The
weekly roundup of Africa's Private Capital news
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Fund & Fundraising News...
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Private Equity
Apis hits increased hard-cap for Fund II's final close
Apis Partners' second private equity fund has closed well above its initial target of $400 million. The London-headquartered investment firm has raised.
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Financial services sector investment specialist Apis Partners beats goal and increased hard-cap at second fund's final close
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Private Equity
Triple Jump to manage new $120mln off-grid energy fund
Triple Jump will manage a newly-launched energy investment fund focused on sub-Saharan Africa which has been set up by the Shell Foundation and FMO...
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Private Equity
DPI lands another DFI commitment for Fund III
Development Partners International has secured another investment from a European development finance institution for its third fund...
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Private Equity
FMO mulls investment in prior employees' third fund
FMO is mulling an investment in a fund sponsored by a private equity fund management firm founded by two of the development institution's former employees...
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Private Equity
LGT Lightstone leads investors backing Copia
Impact investor LGT Lightstone is leading a group of investors backing Kenya's Copia, an online shopping service that serves...
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Private Equity
Migo secures $20mln for Series B from banner investors
Migo, a financial technology company with significant presence and operations in Nigeria, has secured $20 million from a banner group of existing and new investors...
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Private Equity
Norfund backs Madagascar's We Light
Norfund has agreed to make an investment in We Light, a mini-grid company in Madagascar. The Norwegian development finance institution is investing...
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Private Equity
DOB Equity backs Tanzanian agribusiness
DOB Equity is making an investment in a producer of premium vanilla products based in Moshi, Tanzania. The Dutch family office impact investor is putting...
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Companies, People & Profiles...
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Private Equity
Gridworks' first deal achieves financial close
Gridworks Development Partners, an electricity investment platform capitalized by Britain's CDC Group, announced it had achieved financial close for its first deal...
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Companies, People & Profiles...
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People
Bohigian set to leave OPIC
David Bohigian, who took over as Acting CEO of OPIC, the US government's development finance institution, in March this year is leaving the agency...
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Associate, Africa Funds, Funds & Capital Partnerships at CDC
// cdcgroup.com
Based in London, United Kingdom
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Director, Head of Investor Desk, Funds & Capital at CDC
// cdcgroup.com
Based in London, United Kingdom
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Senior Investment Professional, Water & Sanitation at Climate Fund Managers
// climatefundmanagers.com
Based in Cape Town, South Africa
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Private Equity Associate at Old Mutual Private Equity
// oldmutual.co.za
Based in Pinelands, South Africa
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SAVCA 2020 Annual Conference
Stellenbosch, South Africa, Februay 25th to February 27th, 2020
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Investing in African Mining Indaba
Cape Town, South Africa, February 3rd to February 6th, 2020
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Kigali, Rwanda, February 4th to February 6th, 2020
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Miami, United States, February 24th to February 26th, 2020
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Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2020
Cape Town, South Africa, March 10th to March 11th, 2020
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London, United Kingdom, May 5th to May 7th, 2020
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Allan Cunningham
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