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Private Equity
UK's DFI buys stake in BMCE Bank of Africa
Britain's CDC Group is buying an equity stake in Morocco's BMCE Bank of Africa. The development finance institution has agreed to invest...
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Swivl raises Egypt's largest ever venture round in deal led by Beco Capital and Vostok New Ventures.
Image Credit: Swivl
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Venture Capital
Swvl raises Egypt's largest ever funding round
Swvl, an Egyptian mass transportation app business, has landed what's reportedly Egypt's ever largest-ever venture funding round...
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Venture Capital
MAX.ng backed by Goodwell, Novastar and others
MAX.ng, a motorcycle ride-hailing company in Nigeria has landed a round of financing from a group of investors...
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Venture Capital
Naspers' R1.4bln start-up fund makes first deal
Naspers Foundry, a start-up fund which was launched by Naspers late last year, has made its first investment. The consumer internet group's R1.4 billion fund is backing...
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Venture Capital
Consonance backs Nigerian healthtech startup
Lagos-based Consonance Investment Managers has led a group of investors backing a Nigerian health tech startup...
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Private Equity
Apis gets SA CompCom's approval to acquire Tutuka
Apis Partners received the all-clear from South Africa's Competition Commission to proceed with a planned acquisition of Tutuka Software...
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Funds & Fundraising news...
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Private Equity
Amethis Fund II beats goal by 25% at final close
Having hit its original fundraising goal for its second pan-African fund by early February, Amethis announced the fund's final close last week, landing...
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Private Equity
EXEO Capital handily beats final close goal for Agri-Vie II
EXEO Capital held the final close for the second Agri-Vie fund last week, handily beating its original goal and landing commitments totaling...
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Private Equity
EM investors lean towards equities and alternatives
A recent report from Mercer finds that institutional investors representing almost $5 trillion in assets across emerging markets are drifting somewhat in the same direction in different key aspects.
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Private Equity Infrastructure
Africa's growing infrastructure challenge
Africa Outlook talks to African Infrastructure Investment Managers on overcoming the continent's expanding infrastructure deficit
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Cape Town, South Africa, December 2nd to December 4th, 2019
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Harare, Zimbabwe, July 3rd, 2019
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Luanda, Angola, July 18th, 2019
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Bonds, Loans & Sukuk East Africa 2019
Nairobi, Kenya, September 17th, 2019
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Africa Property Investment Summit & Expo
Johannesburg, South Africa, October 2nd to October 3rd, 2019
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Cape Town, South Africa, November 11th to November 12th, 2019
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London, United Kingdom, November 28th, 2019
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Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Nigeria 2019
Lagos, Nigeria, December 3rd, 2019
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