry giants with exposure to Africa...
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Cerberus Capital's deal for SGI Frontier Capital gives the alternative investment giant its first foothold in Africa |
Private Equity
Equator's ShoreCap III backs MFS Africa's Series B
Equator Capital announced the first investment for its third fund, ShoreCap III, last week, backing pan-African fintech company, MFS Africa...
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Private Equity
Consonance takes minority stake in Student Accomod8
Within the past two weeks, Consonance Investment Managers has announced a deal it completed in January for Student Accomod8...
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Private Debt
XSML makes debt deal in Uganda's Ecopharm
XSML Capital's Africa Rivers Fund is making its third investment in a pharmacy chain with twelve locations in the East African country's capital city, Kampala....
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Venture Capital
GTR Ventures' Orbitt deal first in Africa
Specialist trade and supply chain investor GTR Ventures is making its first Africa deal, backing Orbitt, a pan-African focused deal origination and processing platform...
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Funds & Fundraising News...
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Private Equity
IFC mulls commitment to DPI's third fund
The IFC is considering a commitment to Development Partners International's latest fund, Africa Development Partners III...
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Projects & Portfolio Companies...
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Private Equity
NEoT Offgrid buys control stake in microutility project
NEoT Offgrid Africa, a private capital-backed investment platform, is taking a controlling stake in a Nigerian microutility project...
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Strategies
Kenyan pension schemes look to US Funds for partners
According to Kenya's Business Daily, a consortium of local pension funds has opened talks with US institutional investors under the auspices of NASP-USAID program, MiDA....
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Companies, People & Profiles...
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Companies
GreenTec sets up shop in Lagos
Germany-based GreenTec Capital is opening an office in Lagos. According to the venture investment firm...
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People
Chijiutomo promoted to head CDC's Infra equity team
Chris Chijiutomo, who joined CDC in 2007, has been promoted to lead the UK's development finance institution's infrastructure equity investment team...
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Russia-Africa Trade & Investment Summit
Dubai, November 28th to November 29th, 2018
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Bonds, Loans and Sukuk Nigeria
Lagos, November 6th, 2018
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Project, ECA & Structured Finance Middle East and Africa
Dubai, November 6th to November 7th, 2018
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Africa Renewable Energy Forum
Marrakech, November 14th to November 15th, 2018
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Gas Options: North & West Africa Summit
Marrakech, November 14th to November 15th, 2018
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African Agri Investment and Trade Indaba
Cape Town, November 27th to November 28th, 2018
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Africa 2018 | Business for Africa and the World
Sharm El-Sheikh, December 8th to December 9th, 2018
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International Gas Cooperation Summit
Durban, December 11th to December 12th, 2018
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Black Industrialists Energy Summit
Cape Town, December 11th to December 12th, 2018
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South Africa Renewable Energy Summit
Cape Town, December 11th to December 12th, 2018
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