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Private Equity
Eranove, the West African utility group majority-owned by Emerging Capital Partners, has landed significant fresh backing from a new entity set up by the private equity firm in partnership with...
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Eranove, a utility group backed by ECP, has landed significant amount of fresh funding
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Private Equity
Connecticut-based hedge fund Silverpoint Capital now owns four African casino properties as part of a deal to acquire a number of properties from Caesars Entertainment which also included a number o...
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Private Equity
Initially announced in February this year, Convergence Partners' maiden deal for the firm's new $250 million private equity fund has now reached completion successfully. The all-cash deal's close follows...
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Venture Capital
After raising $25 million for its Series A in March, Nigeria-focused challenger bank Kuda Technologies has just wrapped up a quick inside Series B round, raising an additional...
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Venture Capital
Having backed digital insurance advice startup Ctrl two weeks ago, Naspers Foundry is adding a second insuretech startup to its portfolio, leading an investment round in South Africa-based Naked...
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Venture Capital
A group of investors is investing $2.2 million in a pre-seed round for Wapi Pay, a payments startup headquartered in Kenya with a presence in Singapore...
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Private Debt
Oikocredit is providing debt financing to a profitable Malian mango processing business based in Selingué, some 200kms south of the country's capital, Bamako. The impact investment firm is loaning...
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Private Credit
Having suspended fund redemptions in March last year in response to the pandemic, Barak Fund Management is undertaking a number of steps to re-orient itself and maximize investor returns as the...
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Private Equity
TPG announced a multibillion-dollar first close for a new global climate impact investment fund launched at the beginning of this year. TPG Rise Climate has raised...
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People
Helios Fairfax has appointed Masai Ujiri, Vice-Chair and President of Basketball franchise Toronto Raptors, as an independent director to the Africa-focused investment holding company's board...
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