23 June 2018
Nairobi, Lagos, London - TLcom Capital (TLcom), the VC fund started in London two decades ago with over US$300mn under management and tech investments spanning Europe, Israel and the US, today announced that commitments to the TIDE Africa Fund have hit US…
Read more »31 May 2018
Africa is home to an increasing number of growth companies in need of capital. Before these businesses start tapping into sources of finance to expand operations, they must evaluate the type of funding that suits their particular needs. There are a numbe…
Read more »01 February 2018
Cepheus Growth Capital Partners (Cepheus), a private equity firm, is pleased to announce it has successfully reached its first close at US$51mn of its Cepheus Growth Capital Fund (Fund). The Fund received strong support from three Development Finance Inst…
Read more »20 December 2017
AfricInvest, a leading pan-African private equity firm, today announced the first close of FIVE, an evergreen platform for investing in financial institutions in Africa. Through its investments, FIVE expects to meaningfully contribute to improved access t…
Read more »30 November 2017
AfricInvest, a leading pan-African mid-cap-focused private equity firm, is pleased to announce the first closing of its North African Fund (MPEF IV). The fund has received capital commitments of EUR137mn from prestigious finance institutions, and expects …
Read more »28 November 2017
Mediterrania Capital Partners, the private equity firm focused on growth investments for SMEs in North African and Sub-Saharan countries, announces the first closing of its third capital growth fund, Mediterrania Capital III LP, at EUR103mn. Mediterrania…
Read more »18 October 2017
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will support private equity investment across Ethiopia though support for the new US$100mn Cepheus Growth Capital Fund. The EIB’s US$10mn participation represents the first backing for an Ethiopia-focused fund and one of…
Read more »22 September 2017
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a EUR15mn equity investment in the Mediterrania Capital Fund III (MC III) under the management of an experienced team of Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP) with strong transaction…
Read more »10 September 2017
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an agreement to invest US$15mn in Egypt Mid-Cap, a generalist private equity fund targeting growth capital investments in small and medium-sized private companies located in Egypt. The fund has attracted US$85…
Read more »07 July 2017
Yeelen Capital initiated by Cauris Management, has achieved subscriptions in excess of EUR30mn for Yeelen Financial Fund L.P., its private equity fund dedicated to the financial sector, at the end of an initial closing held today. Yeelen Financial Fund L…
Read more »26 June 2017
TLcom Capital, the VC fund started in London two decades ago with over US$300mn under management and tech investments spanning Europe, Israel and the US, today announced that commitments to the TIDE Africa Fund have hit US$40mn. TIDE Africa is the first…
Read more »19 June 2017
Sahel Capital, fund manager for the Fund for Agricultural Finance in Nigeria (FAFIN), is pleased to announce the successful US$65.9mn final close of its debut fund. As part of this close, the African Development Bank, CDC Group, and the Dutch Good Growth …
Read more »26 May 2017
Adenia Partners, a private equity fund manager focused on mid-cap buyouts and growth capital investments in Sub-Saharan Africa, is pleased to announce the final closing of Adenia Capital (IV). After being significantly oversubscribed, the fund closed at i…
Read more »15 May 2017
Today, XSML, the fund manager active in Central & East Africa, announced its final close of the African Rivers Fund at US$50mn. The African Rivers Fund is XSML’s second fund under management, after its maiden fund the Central Africa SME Fund (CASF), b…
Read more »28 February 2017
Tuesday, 28th February 2017, London: Private equity investment in Africa continues to go from strength to strength, evidenced by a new report from the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA). AVCA’s 2016 Annual African Private Equity…
Read more »21 February 2017
The shareholders of the Sindila hydropower project are pleased to announce that the 5.25MW run of river project achieved financial close on 30 January 2017 and has commenced construction. The project benefits from a 20-year power purchase agreement with t…
