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Private Equity
Zoscales backs hiring platform for Fund I's third deal
Zoscales Partners has made the third deal for its maiden private equity fund. The Addis Ababa-based investment firm is backing...
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Zoscales makes its third deal for its first fund, backing East African recruitment platform
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Private Equity
EIB confirms investment for DPI's third fund
The European Investment Bank has signed off on a commitment to Africa Development Partners III, investing...
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Private Equity
Adiwalé Partners holds first close for francophone fund
Adiwalé Partners held the first close for their maiden private equity fund last week, garnering commitments totaling...
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Private Equity
Lorax Capital's latest fund gets DFI backing
Lorax Capital Partners has received a commitment for its second fund from a European development finance institution...
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Private Equity
Uhuru secures new commitment to West Africa Fund
Uhuru Investment Partners has a new Limited Partner. The Lagos-based private equity firm has secured...
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Credit
OPIC loan anchors Impact-First Development Fund
OPIC is making an anchor commitment to the just-launched Impact-First Development Fund, helping it achieve its first close last week...
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Projects & Portfolio Company News...
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Oil & Gas
Sale of Eland allows Helios, others full exit
Seplat Petroleum's all-cash offer to acquire Eland Oil & Gas gives the firm's shareholders a complete exit from their stakes. Among them is...
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Companies, People & Profiles...
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People
Wendel Africa's CEO joins Adenia Partners
After fourteen years at Wendel Group, the last six of which he served as Chief Executive of its Africa investment business, Stéphane Bacquaert is joining Adenia...
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People
Brown joins Britain's CDC as Deputy CIO
Andrew Brown, who most recently was Emerging Capital Partners' Chief Investment Officer, has joined CDC Group as a...
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People
LeapFrog taps Nowjee as Investment Director
LeapFrog Investments announced the hire of a new investment director last week. Nitin Nowjee has joined the impact investor to focus on...
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Senior Investment Officer at the IFC
// ifc.org
Based in Dakar, Senegal
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Head, Business Integrity, Funds & Capital at CDC
// cdcgroup.com
Based in London, United Kingdom
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Executive, Development Impact Funds & Capital at CDC
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Based in London, United Kingdom
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Senior Investment Officer at the IFC
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Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Investment Officer at the IFC
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Based in Dakar, Senegal
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Associate Investment Officer at the IFC
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Based in Douala, Cameroon
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Investment Manager, Consumer & Business Services at CDC
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Based in London, United Kingdom
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Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Nigeria 2019
Lagos, Nigeria, December 3rd, 2019
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3rd Renewable Energy & Power Infrastructure Investors Conference
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 31st, 2019
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Cape Town, South Africa, November 11th to November 12th, 2019
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New this week...
2nd Annual Project Financing, Trade & Investments 2019
Accra, Ghana, November 11th to November 13th, 2019
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Africa Early Stage Investor Summit 2019
Cape Town, South Africa, November 13th to November 15th, 2019
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London, United Kingdom, November 28th, 2019
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Cape Town, South Africa, December 2nd to December 4th, 2019
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New this week...
SAVCA 2020 Annual Conference
Stellenbosch, South Africa, Februay 25th to February 27th, 2020
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London, United Kingdom, May 5th to May 7th, 2020
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