The
weekly roundup of Africa's Private Capital news
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Private Equity
Apis leads deal for Greenlight Planet
Private equity fund manager Apis Partners has announced it has led an investor consortium backing Greenlight Planet.
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Apis Partners leads equity/debt deal in solar pay-as-you-go provider Greenlight Planet
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Private Equity
LeapFrog heads investors backing WorldRemit's Series C
LeapFrog Investments, in partnership with American venture capital firms Accel and TCV, is backing WorldRemit.
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Private Equity
Man Capital and IDH back Nigerian diagnostics firm
Dynasty Group, a joint venture between Man Capital and Integrated Diagnostics Holdings is teaming up with the IFC to back Eagle Eye Echo-Scan.
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Private Equity
IFC mulls preferred equity investment in Pyramid Pharma
The IFC is considering investing preferred equity into Pyramid Pharma, a distributor of pharmaceuticals, medical consumables and equipment based in Tanzania.
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This week's issue supported by...
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Private Equity
Berkeley Energy's AREF in line for IFC AMC backing
The African Renewable Energy Fund could be in line for a capital commitment from the IFC Asset Management Company's Catalyst Fund.
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Projects & Portfolio Companies...
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Oil & Gas
Vivo Energy expands network in share swap deal
Vivo Energy Holding and Engen have agreed to a share swap deal which would add over 300 new locations to Vivo's extensive retail service service station network.
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Consumer
Travelstart acquires majority stake in SafariNow
Travelstart has acquired a majority stake in SafariNow, South Africa's largest accommodation booking website.
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Consumer
1K1V's RedSun Dried Fruit and Nuts in add-on deal
RedSun Dried Fruit and Nuts is making a deal of its own and backing RTE Snacks, producer of South Africa's popular "On The Go" trail mix.
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Private Equity
Currency and political risk impacts on African PE
AVCA has just release a report on the importance and impact of currency volatility and political uncertainty on private equity investments.
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Companies, People & Profiles...
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Profile
The Ivy League MBA who went to help a pineapple farm
A profile of Jerry Parkes, the founder of Injaro Private Equity which appeared on the USA's
National Public Radio website last week.
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Profile
Life of a venture capitalist in South Africa
How we made it in Africa gives us a summary of a recent panel conversation featuring Brett Commaille of Angelhub Investors and Keet van Zyl of Knife Capital.
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This week's featured jobs...
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Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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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 Cape Town, South Africa
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Investing in African Mining Indaba
Cape Town, February 5th to February 8th, 2018
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Regional Energy Cooperation Summit
Abidjan, January 24th to January 25th, 2018
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SAVCA 2018 Annual Conference
Stellenbosch, February 21st to February 22nd, 2018
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Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa
Cape Town, March 13th to March 14th, 2018
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2nd Annual Pension Funds and Alternative Investments Africa
Balaclava, Mauritius, March 15th to March 16th, 2018
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London, May 2nd to May 4th, 2018
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- Allan
Allan Cunningham
Editor & Publisher
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