The
weekly roundup of Africa's Private Capital news
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Private Equity
Adenia exits €20mln paint company in trade sale
Adenia Partners has sold a Mauritian paint and coatings manufacturer it first backed in 2014 to AkzoNobel, marking the third exit for...
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Adenia Partners exits paint business Mauvilac in trade sale to AkzoNobel
Image Credit: Adenia Partners/Mauvilac |
Private Equity
IFC approves debt/equity deal in unlisted healthcare REIT
IFC, the World Bank's development finance arm, has approved an investment in Growthpoint Healthcare Property Holdings, part of the stable of investment...
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Venture Capital
Mobiz lands first $1m of an expected $2m pre-Series A
Mobiz has raised $1 million from Kalon Venture Partners and, according to Stadia Corporate Advisory, expects to land an additional $1 million from HAVAIC within the...
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Venture Capital
Finnfund invests in women-focused e-commerce startup
Finnfund has agreed to make an investment in a 4-year old startup that it's been in discussions with since February. The Finnish development finance institution is.
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Fund & Fundraising News...
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Private Debt
New debt facility from Vital to cushion COVID-19 impact
Last week Vital Capital announced a new debt facility to provide loans to businesses in Africa and support them through the economic fallout of the current COVID-19 crisis..
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Projects & Portfolio Company News...
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Off-Grid Solar
Renewvia plans $350mln off-grid platform for Africa
Renewvia Energy is planning to establish a holding company to consolidate its off-grid solar holdings in Africa and raise up to..
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Logistics
DFC makes initial loan disbursement to Twiga
Having raised a mix of equity and debt from a roster of banner investors last November, Twiga Foods received the first disbursement of...
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ESG
ESG and Africa's Unlisted Companies: The Journey of an Impact Token
In the third of several excerpts from the just-published Impact Africa report, a look at impact tokens which
can be sold directly to donors as the digital certificate of the impact event funded by the donor or investor, as collateral for performance-based-impact investment products or provide proven impact content in "ESG"/"SDG" investment portfolios
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Written by Fleur Heyns, co-founder of Proof of Impact.
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Senior Investment Associate at Centum
// centum.co.ke
Based in Nairobi, Kenya
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Interim Head of Special Situations, CIO Team at CDC
// cdcgroup.com
Based in London, UK
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Senior Investment Officer at IFC
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Based in Nairobi, Kenya
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Investment Officer at IFC
// ifc.org
Based in Nairobi, Kenya
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Investment Associate, Catalyst Funds at CDC
// cdcgroup.com
Based in London, UK
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Paris, France, September 22nd to September 23rd, 2020
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Nairobi, Kenya, June 24th to June 25th, 2020
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Barcelona, Spain, June 30th to July 3rd, 2020
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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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Allan Cunningham
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