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- 28 Nov 2013
Private Equity Africa Reports $2Bn in 2013
Private Equity Africa, the industry publication for fund managers, investors and advisors has today reported that Africa-focussed fundraisers have brought in excess of £2billion in reported closings…
- 21 Jun 2013
Vasari Wins Coveted Private Equity Africa Award
UK-based strategic investment firm Vasari has won the “Special Recognition Award for a New Frontiers Deal” at the 2013 Private Equity Africa Awards ceremony held in London recently. Vasari won the…
- 17 May 2021
PenOp Partners AVCA on Private Equity Investments
The Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) has gone into partnership with the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) to empower local investors and develop…
- 10 Nov 2016
PEWIN Expands Its Africa Presence to Nigeria
The Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN), a global networking organization for senior women in private equity, with chapters in the US, Europe, Africa and Asia, has now expanded to Nigeria,…
- 20 Nov 2020
The Sunny Disposition of Private Equity in Today’s COVID-19 World
Gregory Kronsten We listened with great interest to four prominent private equity players in Africa in a discussion of prospects during and after COVID-19. The event took place in early November, and…
- 24 Mar 2021
CardinalStone Capital Advisers Announces Final Close of Maiden Private Equity Fund
CardinalStone Capital Advisers (CCA), a Lagos based private equity fund manager, has announced the final close of its maiden private equity fund, the CardinalStone Capital Advisers Growth Fund LP…
- 23 Jul 2026
Dangote Refinery Completes Landmark $2.5bn Private Equity Placement
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has successfully completed a landmark US$2.5 billion private equity placement, in what is believed to be Africa’s largest publicly disclosed primary…
- 2 Jun 2023
AfDB Approves $20m Investment in Private Equity Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved an equity investment of $20 million in the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund I, in support of its target to…
- 23 Dec 2025
AfDB Group Mobilises Global Private Capital to Close Africa’s Financing Gap
Building on the successful conclusion of the 17th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-17), which mobilised $11 billion for Africa’s most vulnerable countries, the African Development…
- 25 Nov 2017
AfDB Approves $15m Equity Investment in Africa Capital Works Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$ 15m equity participation in Africa Capital Works Fund. The investment will finance Sub Saharan Africa’s mid-market…
- 11 May 2018
African Fintech, Agribusiness Firms Attract Interest from Investors
African private equity and venture capital deal-making in April were dominated by investments in technology companies, particularly fintech and business-to-business platforms, together with…
- 18 Nov 2020
Accelerex Holdings Secures $20m Investment from ACA
Accelerex Holdings, Mauritius (“Accelerex”), has signed an investment agreement with regional private equity firm, Africa Capital Alliance (“ACA”), for the Capital Alliance Private Equity IV (CAPE…
- 3 Aug 2020
Deloitte Launches Initiative to Support SMEs, Others
Deloitte Africa Leadership has launched the Deloitte Private in West Africa, a practice established to focus on serving SMEs), high net worth individuals, family-owned businesses and Private Equity…
- 27 Jul 2021
Convergence Partner Secures $120M Fund to Drive Digital Inclusion in Africa
Convergence Partners, a private equity investor focused on the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, announced the successful first close of its third fund, the Convergence Partners Digital…
- 22 Mar 2017
Helios Activates Exit Strategy, Sells Stake in Interswitch
Helios Investment Partners, the Africa-focused private investment firm managing funds worth up to $3 billion, has sold a minority stake in Interswitch to TA Associates, global growth private equity…
- 6 Jul 2016
Africonomie to Host US-Africa Fund Managers Forum
Africonomie has announced the intention to host 3rd Africa Alternative Investment Intensive (AAII), the most comprehensive forum bringing together U.S - Africa capital owners, allocators and fund…
- 14 Dec 2020
InfraCo Africa Invests $27m in InfraCredit to Finance Infrastructure
InfraCredit, a specialised local currency infrastructure credit guarantee institution, has announced the completion of a $27 million equity investment by InfraCo Africa, part of the Private…
- 28 Apr 2015
FAPA Provides Equity to Africlear Global to Improve Securities Market Infrastructure in Africa
The Fund for Africa Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed on March 5, 2015 in Abidjan a seed equity investment of US $400,000 to Africlear Global. The…
- 17 Jun 2017
AfDB Approves $15M Equity Investment to Support Inclusive Growth in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $15 million investment in Shore Capital Fund III, a multinational Private Equity Fund which promotes financial inclusion…
- 2 Aug 2010
Helios, Vitol to Acquire Shell’s Downstream Businesses in Africa
Vitol Group has said that it is in exclusive negotiations with Shell Oil Products Africa (Shell) for the potential acquisition of equity in their downstream businesses in 19 countries in Africa,…
- 18 Feb 2014
African Capital Alliance (ACA) Foundation Launch
African Capital Alliance (ACA), a premier private equity firm in Africa has launched the ACA Foundation with a nation-building workshop. From inception, ACA has been committed to nation-building via…
- 6 Jun 2016
Actis Raises Over $500m For New African Real Estate Fund
Actis, a leading growth markets investor, said that it has reached final closing on its third opportunistic private real estate fund, Actis Africa Real Estate Fund 3 (“ARE3”) with commitments…
- 30 Nov 2018
AfDB Approves $50 million Equity Investment in AFC to Support Infrastructure Projects in Africa
The African Development Bank has approved an equity investment of US$50 million in Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) − a pan-African development finance institution established in 2007. This equity…
- 6 Mar 2018
African Broadband Operators Increase Investment to Meet Soaring Data Demand
An urgent requirement for new investment into telecom and broadband infrastructure in Africa is driving a fresh flurry of mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, investment and financing activity, as the…
- 8 Sept 2018
AfDB Approves $15M Equity Investment to Boost SME in Nigeria, Others
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a US$ 15 million equity investment in Verod Capital Growth Fund III, a private equity fund that will make investments in high…
- 18 Jul 2021
Rack Centre Doubles Capacity at its Lagos Campus
Rack Centre, the leading carrier neutral data centre colocation provider in West Africa, has announced the completion of the doubling of its IT load capacity to 1.5 MW at its Lagos campus, further…
- 10 Nov 2018
Investment Forum Seeks Increased investments into Pension Funds
Africa’s largest economies are leading the way, investing in equity market and pension funds but more countries need to follow suit to attract much needed foreign institutional investment into the…
- 1 Sept 2016
Standard Bank Predicts Increased M&A Activity in African Telecom, Media
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, is partnering with international news and events provider TMT Finance for the inaugural TMT Finance Africa in Lagos 2016 Conference, which is bringing…
- 26 May 2016
TMT Finance Partners IHS Towers on Inaugural Forum in Lagos
TMT Finance, the global telecom investment news and events provider, and IHS Towers, the largest mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Africa, Europe and the Middle East, have…
- 22 Sept 2022
Africa’s Tech Opportunity Excites Global Investors
Global venture capital (VC) and private equity investors are banking on an African tech boom over the next three years, reveals a new study. The research, commissioned by blockchain-based mobile…