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Private Equity
AIIM backs BBOXX with growth capital
African Infrastructure Investment Managers is taking a minority stake in BBOXX. The deal sees AIIM investing...
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| Private equity infrastructure investor AIIM backs off-grid solar company BBOX with growth capital |
Private Equity
AFIG Funds invests in Nigerian non-life insurer
AFIG Funds has agreed to buy the stakes of some of NEM Insurance's existing shareholders, ending up with...
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Private Equity
Trinitas and Agile buy Group Five subsidiaries
Trinitas Private Equity and Agile Capital have agreed to buy two subsidiaries from Group Five. The deal comes as part of...
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Private Equity
TLG Capital makes first deal in Francophone West Africa
TLG Capital has made its first investment in Francophone West Africa. The London-headquartered investment firm has bought...
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Private Equity
Vectis in restructuring deal for Leventis Foods
Vectis Capital has agreed a restructuring investment in Leventis Foods, a branded foods and snacks manufacturer in Nigeria...
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Private Equity
XSML in follow-on deal for Maison Galaxy
Having backed Maison Galaxy in mid-2017, XSML Capital's African Rivers Fund has reportedly made a follow-on deal for...
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Private Debt
SunFunder arranges multicurrency debt facility
SunFunder announced the close of a multi-currency debt facility on behalf of SolarWorks! with currency hedging company MFX Solutions last week...
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Funds & Fundraising News...
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Private Equity
CardinalStone holds first close for maiden fund
Lagos-based CardinalStone Capital Advisers announced the first close for their maiden third-party fund last week...
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Private Equity
KfW joins LP roster for AfricInvest's FIVE
KfW has become the latest investor to commit capital to FIVE, AfricInvest's evergreen investment platform...
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Private Equity
Syntaxis Africa and Afrinvest launch SME fund
Syntaxis Capital Africa and Afrinvest Asset Management have announced the launch of a new SME private equity fund for Nigeria and...
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Private Equity
I&P and Monaco's Government set up education fund
Impact investor Investisseurs & Partenaires and the Government of Monaco have agreed to launch an education impact fund together...
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Projects & Portfolio Companies...
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Private Equity
Helios Towers buys stake in SA tower company
Helios Towers is making its first investment in South Africa with the acquisition of stake in SA Towers. The private equity-backed company has agreed to...
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Trends
LSE publishes annual "Companies to Inspire Africa"
Last week, the London Stock Exchange published its second annual "Companies to Inspire Africa" report. Roger Aitken breaks down the key findings for us in Forbes...
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Companies, People & Profiles...
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Companies
Absa and SocGen team up in Africa
South Africa's Absa and French banking group Societe Generale are joining forces to develop a pan-African wholesale banking offering...
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Based in Paris, France and West Africa
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Based in Washington, DC, United States
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Associate, Construction & Real Estate Equity Investment at CDC
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Based in London, United Kingdom
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Associate, Financial Institutions Equity Investments at CDC
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Based in London, United Kingdom
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5th Powering Africa Summit
Miami, United States, February 25th to February 27th, 2019
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25th African Mining Indaba
Cape Town, South Africa, February 4th to February 7th, 2019
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Kigali, Rwanda, February 15th to February 19th, 2019
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Stellenbosch, South Africa, February 27th to March 1st, 2019
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New this week...
Renpower Rwanda - Off-Grid Renewable Energy, Power Infrastructure & Energy Efficiency Investors Conference
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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
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Nairobi, Kenya, March 14th to March 15th, 2019
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New this week...
3rd Pension Fund & Alternative Investments Africa
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Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius, March 20th to March 21st, 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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New this week...
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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