Uganda-based agriculture investment management firm Pearl Capital Partners has made its second investment in Tanzanian seed company Highland Seed Growers. The US$1.25 million investment was made using a quasi-equity debt instrument using capital from the US$12 million African Seed Investment Fund (ASIF). Pearl Capital Partners manages ASIF on behalf… Read More
Sub-Saharan Africa-focused private equity fund manager XSML has invested in Promed, a generic drug manufacturer based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The investment was made from XSML’s Central Africa SME Fund, which targets investments in the DRC and the Central African Republic. Promed manufactures approximately 80… Read More
The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund) has invested US$10 million in Chayton Atlas Investments (Chayton), a company that develops and operates farms in Zambia and other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Norfund’s investment will be used to expand the operations of Chayton, including through investments in… Read More
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has invested US$7 million in the Pan African Housing Fund (PAHF), an Africa-focused fund managed by private equity fund manager Phatisa Group. The fund will invest in lower-middle and middle class residential housing in African urban areas. Shelter-Afrique, an African housing finance and development… Read More
International Housing Solutions (IHS) invested ZAR105.8 million (US$13.2 million) to develop the project and committed an additional ZAR24.1 million (US$3.1 million) for the purchase of 162 units for its own rental portfolio Company Headquarters: South Africa Business focus: Residential real estate Impact Highlights Fleurhof helps close the gap in the… Read More
Africa and Middle East-focused SME financier GroFin Capital has agreed to fund the expansion of South African restaurant chain, Spur Group, into Kenya. Johannesburg-listed Spur plans to open its second location in Kenya at the Eka Hotel in the capital of Mombasa. GroFin has agreed to provide between KES40… Read More
Dutch development bank FMO has announced the creation of an Africa-focused fund-of-funds in partnership with U.S.-based fund-of-funds manager Fairview Capital Partners. The FMO Fairview Africa Fund will make commitments to private equity funds in Africa and selectively co-invest alongside these funds. The fund’s target size is US$200 million, of… Read More
International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced that it will provide a US$70 million convertible loan to Nigerian commercial bank, Diamond Bank, in partnership with the Africa Capitalization Fund, a private equity fund managed by IFC Asset Management Company. Diamond Bank will use the loan to expand its lending program… Read More
In this issue Articles Anti-Corruption: Guidance for EM PE Practitioners Fundraising Do’s and Don’ts: Lessons from EMPEA’s Inaugural Fundraising Masterclass Highlights from the 14th Annual Global Private Equity Conference Guest Commentary: Emerging Market Secondaries Come of Age: An Analysis by Pomona Capital Inside Perspectives: An… Read More
Despite the shadows cast by Europe’s economic troubles and concerns of slowing economic growth in many emerging markets, most of the 875 participants attending the 14th Annual Global Private Equity Conference, co-hosted by EMPEA and IFC, were upbeat as they shared strategies and ideas on how to prevail as… Read More
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