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Private Equity Infrastructure
AIIM buys interests in Nigerian gas assets
African Infrastructure Investment Managers is buying interests in Nigerian gas assets owned by Savannah Petroleum via the African Infrastructure Investment Fund 3.
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African Infrastructure Investment Managers buys interests in Nigerian gas assets for AIIF3's tenth deal
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Private Equity
Ezdehar finalizes deal for convenience food firm
Ezdehar announced the completion of its deal to acquire a stake in an Egyptian convenience food producer last week. The Cairo-based private equity firm is..
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Private Equity
AfricInvest makes fourth deal of MPEF IV
AfricInvest's Maghreb Private Equity Fund IV is making its fourth investment, backing a smart card and payment card solutions provider which is headquartered in Cairo...
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Venture Capital
Consonance backs VerifyMe Nigeria's Series A
Consonance Investment Managers is backing a Nigerian technology company's Series A round. The Lagos-based investment firm is investing...
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Funds & Fundraising News...
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Private Equity
Metier's MSC II hits 75% of target at first close
Following recent commitments from the African Development Bank and Proparco, Metier has held the first close for its second sustainable capital fund, having garnered...
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Private Debt
responsAbility's new energy access fund holds first close
Impact investor responsAbility has held the first close for its latest private debt fund which will have a particular focus on those in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia...
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Projects & Portfolio Company News...
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Venture Capital
KopaGas sells proprietary technology
KopaGas, a 5-year old technology company that counts a number of private capital investors among its backers, has struck a deal to sell its proprietary technology for
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Venture Capital
What Jack Dorsey's move to Africa could mean for tech
With Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey committing to living somewhere in Africa during the course of 2020,
TechCrunch talks to a few people in Africa's tech world
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DFI
Africa looms large for UK's development finance unit
Owen Walker of the
Financial Times profiles the UK's development finance institution, CDC, on the eve of this week's UK-Africa Investment Summit in London
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Companies, People & Profiles...
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People
Leading PE lawyer joins Rooney Nimmo
One of Africa's leading private equity lawyers has joined Rooney Nimmo in Edinburgh...
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People
Hirani joins Oraro as Partner in Nairobi
Oraro & Company Advocates has appointed a new corporate partner specializing in M&A, private equity and venture capital to its Nairobi headquarters...
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Associate, Financial Planning & Analysis at Twiga Foods
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Based in Nairobi, Kenya
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Head, Financial Planning & Analysis at Twiga Foods
// twigafoods.com
Based in Nairobi, Kenya
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Investment Partner/Principal at Sanari Capital
// sanari.co.za
Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Senior Investment Officer at IFC
// ifc.org
Based in Dakar, Senegal
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Investment Director, Project Finance, Infrastructure at CDC
// cdcgroup.com
Based in London, United Kingdom
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Investment Director, Funds & Capital Partnerships at CDC
// cdcgroup.com
Based in London, United Kingdom
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Investment Associate at Sanari Capital
// sanari.co.za
Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Kigali, Rwanda, February 4th to February 6th, 2020
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Investing in African Mining Indaba
Cape Town, South Africa, February 3rd to February 6th, 2020
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Miami, United States, February 24th to February 26th, 2020
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SAVCA 2020 Annual Conference
Stellenbosch, South Africa, Februay 25th to February 27th, 2020
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Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2020
Cape Town, South Africa, March 10th to March 11th, 2020
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Pension Funds & Alternative Investments
Balaclava, Mauritius, March 19th to March 20th, 2020
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London, United Kingdom, May 5th to May 7th, 2020
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Barcelona, Spain, June 30th to July 3rd, 2020
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