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Finance

22 September, 2023

How this IIT Madras grad went on to create the most prolific VC firm in Africa

In the middle of 2010, Zachariah George visited South Africa on a short sabbatical that would change his destiny—and the fortunes of hundreds ......

General

20 September, 2023

US SEC to crack the whip on ESG, deceptive growth-claiming funds

Wall Street's top regulator on Wednesday is set to approve rule changes aimed at banning the deceptive labeling of funds ......

Finance

04 September, 2023

Barclays mulling stake sale in UK payments unit in bid to expand

Barclays Plc is exploring the sale of a stake in the unit that processes payments for UK merchants as the ......

TMT

29 August, 2023

Bharti Airtel's Uganda unit files for $216-mn IPO

Billionaire Sunil Mittal’s backed telecom services provider Airtel Uganda Ltd, a subsidiary of Airtel Africa plc, plans to raise 800 ......

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Finance

29 August, 2023

Launch Africa Ventures aims at over $100 mn AUM with second VC fund

Launch Africa Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests across the continent, is planning to raise its second fund that ......

Consumer

23 August, 2023

PE firm Roark Capital leading race to acquire Subway

Private equity firm Roark Capital is in the lead to acquire sandwich chain Subway for well over $9 billion after ......

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Finance

17 August, 2023

French fund manager RGreen Invest's Africa fund nears hard cap as it taps new LP

Paris-based RGreen Invest, an ESG (environmental, social and governance) investor, has received a commitment from a limited partner, as the ......

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Infrastructure

08 August, 2023

Eco.business' climate-focused debt fund aimed at Africa set to get a top-up

Eco.business, a fund aiming to promote businesses contributing to biodiversity conservation in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, has ......

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TMT

31 July, 2023

Chari's Belkhayat on building a Moroccan version of Udaan, Khatabook and Paytm combined

Chari, a B2B ecommerce platform that seeks to help small retailers source goods in Morocco, has made headlines for attracting ......

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Finance

26 July, 2023

French tech investor Breega likely to loop in key LP for maiden Africa VC fund

Paris-based tech venture capital firm Breega Group, which was created a decade ago by Ben Marrel, François Paulus and Maximilien Bacot, is ......