The majority of LPs (nearly 60%) expect the dollar value of their EM PE commitments to increase over the next two years. LPs continue to believe that private equity in emerging markets will outperform developed markets, with 61% of institutional investors anticipating net returns of 16% or more from their… Read More
The findings of this Survey are based on data collected from 112 LPs from over 30 countries. Representing public and corporate pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, banks, asset managers, endowments, foundations, family offices, development finance institutions, multilateral organizations and funds of funds, these institutional investors collectively represent disclosed… Read More
East Africa-focused private equity firm Catalyst Principal Partners has acquired a 50 percent stake in Yes Brands Food and Beverage, an Ethiopian bottled mineral water manufacturer. The investment is intended to accelerate the growth of the business through enhanced operational capacity, deeper distribution and product innovation. Financial details of… Read More
East Africa-focused private equity and venture capital investor Fanisi Venture Capital Management has invested US$3 million in Rwandan agribusiness company ProDev Group Holdings. ProDev Group Holdings owns two subsidiaries: Mimex, a branded maize meal manufacturer, and ProDev Rwanda, which handles, dries and stores the maize. The financing is intended… Read More
Central Africa-focused private equity fund manager XSML has announced the closing of its Central Africa SME Fund with US$19 million in committed capital. The fund plans to pursue investments in small- and medium-sized enterprises in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. To date, the… Read More
Injaro Agricultural Capital Holdings, a West Africa-focused investment adviser, has agreed to acquire a 30 percent stake in Neema Agricole du Faso (Nafaso), a seed producer based in Burkina Faso. The investment is intended to increase Nafaso’s production of agricultural seeds, which it supplies to small farmers in West… Read More
Central Africa-focused private equity fund manager XSML has invested in RJ Trading, a food retailer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. RJ Trading sells ice cream and baked goods, and operates a supermarket. XSML structured the investment through its Central Africa SME Fund. Financial details of the transaction… Read More
Vantage Risk Capital, the mezzanine investment arm of South African private equity firm Vantage Capital, has agreed to invest up to US$30 million in Ghanaian power producer Genser. Genser intends to use most of the initial funds to finance the completion of the Chirano power plant in western Ghana… Read More
Amethis Finance, a Luxembourg-based, Africa-focused investment firm, has invested US$10.5 million in Kenya’s Chase Bank. The deal represents Amethis Finance’s first equity investment and follows the December 2012 US$140 million first close of its maiden fund. Chase Bank, which specializes in lending to Kenyan SMEs, plans to use the… Read More
U.S.-based investment firm Summit Partners has invested US$26 million in Jumia, an online retailer based in Nigeria. Jumia sells a range of products in Nigeria, Egypt and Morocco, and the funding is intended to aid its expansion into additional African markets. Jumia was developed and launched by German incubator… Read More
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