July 1st, 2019
The  weekly roundup of Africa's Private Capital news
  

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This week's issue supported by...             
Private Equity
SPE Capital makes third deal for SPE AIF I
Last week, SPE Capital Partners announced the third deal for SPE AIF I which held its first close earlier this year...
Deal News...

SPE Capital Partners backs H&S Invest, owners of Morocco's Dislog Group for SPE AIF I's third deal.
Private Equity
Amethis sale of Morocco's Dislog completes
Private equity fund manager Amethis's deal to sell Dislog Group has now completed, giving the Paris-headquartered investment firm a full exit from...
Private Debt
TLG Capital backs Platcorp with debt
TLG Capital is backing a financial services business through its Credit Opportunites Fund. The Africa-focused...
Private Debt
Pearl Capital Partners invests debt in analytic lab
Pearl Capital Partners is making a debt investment on behalf of the Yield Uganda Investment Fund as part of an overall financing package for Chemiphar, an...
Venture Capital
SEAF invests in Moroccan financial services firm
SEAF Morocco Capital Partners is backing an online services broker in Morocco for the SEAF Morocco Growth Fund's third investment...
Venture Capital
MITC Capital exits Ma Navette stake
MITC Capital, managers of the Maroc Numeric Fund, has sold its stake in Moroccan ride-hailing startup Ma-Navette...
Funds & Fundraising news...
Private Equity Infrastructure
Climate Investor One holds final close
Climate Fund Managers has announced the final close for two investment cycle-related fund units that make up Climate Investor One...
Projects & Portfolio Companies...
Private Equity
Phatisa merges palm oil asset in Sierra Leone
Two palm oil producing businesses in Sierra Leone are merging under the umbrella of Goldtree Holdings. The two firms, Goldtree and Natural Habits Europe Africa, will...
Private Equity
CDC backed-Gridworks makes first investment
Fresh from its official launch two weeks ago, Gridworks Development Partners, a CDC capitalized electricity investment platform has announced its first investment...
Strategies, Trends & Perspectives...
Private Equity
What does impact investing's third phase hold in store?
A podcast from Knowledge@Wharton with impact investing pioneers Anthony Bugg-Levine and Durreen Shahnaz on the outlook for the asset class...
Strategies
Egypt's CIB to launch new venture arm
Cairo-based Commerical International Bank is launching CVentures, a new corporate venture capital arm...
Current Job Postings...
Jobs of the week...             
Senior Investment Officer, Energy Debt Financing at responsAbility  // responsability.com
Based in Nairobi, Kenya
Senior Investment Officer, FI Debt Financing at responsAbility  // responsability.com
Based in Nairobi, Kenya
Investment Associate, Debt, Project Finance at CDC  // cdcgroup.com
Based in London, United Kingdom
Manager, M&A Analytics, Financial Advisory TAS at Deloitte  // deloitte.com
Based in Woodlands, South Africa
Transaction Advisor, Clean Energy at CrossBoundary  // crossboundary.com
Based in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Associate, Development Impact at CDC  // cdcgroup.com
Based in London, United Kingdom
Analyst at CrossBoundary  // crossboundary.com
Based in Washington, DC, United States
Upcoming Conferences...
Highlighted Event...             
AfricArena 
Cape Town, South Africa, November 11th to November 12th, 2019
Renpower Zimbabwe 2019 
Harare, Zimbabwe, July 3rd, 2019
Renpower Angola 2019 
Luanda, Angola, July 18th, 2019
Bonds, Loans & Sukuk East Africa 2019 
Nairobi, Kenya, September 17th, 2019
Africa Property Investment Summit & Expo 
Johannesburg, South Africa, October 2nd to October 3rd, 2019
TMT Finance Africa 2019 
London, United Kingdom, November 28th, 2019
SuperReturn Africa 
Cape Town, South Africa, December 2nd to December 4th, 2019
Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Nigeria 2019 
Lagos, Nigeria, December 3rd, 2019
And finally...
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- Allan
 
Allan Cunningham
Editor & Publisher
AfCD | Africa Capital Digest

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