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Private Equity
Carlyle takes majority stake in IsoMetrix
The Carlyle Group is acquiring a majority stake in IsoMetrix on behalf of its $698 million sub-Saharan Africa private equity fund. The balance of the shares...
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Carlyle buys control stake in ESH software vendor IsoMetrix
Image Credit: IsoMetrix
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Venture Capital
Mitsubushi leads $50mln Series D round for BBOXX
Japanese multinational Mitsubishi Corporation led a group of investors backing BBOXX's Series D round last week. Between them, the group are investing a total of...
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Private Equity
Arise acquires IFC's holding in Ecobank
After more than a decade-long tenure as a shareholder in Ecobank, the IFC is exiting its stake in a sale to specialist financial services investor Arise...
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Private Equity
Oikocredit buys stake in Kenyan lender
Oikocredit has become the latest investor to back a lending institution in Kenya. The impact investor is investing...
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Private Equity
Standard Bank and Goodwell in Nomanini deal
Standard Bank has teamed up with one of Nomanini's original backers for the fintech company's latest round. Between them, the South African bank and Goodwell are...
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Funds & Fundraising News...
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Mezzanine
Tamela holds first close for maiden mezzanine fund
Tamela Capital Partners has announced the first close for its first mezzanine debt fund. The Johannesburg-based fund manager has secured commitments totaling...
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Private Equity
IFC mulls commitment to Alta Semper's latest fund
The IFC is mulling an equity investment to Alta Semper's Ilera Fund II, the London-based private equity fund's latest investment vehicle...
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Agribusiness
Zeder buys significant minority stake in seed company
JSE-listed Zeder Investments is buying a significant minority stake in East Africa Seed Group through one of its portfolio companies, Zaad Holdings...
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Strategies, Trends & Perspectives...
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Perspectives
SSA's struggle to attract impact capital
Writing in the
Financial Times, OMAI's CEO Paul Boynton argues that impact investors need to broaden their sector focus to include infrastructure opportunities...
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Perspectives
Agritech could lead Africa's startup scene
Savannah Fund's Mohammed Al-Beity outlines African agriculture's potential tech transformation and highlights some of the challenges startups face...
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Companies, People & Profiles...
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People
Former ABSA and Colony Capital execs join Arise
Arise is boosting its ranks of associates with the hire of two former Absa and Colony Capital investment professionals....
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Business Development Manager, Primary Markets, Africa at LSE
// lseg.com
Based in London, United Kingdom
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Based in Cape Town, South Africa
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Investment Director, Equity Financial Institutions at CDC
// cdcgroup.com
Based in London, United Kingdom
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Investment Director, Project Finance Infrastructure at CDC
// cdcgroup.com
Based in London, United Kingdom
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Based in Casablanca, Morocco
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Based in Cape Town, South Africa
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Cape Town, South Africa, November 11th to November 12th, 2019
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Agribusiness Deal Room at AGRF 2019
Accra, Ghana, September 3rd to September 6th, 2019
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SuperReturn Global Infrastructure
London, United Kingdom, September 16th to September 18th, 2019
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Bonds, Loans & Sukuk East Africa 2019
Nairobi, Kenya, September 17th, 2019
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Investing Impact Capital in Africa Alternatives
New York, USA, September 24th, 2019
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Africa Property Investment Summit & Expo
Johannesburg, South Africa, October 2nd to October 3rd, 2019
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Johannesburg, South Africa, October 7th to October 9th, 2019
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Cape Town, South Africa, October 22nd to October 24th, 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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Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Nigeria 2019
Lagos, Nigeria, December 3rd, 2019
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