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Private Equity
TPG-backed Wilderness Holdings to be taken private
It looks like Wilderness Holdings, the ecotourism group backed by TPG Growth's Rise Fund last year, is set to go private...
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Wilderness Holdings, which TPG Growth's Rise Fund backed last year, looks set to go private
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Private Equity
Verod teams with Persistent Energy to back solar deal
Lagos-based Verod Capital Management is teaming up with Persistent Energy to back a West African solar power generation company...
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Private Equity
Kibo Capital Partners backs venture investment firm
Kibo Capital Partners has agreed to make an equity investment in a venture investment company that backs tech companies in Easy and West Africa...
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Private Equity
SPEAR Capital makes maiden deal for second fund
SPEAR Capital has announced that they have completed the first deal for their second fund. The Africa-focused private equity fund is investing...
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Private Debt
PEG Africa raises $25 million in debt/equity
Solar home system distributor PEG Africa has raised $25 million of combined debt and equity in a financing round led by CDC Group...
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Venture Capital
FlexClub closes seed round led by CRE Ventures
In January, FlexClub, a managed marketplace connecting ride-hailing drivers and investors, raised seed capital in a round led by CRE Ventures...
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Projects & Portfolio Company News...
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Private Equity
PE-backed Themis to develop natural gas power project
Themis, who partnered with Denham Capital to launch an African power investment platform last year, is teaming up with Kingline Development to develop a natural gas-fired power plant in Nigeria....
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Private Equity
South Africa's Sovereign Foods buys Midrand hatchery
One of South Africa's largest private equity-backed poultry producers is adding a Midrand hatchery to its portfolio of business units...
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Funds & Fundraising News...
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Venture Capital
EIB mulls commitment to West African startup fund
The European Investment Bank is considering a commitment to a new Abidjan-based startup fund. The fund...
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Sectors, Trends & Perspectives...
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Perspectives
Linking Africa's 7 largest exchanges
Writing in Africa Capital Markets News, Tom Minney outlines the ambitious project to link the continent's 7 largest exchanges...
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Strategies
EBRD weighs up Africa development push
Following its success in the MENA region, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's CEO is keen to enter sub-Saharan Africa.
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Companies, People & Profiles...
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People
Orrick names new Africa practice head
The multinational law firm, Orrick, has a new head for its Africa practice...
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Companies
Quantum resolves year-long dispute with FSDEA
After a year of legal wrangling, Quantum Global Group announced that they have reached a confidential settlement with Fundo Soberano de Angola ...
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16th Annual AVCA Conference
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