The
weekly roundup of Africa's Private Capital news
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Here's the latest weekly wrap of the most interesting Africa-related private equity, infrastructure and venture capital deal stories, market opinion articles and information pieces.
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Private Equity
EXEO and Norfund back specialist flower distributor
EXEO Capital is co-investing in the Marginpar Flower Group in partnership with Norway's development finance institution, Norfund.
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EXEO Capital and Norfund co-invest in Marginpar Flower Group
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Private Equity
DOB Equity makes first Rwandan deal
DOB Equity announced last week that it has recently completed its first investment in Rwanda.
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Private Equity
Edge Growth leads investment round for startup Giraffe
Edge Growth, managers of The Vumela Fund, has led an investment round in South African startup, Giraffe.
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Venture Capital
China's LUN Partners and others backs MFS Africa
LUN Partners, Goodwell Investments and a number of angel investors have all participated in MFS Africa's latest investment round.
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Venture Capital
TLcom leads mSurvey's latest investment round
TLcom Capital is leading a group of investors backing mSurvey, the Nairobi-headquartered mobile research platform.
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Fund and Fundraising News...
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Private Equity
Apis' second fund in line for EIB commitment
Apis Partners second private equity fund is in line for a capital commitment from the European Investment Bank.
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Sectors & Perspectives...
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Trade & Investment
China, the EU and the USA competing in Africa
Given Brexit and President Trump's "America First" policy, how are trade and investment flows related to Africa's three largest commercial likely to evolve?
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M&A Trends
MENA M&A activity looks set to pick up
The Khaleej Times reports that M&A activity in MENA is off to a strong start in 2018, with a number of big-ticket deals already announced.
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Companies, Profiles & People...
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Company
EIB and AfDB back new Development Bank of Nigeria
The European Investment Bank and the African Development Bank have agreed to invest equity in the new Development Bank of Nigeria.
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People
AVCA announces new Chair and Vice Chair
The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association or AVCA has announced the appointment of a new Chair and Vice Chair to its Board of Directors.
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People
Rencap taps Hafez to head MENA research
Renaissance Capital has appointed Ahmed Hafez to head MENA research.
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Chief Investment Officer at African Development Bank
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Based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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Chief Investment Officer at FNB Wealth & Investments
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Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Chief Administrative Officer, Financial Inclusion at Omidyar
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Based in Washington, DC, United States
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Senior Investment Officer, Origination at African Development Bank
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Based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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20th Global Private Equity Conference
Washington, DC, May 14th to May 17th, 2018
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AFSIC 2018: Investing in Africa
London, May 2nd to May 4th, 2018
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Accra, May 30th to June 1st, 2018
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Johannesburg, June 6th, 2018
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Black River, Mauritius, June 19th to June 22nd, 2018
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London, September 19th, 2018
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- Allan
Allan Cunningham
Editor & Publisher
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