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Private Equity
Vantage deal enables Pétro Ivoire investor exits
Vantage Capital's mezzanine deal for Pétro Ivoire has enabled the Ivorian oil and gas distributor's investors sell their stakes...
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Vantage Capital's mezzanine deal allows Pétro Ivoire's private equity investors to exit to the oil and gas distributor's founding family.
Image Credit: Pétro Ivoire
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Private Debt
TLG Capital invests debt in Atlas Mara
TLG Capital's Credit Opportunities Fund is investing debt in Atlas Mara, the pan-African banking platform set up by high-profile bank CEO Bob Diamond...
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Venture Capital
Convergence, Nedbank and Sanari back Snapt's Series A
Snapt, an application delivery controller business, has closed its Series A round with investments from Convergence Partners, Nedbank and Sanari Capital...
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Venture Capital
TLcom's TIDE Africa Fund makes 5th investment
TLcom Capital's TIDE Africa Fund announced it has made its fifth investment since it held its first close last year, cementing its position as the most...
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Venture Capital
Egypt's Vezeeta lands equity investment from IFC
The IFC is investing equity in Vezeeta, a digital healthcare company headquartered in Cairo...
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Funds & Fundraising News...
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Private Equity
AfricInvest holds final close for Maghreb Private Equity IV
AfricInvest announced that it has held the final close for its latest North Africa-focused private equity fund, landing...
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Venture Capital
Sawari Ventures hits 50% of goal for fund's first close
Sawari Ventures announced the first close of Sawari Ventures North Africa Fund I at the weekend, garnering commitments totaling 50% of the fund's final goal...
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Infrastructure Capital
FinDev makes commitment to climate fund
FinDev Canada has become the first North American development finance institution to commit capital to Climate Fund Manager's Climate Investor One...
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Companies, People & Profiles...
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Companies
SGG Group competes deal for Augentius
Luxembourg-based SGG Group's deal to acquire Augentius has received the necessary regulatory approvals, allowing the transaction to reach completion...
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People
CDC taps Lloyd to be first impact head
UK development finance institution CDC announced last week that it is appointing its first Head of Impact...
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Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Equity Investment Manager, Construction & Real Estate at CDC
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Based in London, United Kingdom
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Based in London, United Kingdom
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Based in London, United Kingdom
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Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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Based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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Based in London, United Kingdom
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Stellenbosch, South Africa, February 27th to March 1st, 2019
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25th African Mining Indaba
Cape Town, South Africa, February 4th to February 7th, 2019
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Kigali, Rwanda, February 15th to February 19th, 2019
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New this week...
5th Powering Africa Summit
Miami, United States, February 25th to February 27th, 2019
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New this week...
Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa
Cape Town, South Africa, March 13th to March 14th, 2019
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Pension Focus Africa Investment Summit
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Nairobi, Kenya, March 14th to March 15th, 2019
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New this week...
Regional Energy Cooperation Summit East
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 27th to March 29th, 2019
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New this week...
Africa Energy Forum: Off the Grid
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 27th to March 29th, 2019
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AFSIC 2019, Investing in Africa
London, United Kingdom, May 8th to May 10th, 2019
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