Advanced Finance & Investment Group (AFIG), a private equity firm focused on Sub-Saharan Africa, has invested US$14 million in two Senegalese companies: downstream oil company Elton Oil Industries and automotive assembler Senbus Industries. Both companies are owned by Société d’Interventions Financières (SIFI), a subsidiary of Senegalese principal investment and… Read More
CDC, the development finance institution of the United Kingdom, has committed US$30 million to Investec Africa Credit Opportunities Fund 1, a corporate debt fund managed by South African investment firm Investec Asset Management. The fund, which is targeting up to US$350 million in total commitments, will provide long-term capital… Read More
Investec Private Equity, the private equity division of international specialist banking and asset management firm Investec, has acquired a 30 percent stake in Assupol, a South African life insurance and financial services company. The investment consists of an equity injection as well as a debt component payable over five… Read More
Emerging markets private equity firm The Abraaj Group has invested in Ugandan pharmacy retail chain Vine Pharmaceuticals through its US$105.4 million Africa Health Fund. Vine currently operates 21 stores, and Abraaj’s investment is intended to help Vine gain a larger share of the Ugandan market. Financial details of the… Read More
Africa-focused private investment fund Amethis Finance has held a first close with US$140 million in equity commitments. Shareholders in the fund include the Edmond de Rothschild group, other banks and financial institutions, corporates and family offices from the United States, Europe and the Mediterranean. Additionally, the Overseas Private Investment… Read More
South African fund manager Ethos Private Equity has closed its sixth private equity fund, Ethos Fund VI, with US$800 million in capital commitments. Institutional investors participating in the fund included corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and funds of funds. Ethos Fund VI will focus primarily on South Africa… Read More
East Africa-focused private equity firm Fanisi Venture Capital Management has invested in Rwandan pharmaceutical company Sophar. The funding will allow Sophar to build a World Health Organization-certified warehouse, which will increase the company’s storage capacity from 900 products to 3,000 products. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Read More
Asia and Africa-focused investment firm LeapFrog Investments has announced its intention to invest US$7.5 million in a partnership with Asset and Resource Management Company (ARM), a Nigerian non-banking financial company. ARM recently acquired a majority stake in CrystaLife Assurance, a Nigerian life insurance provider. With LeapFrog’s investment, CrystaLife intends… Read More
East Africa-focused private equity firm Catalyst Principal Partners has acquired a 95 percent stake in Tanzanian packaged tea producer Chai Bora from Kenya-based investment holding company TransCentury. Catalyst invested in the company through Catalyst Fund I, its US$125 million focused private equity fund. Financial details of the transaction were… Read More
Kaizen Venture Partners, a private equity investment firm focused on special situations investing in Africa, has signed an agreement with International Finance Corporation (IFC), the development finance arm of the World Bank Group. IFC has agreed to co-invest up to US$20 million with Kaizen in the acquisition of distressed… Read More
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