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Private Equity
RMB Corvest and Imbani Private Equity have teamed up to take a significant stake in Insulation Thermal Acoustic Security Company (or ITAS), a specialist manufacturer of security safety equipment near...
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Vantage's new mezzanine fund will back mid-market companies across Africa
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Mezzanine
One of East Africa's largest fish farms has landed a mezzanine debt investment of several million dollars from AgDevCo, the social impact investor focused on agricultural investments on the continent...
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Private Equity
The Yeelen Financial Fund has acquired a stake in Groupement Assurances Modernes Multiformes en Afrique (or GAMMA), an insurance company with interests in Sonavie and Sabunyuman...
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Private Debt
Having raised $38 million for its Series B in January, Daystar Power has secured additional financing from IFC for its Nigerian power subsidiary, Daybreak Power Solutions, helping the business finance...
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Venture Capital
New York-based Tiger Global Management has led the group of investors backing FairMoney's Series B round. Between them, the investors are providing the mobile banking platform with...
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Venture Capital
Cairo-based MaxAB, a B2B eCommerce platform, has raised a total of $40 million for its Series A round from a group of investors led by RMBV, a MENA-focused impact investor...
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Venture Capital
Alitheia Capital's uMunthu Fund has led a group of investors backing Lidya's pre-Series B round which closed with $8.3 million last week. The other investors in the round were...
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Venture Capital
Smile Identity, an identity verification and KYC platform purpose-built for Africa, has raised funding from a mix of new and existing investors in a Series A round co-led by Costanoa Ventures and CRE Venture...
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Mezzanine
Vantage Capital has held the first close for the mezzanine fund manager's latest fund, landing almost 60% of its final goal target from a mix of European and US-based institutional investors and...
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Private Equity
CDC Group is leading an investment in an affordable housing fund in South Africa, supporting the construction of new, green affordable units targeted at low- and middle-income households over the...
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Private Capital
The European Investment Bank is considering an investment in an emerging markets and climate-focused fund-of-funds launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors...
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Venture Capital
Mineworkers Investment Company announced the launch of MIC Khulisani Ventures last week, an early-stage investment vehicle that will invest in innovative, black-owned businesses growing...
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Crypto Valley Venture Capital (or CV VC), a Swiss investment firm targeting early-stage opportunities in startups that develop products, applications, or services built on blockchain technology, is opening its...
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Companies...
The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (or EMPEA) has rebranded itself after 17 years. The industry association, which promotes and represents private capital investment in...
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