Read more »01 February 2017
EXEO Capital, the pan-African private equity investment firm, has announced the first close of the second Agri-Vie Fund (Agri-Vie Fund II), focused on the food and agribusiness sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, after attracting commitments of over US$100mn – …
Read more »16 January 2017
AfricInvest and Bpifrance are pleased to announce the launch of the French African Fund (FFA), the first cross-border investment fund dedicated to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in both Africa and France. The fund will be ma…
Read more »10 November 2016
Adenia Partners, a private equity fund manager focused on mid-cap buyouts and growth capital investments in Sub-Saharan Africa, has launched Adenia Capital (IV), its fourth follow-on fund vehicle, securing EUR180mn of LP commitments in a first closing thi…
Read more »02 November 2016
Capria, a global impact investment firm focused on the “missing middle” finance opportunity by advancing the next generation of impact fund managers in emerging markets, today announced that the Capria Accelerator Fund has reached its final close at US$5.…
Read more »14 October 2016
Musa Capital Namibia, an affiliate of the South African-based company, Musa Group (Pty) Ltd, recently held the first close of its Namibia Mid-Cap Fund. The Fund was launched with capital from the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF), and is Musa G…
Read more »22 September 2016
Oasis Capital Ghana has completed the first close of its second fund, Oasis Africa VC Fund (OAF) at US$27mn. The Fund, anchored by the Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF) at US$5mn, has secured commitments of US$7mn from the International Finance Corporation (I…
Read more »07 July 2016
Metier Capital Growth Fund II completed further closings to June 2016, raising in excess of ZAR2.5bn, with further commitments expected by final closing. The fund is the successor fund to the Capital Growth Fund of 2006/7 which invested in eight portfoli…
Read more »29 June 2016
Alitheia Identity Managers (Alitheia Identity) announced a partnership with Capria Ventures (Capria), a global impact investment firm that works with local fund managers to accelerate the flow of capital in emerging markets. Female entrepreneurs, women-le…
Read more »03 June 2016
Actis, a leading growth markets investor, has announced that it has reached final closing on its third opportunistic private real estate fund, Actis Africa Real Estate Fund 3 (“ARE3”) with commitments totalling more than US$500mn, comfortably exceeding it…
Read more »16 March 2016
The founders of Agri-Vie Investment Fund, the African private equity fund focused on the food and agribusiness sector, and pan-African asset manager STANLIB, are proud to announce the formation of EXEO Capital - an Africa-focused private equity partnershi…
Read more »22 February 2016
Enko Capital Managers is pleased to announce it has successfully reached a US$83.25 million final close of its Pan-African fund, the Enko Africa Private Equity Fund (EAPEF). Significant second close investors included Proparco, through its FISEA window, a…
Read more »12 February 2016
Investec Asset Management has successfully closed its sophomore fund, the Investec Africa Private Equity Fund 2 (IAPEF 2) at US$295mn. The investor base includes pension funds, endowments, fund of funds and development finance insti…
Read more »12 February 2016
12th February, 2016 - AfricInvest and Siparex are pleased to announce the first closing of the “Fonds de Co-Localisation Franco-Tunisien” (FCFT), promoted and equally subscribed by French and Tunisian state investors - Bpifrance (France) and Caisse des Dé…
Read more »28 January 2016
Verod Capital is pleased to announce the final close of Verod Capital Growth Fund II (“Verod Fund II”) at $115mn, exceeding its original target of $100mn. Verod Fund II is supported by a diverse group of prominent global investors and includes a mix of fu…
Read more »21 January 2016
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) and LeapFrog Investments announced today the launch of a US$350 million investment partnership to access high-growth markets in Africa. Managed by LeapFrog, the new investment vehicle will target investments in life …
Read more »18 January 2016
Kibo Capital Partners, a provider of growth capital in East Africa, Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands, today announced the second close of its Kibo Fund II. The total fund size increased to about US$58 million with investors including Nile Hold…
