Africa
Infrastructure
MENA Digest: Prypco leads funding this week; Pargo, invygo, Mala also raise capital
The Middle East and North Africa region saw key funding announcements this week, led by UAE-based proptech startup Prypco, which ......
Infrastructure
RMB Ventures, Capitalworks to monetise 11-year-old consortium deal
RMB Ventures, the private equity arm of Africa’s largest financial services group FirstRand Bank, is likely to exit its over-a-decade-old ......
Consumer
Africa-focused PE Helios set to acquire Egyptian food company
Helios Investment Partners, one of the largest private equity firm active in Africa with assets worth over $3 billion, is set ......
Infrastructure
Moroccan conglomerate H&S Invest-owned BLS acquires transport firm
Building Logistics Services (BLS), the logistics services arm of Moroccan family-owned conglomerate H&S Invest Holding, has fully acquired a prominent ......
Infrastructure
French PE Amethis part-finances portfolio firm's acquisition in Morocco
Amethis, a French private equity firm that backs mid-sized businesses in Africa and Europe, has part-financed the acquisition of a ......
Finance
Adenia Partners' Schow on focus over sector, country diversification for fifth Africa fund and more
Mauritius-based private equity firm Adenia Partners, which traditionally makes control-styled bets on mid-market businesses in Africa, is now doubling down ......
Manufacturing
Saudi firm Manara in talks to buy stake in First Quantum's Zambian mines
Saudi Arabia's Manara Minerals is closing in on a deal to buy a minority stake in Canadian miner First Quantum ......
Finance
Acumen gets LP cheque for Africa-focussed renewable energy fund
US-based impact investor Acumen, which backs social enterprises serving low-income individuals in developing and underserved areas of Sub-Saharan Africa and ......
People
Adenia set to tap largest North African market to deploy from Fund V
Adenia Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that focuses on mid-sized businesses across Africa and manages over $950 million in ......
Finance
Africa-focused Dutch PE firm XSML Capital taps another LP for fourth fund
XSML Capital, an Africa-focused Dutch private equity firm that manages assets worth over $150 million and marked the first close ......