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Private Equity
LeapFrog jumps over final close target for Fund III
LeapFrog Investments has handily exceeded its final close target for its third fund, and could possibly win an additional commitment...
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LeapFrog handily exceeds its final close target for its third fund, which will invest in healthcare and financial services businesses serving Africa's consumers.
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Private Equity
Helios's latest fund in line for IFC commitment
Helios Investment Partners' potentially record-breaking fourth fund is in line for a commitment from the IFC...
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Private Equity
TPG takes over management of Abraaj healthcare fund
The fund that pitched The Abraaj Group into the financial turmoil which ended up with its provisional insolvency filing in the middle of last year, has a new manager...
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Private Equity
EIB mulls backing for Metier's second sustainable fund
The European Investment Bank is considering a commitment in South Africa-based private equity firm Metier's second sustainable capital fund...
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Venture Capital
Allianz X makes first Africa-headquartered company deal
Allianz X has announced its first investment in an African-headquartered company...
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Venture Capital
AfricInvest leads Series A for enterprise AI startup
AfricInvest is leading the Series A investment round for an enterprise AI startup which was launched in Tunis in 2014...
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Private Equity
DOB Equity backs clean drinking water provider
DOB Equity is investing in a producer and distributor of clean drinking water in Tanzania. The Dutch family-backed impact investor is investing...
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Venture Capital
MYDAWA raises expansion capital
MYDAWA has secured capital to fund its expansion plans in its home country of Kenya. The e-healthcare platform has raised...
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Credit
AgDevCo provides credit facility to Tradin Organic
AgDevCo, a specialist investor in African agribusinesses, is providing an organic food distributor with credit to source cocoa from small-holders in Sierra Leone. This is...
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Projects & Portfolio Companies...
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Private Equity
IFC's board approves loan to Moroccan university
The IFC's Board has approved a senior loan to a Moroccan private education provider which counts a couple of significant private equity backers among its shareholders...
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Sectors, Trends & Perspectives...
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Sectors
Banks investing in fintech to reach Africa's unbanked
A special report in the Financial Times on how Banks are investing in fintech to reach unbanked consumers in Africa and the Middle East...
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