Read more »12 December 2015
Edmond de Rotschild Private Equity (EDR PE), ONF International (ONFI) and the Moringa Partnership team are pleased to announce the final closing of the Moringa S.C.A., SICAR, a private equity investment vehicle dedicated to making investments in sustainab…
Read more »10 December 2015
LeapFrog Investments is set to receive up to US$200m from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the OPIC Board of Directors announced today. This is the largest commitment in history to any impact fund manager. It also brings commitments to LeapFro…
Read more »10 November 2015
Investec Asset Management and Growthpoint Properties announced today that they have entered into a joint venture agreement, which in partnership with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will seek to establish and grow a significant diversified pan-Afri…
Read more »27 October 2015
IPDEV2, the first incubator and sponsor of African impact funds, held the signing of its first closing on October 20th 2015. While three funds are already operational, in Niger, Burkina Faso and Senegal, IPDEV2 aims to build a network of 10 impact funds i…
Read more »27 October 2015
IPDEV2, the first incubator and sponsor of African impact funds, held the signing of its first closing on October 20th 2015. While three funds are already operational, in Niger, Burkina Faso and Senegal, IPDEV2 aims to build a network of 10 impact funds i…
Read more »28 September 2015
Europe’s long-term financing institution, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Meridiam, a global investor and asset manager specializing in public and community infrastructure today announced the agreement of a new €30 million catalyst investment in th…
Read more »18 September 2015
Synergy Private Equity Fund I (SPEF) LP is pleased to announce the final close of its fund. The fund closed above its initial hard cap of $100m on September 9, 2015 ahead of the first anniversary of its first close, which was on September 12, 2014. Fundra…
Read more »24 August 2015
The Abraaj Group (‘Abraaj’ or the ‘Group’), a leading investor operating in global growth markets, today announced the final close of its second dedicated North Africa private equity Fund at US$ 375 million. The new Fund brings the total amount closed by …
Read more »20 August 2015
Investec Asset Management has successfully closed the Investec Africa Credit Opportunities Fund 1 at U$226.5 million.The Dutch development bank, FMO, and the UK’s Development Finance Agency, CDC, played an instrumental role in anchoring the fund. The inve…
Read more »27 July 2015
July 27th 2015: Mediterrania Capital Partners, the regional Private Equity firm focusing in Growth investments for SMEs, announces a final close of Mediterrania Capital II (“MC II”), its second Growth Fund for North Africa, at the planned target of €120 m…
Read more »10 July 2015
10th July 2015: The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 an equity investment of up to US$45 million in Atlantic Coast Regional Fund LLC II (or “AFIG Fund II”), a 10-year US$300 million multi-sector…
Read more »21 May 2015
Cairo, Egypt, May 21 2015: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing $10 million in a venture capital fund that supports promising technology companies, part of an effort to drive job creation across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).The i…
Read more »24 April 2015
Johannesburg, South Africa, April 24 2015: Vantage Capital, an African mezzanine debt provider, today announced that the DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (“DEG”) and four other European investors are contributing a total of a…
Read more »13 April 2015
Dubai, UAE, 13 April 2015: The Abraaj Group (“Abraaj” or “The Group”), an investor operating in global growth markets, today announced the final close of its third dedicated Sub-Saharan Africa private equity fund at US$ 990 million. Abraaj Africa Fund I…
Read more »01 April 2015
London, United Kingdom, 01 April 2015: DPI, an Africa private equity specialist with US$1.1 billion under management, has successfully closed its second fund, the oversubscribed ADP II fund, at ~US$725 million significantly beating its $500 million targe…
Read more »04 March 2015
Gauteng, South Africa, 4 March 2015: The Metier Capital Growth Fund II completed its first close in mid-February 2015 and has already signed a binding sale agreement with its first portfolio company, a consumer retail chain with a presence in South Africa…
