The
weekly roundup of Africa's Private Capital news
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Private Equity
Ethos and Nedbank's LGB buys SoftBev
Little Green Beverages, the producer of the range of Refreshhh! soft drinks which was backed by Ethos Private Equity and Nedbank Private Equity in 2017, has agreed to buy SoftBev.
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The Beverage Company, backed by Ethos and Nedbank, buys SoftBev in $46.5mln deal
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Private Equity
Helios portfolio company Vivo Energy plans May IPO
Vivo Energy, a fuel company operating Shell-branded gas stations selling Shell's fuels and lubricants across Africa, has announced it is planning to list in May.
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Private Equity
Abraaj in line for partial exit via Libstar's planned IPO
South African food and personal care business Libstar is planning a listing on the main board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
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Private Equity
Helios-backed Telkom and Airtel eye potential merger
Telkom Kenya and Bharti Airtel are reportedly considering merging operations in Kenya as a precursor to a Telkom acquisition of all of Airtel's local assets, unnamed sources told Reuters last week.
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Fund and Fundraising News...
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Private Equity
Financial regulator suspends Quantum fund licences
Mauritius' Financial Services Commission has suspended the licences of seven closed-end funds registered and managed by Quantum Global Group.
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Private Debt
EAIF raises $385 million for debt investments
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund reports it has completed its latest round of fundraising, landing $385 million for long term debt investments in the continent's infrastructure projects.
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Private Debt
OPIC and AfDB back African Local Currency Bond Fund
The African Local Currency Bond Fund signed investment agreements with the U.S. government's development finance institution, OPIC and the African Development Bank.
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Private Equity
DGGF mulls additional investment in GroFin's SGB fund
The Dutch Good Growth Fund is mulling an additional commitment to GroFin's Small and Growing Business Fund.
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Kenya's Uchumi seeks private equity saviour
Uchumi Supermarkets is talking to a private equity fund and other investors as it looks for a capital injection to ward off a cash crunch.
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Profiles
Q&A with AIIM Investment Director Romain Py
As part of a series leading up to a Utility trade show in Cape Town in May,
ESI Africa talks to AIIM Investment Director Romain Py.
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