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Private Equity
Adenia Partners sells Socolait stake for full exit
Adenia Partners, a private equity firm targeting SME Deals in Africa, has fully exited its control stake in Socolait...
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Adenia Capital II has fully exited its stake in Socolait, Madagascar's leading dairy producer
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Private Equity
Oasis Capital backs specialist healthcare provider
Oasis Capital Ghana is making an investment in a specialist hospital focused on obstetrics and gynecology in Tema, some...
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Venture Capital
Sidai Africa raises Series A from global agribusiness
Sidai Africa, an agricultural inputs startup previously backed by, among others, the Gates Foundation and AHL Ventures, has raised a significant Series A round. The Nairobi-headquartered business has landed...
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Funds & Fundraising News...
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Private Equity
Kasada Capital holds first close for maiden fund
Kasada Capital Management has held the first close for its maiden fund. The Kasada Hospitality Fund had received commitments of over...
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Private Equity
Okavango Capital in line for EIB fund commitment
Okavango Capital, a Nairobi-based private equity firm, is in line for a potential commitment from the European Investment Bank for its first fund...
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Sectors, Trends & Perspectives...
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Sectors
African Real Estate to draw yield-hungry investors
In a world of falling real estate yields, African markets stand out as a haven of high yields, according to Knight Frank's inaugural Africa Horizons report...
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Perspectives
Moving the USA's Prosper Africa initiative forward
A short report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies on the challenges and opportunities facing the Trump administration's Prosper Africa initiative...
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Perspectives
Investors tighten oversight following Abraaj collapse
Abraaj's collapse has made investors in emerging markets private equity funds expand the scope of their due diligence processes according to a survey...
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Companies, People & Profiles...
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People
AXIS boosts Africa footprint with Brink appointment
AXIS Fiduciary has hired a new Country Representative for South Africa to tap into new opportunities across the continent...
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People
Sinergi Burkina appoints new Managing Director
Sinergi Burkina, one of the funds sponsored by impact investment specialist Investisseurs & Partenaires, has a new Managing Director...
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Based in London, United Kingdom
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Investment Manager and/or Director, Consumer Business at CDC
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New this week...
Cape Town, South Africa, November 11th to November 12th, 2019
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AFSIC 2019, Investing in Africa
London, United Kingdom, May 8th to May 10th, 2019
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21st EMPEA Global Private Equity Conference
Washington, DC, United States, May 13th to May 15th, 2019
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London, United Kingdom, June 11th, 2019
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Lisbon, Portugal, June 11th to June 14th, 2019
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Africa Property Investment Summit & Expo
Johannesburg, South Africa, October 2nd to October 3rd, 2019
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London, United Kingdom, November 28th, 2019
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