Read more »06 February 2015
Following an announcement that Helios Investment Partners (“Helios”) exceeded the $1 billion target set for the firm’s third Africa-focused fund, Helios Investors III, L.P. (“Helios III”), Helios today announced that Helios III, which was oversubscribed, …
Read more »12 January 2015
London, United Kingdom, 12th January 2015: Helios Investment Partners ("Helios"), a leading pan-African private investment firm, today announced it has exceeded the $1 billion target set for its third Africa-focused fund and the firm will shortly be closi…
Read more »15 October 2014
Tunis, October 15th 2014 – The AfricInvest Group is pleased to announce the first closing of the multi-sector private equity fund AfricInvest Fund III LLC (‘AF III’), with a size exceeding Euro 154 million in capital commitments alongside prestigious dev…
Read more »08 October 2014
On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 in Abidjan, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved a €10-million equity investment in the African compartment of the Moringa Private Equity Fund.Moringa will invest in scalable, replicable agroforestr…
Read more »15 September 2014
Synergy Private Equity Fund (LP) is pleased to announce its first close of US$56.25M on September 12, 2014. The Synergy Private Equity Fund (SPEF) is a $75 million-target ($100m hard cap) private equity fund domiciled in Mauritius and focused on mid-size…
Read more »29 August 2014
Injaro Investments Limited (“IIL”) is pleased to announce the final closing of Injaro Agricultural Capital Holdings Limited (“Injaro”), its West-Africa focused impact-oriented fund, with total commitments of US$49m. Final closing commitments of US$15m, US…
Read more »30 June 2014
Amethis Finance, the private investment fund dedicated to long-term responsible investments in Africa, founded in partnership between Luc Rigouzzo, Laurent Demey, and the Edmond de Rothschild Group through Compagnie Benjamin de Rothschild Conseil “CBR”, s…
Read more »13 June 2014
Kibo Capital Partners today announced the first close of its second fund, The Kibo Fund II LLC (‘Kibo II’), totalling US$50 million. Kibo II targets growth capital investments in East Africa, Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands.Investors include …
Read more »16 April 2014
Dedicated African private equity fund focuses on businesses that support growing middle class London, UK – Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) today announced the final close of Carlyle Sub-Saharan Africa Fund (CSSAF), reachin…
Read more »07 April 2014
AfricInvest Group is delighted to announce the third and final closing of its AfricInvest Financial Sector (AFS) fund, with limited partner commitments reaching EUR 60.6 million.New commitments came from KfW,BIO, Desjardins Group, and the Adolf H. Lundin …
Read more »01 April 2014
LONDON, March 28th, 2014 – Helios Investment Partners is pleased to announce a $355 million first close of Helios Investors III, L.P. (“Fund III”) following the launch of fundraising in December. The Fund III target remains $1 billion; a subsequent close…
Read more »26 March 2014
PIC invests Euro 19 million (FCFA 14 billion) in the West Africa Emerging Markets Growth Fund (WAEMGF), the Phoenix Capital Management (PCM) sponsored PE fund.Johannesburg, South Africa, March, 2014 – South Africa’s Public Investment Corporation (PIC), th…
Read more »06 February 2014
PARTICIPATION IN NEW RIGHTS ISSUE TAKES TOTAL COMMITMENT TO US$33.4mCDC has announced a $18.4m commitment to a new rights issue in the Atlantic Coast Regional Fund (‘ACRF’), taking its overall commitment to the fund to $33.4m. The rights issue will provid…
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The @IFC will invest up to US$13mn in Capria Fund, a new US$100mn 'network fund' that invests in impact fund mana… https://t.co/3FnFe15eLR
@Proparco invested US$3mn in @JUMO_WORLD, a EM fintech start-up supporting the under-banked. #AVCASummit18… https://t.co/O574LSxcra
@AFD_France has launched a new US$76mn fund to support African start-ups. US$58mn will be administered through… https://t.co/PJJKOPhrj8
Nairobi-based mobile survey platform @mSurvey raised US$3.5mn in a Series A round led by #TLcom Capital. #AVCASummit18 #VCinAfrica
@Jumia_Group, Africa's biggest ecommerce ecosystem, is Africa's first 'unicorn': an unlisted start-up with a valuat… https://t.co/JXuRIbcbbD
