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Abu Dhabi firm IHC's arm offers to acquire Vedanta's Zambian copper business

Infrastructure

19 April, 2024

Abu Dhabi firm IHC's arm offers to acquire Vedanta's Zambian copper business

The mining investment arm of Abu Dhabi's most valuable company has offered to buy a majority stake in Vedanta Resources' ......

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African PE firm Medu Capital sets target for new fund's final close as LP base shifts

Finance

18 April, 2024

African PE firm Medu Capital sets target for new fund's final close as LP base shifts

Medu Capital, one of the most active private equity firms in South Africa, aims to mark the final close of ......

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Helios lets go of billion-dollar Africa PE fund strategy, floats smaller flagship

Finance

12 April, 2024

Helios lets go of billion-dollar Africa PE fund strategy, floats smaller flagship

Helios Investment Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in Africa that curtailed its half-a-billion-dollar fourth fund after securing ......

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures raises $60 mn for maiden fund

Finance

10 April, 2024

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures raises $60 mn for maiden fund

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV), a pan-African venture capital firm, has marked the final close of its $60 million maiden fund ......

African PE firm Vantage Capital acquires minority stake in BPO

TMT

09 April, 2024

African PE firm Vantage Capital acquires minority stake in BPO

Vantage Capital, an Africa-focused mid-market private equity firm, has struck its first deal of the current year, picking a minority ......

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Francophone Africa-focused Janngo Capital set to get LP for startup fund

Finance

05 April, 2024

Francophone Africa-focused Janngo Capital set to get LP for startup fund

Janngo Capital, a Francophone Africa-focused multi-stage venture capital firm that backs tech-based small and medium enterprises, is set to rope ......

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Mauritian PE firm Adenia Partners closes fifth fund with oversubscription

Finance

03 April, 2024

Mauritian PE firm Adenia Partners closes fifth fund with oversubscription

Adenia Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that focuses on mid-sized businesses across Africa, has marked the final close of ......

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Why Dutch PE firm XSML Capital is limiting equity exposure in African deals

Finance

01 April, 2024

Why Dutch PE firm XSML Capital is limiting equity exposure in African deals

XSML Capital, an Africa-focused Dutch private equity firm, that backs small- and mid-sized businesses across Central and Eastern Africa, is ......

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Exclusive: Rohatyn, DPI set to exit joint South Africa bet via strategic sale

Infrastructure

29 March, 2024

Exclusive: Rohatyn, DPI set to exit joint South Africa bet via strategic sale

US-based asset management firm The Rohatyn Group (TRG) and Africa-focussed private equity firm Development Partners International (DPI) are set to ......

Mubadala acquiring Afro-Indian pharma platform in landmark PE exit for DPI, others

Healthcare

26 March, 2024

Mubadala acquiring Afro-Indian pharma platform in landmark PE exit for DPI, others

Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company, which manages assets worth $276 billion in more than 50 countries, is set ......