The
weekly roundup of Africa's Private Capital news
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We hope that you, your colleagues and your families continue to weather the COVID-19 viral crisis well and are not going too stir crazy with the enforced lock downs. Here's our weekly wrap of the deal and fundraising activity that took place in Africa last week which we hope helps keep you connected with what's going on in the market,
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Private Equity
Mediterrania buys MetaMed in secondary deal
Mediterrania Capital Partners has acquired MetaMed, a diagnostic imaging business, from Gulf Capital, spending...
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Mediterrania Capital leads a deal to acquire MetaMed from Gulf Capital in one of the bigger private equity deals so far this year,
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Private Equity
DPI backs SICAM for first Tunisian deal
Making its second investment for its latest fund, DPI is backing SICAM, a Tunisian tomato processor agribusiness with...
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Private Equity
Actis completes third exit from former Abraaj fund
Having assumed management rights to a number of The Abraaj Group's former funds last year, Actis announced an exit from one of them, the...
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Private Equity
Zoscales makes first healthcare deal for Fund I
Zoscales Partners announced the first healthcare investment for the private equity firm's first fund last week, backing...
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Private Equity
Cepheus Capital in fresh equity deal for Lion Brands
Cepheus Growth Capital Partners has made the second deal for the Addis Ababa-based private equity firm's maiden fund, investing...
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Venture Capital
Naspers Foundry adds Aerobotics stake to portfolio
Naspers Foundry is investing in Aerobotics, a South African agritech business, spending R100 million or about $5.5 million at current exchange rates...
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Venture Capital
Anthemis leads Series A round for Apollo Agriculture
Anthemis has led a group of investors backing Kenya-based Apollo Agriculture's Series A. Between them, the new and returning investors are investing...
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Private Equity
Goodwell's uMunthu Fund leads round for Tomato Jos
Impact investor Goodwell Investments has led a group of investors backing a Series A round for Tomato Jos...
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Private Debt
AgDevCo in debt deal for grain storage bag producer
AgDevCo is making a long-term debt investment in a Tanga, Tanzania-based producer of grain storage bags originally developed by Purdue University in the United States...
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ESG
ESG and Africa's Unlisted Companies: Sustainability Reporting for Pension Funds
An overview of the sustainability reporting requirements of pension funds to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) into investment analysis and activities.
Written by:
Chantal Gil, Theko Moteane and Kuda Mukova, IQbusiness
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Projects & Portfolio Companies...
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Private Equity
Feronia seeks sale or restructuring
Feronia, a palm oil producer backed in the past by, among others, CDC Group and Kuramo Capital Management, has advised its shareholders that it is pursuing either...
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Investment Director, Africa Private Equity at BlueOrchard
// blueorchard.com
Based in Zurich, Switzerland
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Senior Consultant, Transaction Services & Valuations at FTI
Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Consultant, Transaction Services & Valuations at FTI
// fticonsulting.com
Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Senior Investment Officer at IFC
// ifc.org
Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Investment Executive, Trade & Supply Chain Finance at CDC
// cdcgroup.com
Based in London, United Kingdom
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Investment Associate, Infrastructure equity at CDC
// cdcgroup.com
Based in London, United Kingdom
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Nairobi, Kenya, August 27th to August 28th, 2020
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Johannesburg, South Africa, September 7th to September 11th, 2020
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 20th to October 22nd, 2020
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Rescheduled date!
Nairobi, Kenya, December 2nd to December 3rd, 2020
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Rescheduled date!
Paris, France, June, 2021
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