Kenya

Others

09 May, 2024

East Africa-focused PE firm Ascent Capital strikes fourth bet from fund II

Ascent Capital, an East Africa-focused private equity firm that invests in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has struck the fourth ......

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TMT

01 May, 2024

Bharti Airtel's Africa unit set to bag a big cheque from offshore investor

Airtel Africa Plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a subsidiary of India’s Bharti Airtel, is ......

General

06 February, 2024

World Bank's Banga denies IFC cover up of abuse involving Kenya school investment

World Bank President Ajay Banga on Monday rejected allegations that the bank's International Finance Corp arm sought to cover up ......

TMT

20 April, 2023

Africa venture capital investments fall a tad in 2022 but defy global slump

Venture capital investments in Africa dipped slightly to $6.5 billion last year but avoided the sharp drop seen in most ......

Finance

28 March, 2023

Artha India Ventures backs Kenya's BuuPass in third African bet

Artha India Ventures, the alternative investment arm of the family office of Ashok Kumar Damani, has backed Kenya-based mobility marketplace ......

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Infrastructure

03 March, 2023

DFIs-backed Serengeti set to take majority stake in Africa hydro project

Serengeti Energy, a power producer in sub-Saharan Africa co-created by Swiss impact investor responsAbility Investments AG and later spun out ......

TMT

11 May, 2022

Artha India Ventures debuts in Africa with investment in Badili

Artha India Ventures (AIV), the family office of Ashok Kumar Damani Wednesday said it has invested an undisclosed sum in ......

Manufacturing

19 March, 2018

Dubai-based Phoenix Group to invest in rose exporter Karuturi's Kenyan biz

Dubai-based agriculture and food company Phoenix Group will invest in debt-laden Kenya operations of rose exporter Karuturi Global Ltd.The investment ......