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

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 ......

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Amethis' new Africa PE fund could nearly double AUM to over $1.5 bn

Finance

14 April, 2023

Amethis' new Africa PE fund could nearly double AUM to over $1.5 bn

Pan-African private equity firm Amethis has kicked off the exercise to raise its new flagship fund for the continent that ......

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Exclusive: PE firm set to buy Sanlam's Continental Reinsurance biz after Allianz deal

Finance

05 April, 2023

Exclusive: PE firm set to buy Sanlam's Continental Reinsurance biz after Allianz deal

A private equity firm that had inked a couple of deals in 2021 only to go quiet last year is ......

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South African PE firm Kleoss Capital scores an exit

Consumer

27 March, 2023

South African PE firm Kleoss Capital scores an exit

South African mid-market private equity firm Kleoss Capital, which announced the first close and the maiden deal from its second ......

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Apis Partners inks fifth full exit from maiden fund in South Africa

Finance

16 March, 2023

Apis Partners inks fifth full exit from maiden fund in South Africa

Apis Partners, the UK-based private equity firm that has backed growth-stage companies mostly in financial services and fintech business across ......

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Exclusive: Sanlam PE close to striking bolt-on deal with another PE-backed biz

Consumer

03 March, 2023

Exclusive: Sanlam PE close to striking bolt-on deal with another PE-backed biz

South Africa’s Sanlam Private Equity is set to ink a bolt-on transaction to bolster a portfolio company it acquired two ......

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Former Vantage Capital execs' southern Africa mezz fund makes first close

Finance

28 February, 2023

Former Vantage Capital execs' southern Africa mezz fund makes first close

Kholo Capital, a private investment firm floated by Mokgome Mogoba and Zaheer Cassim, former partners at African private debt major ......

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Exclusive: South African PE firm Metier set to ink new deal after nearly two years

Infrastructure

23 February, 2023

Exclusive: South African PE firm Metier set to ink new deal after nearly two years

South African private equity investment house Metier, which brought under its fold Nairobi-based PE fund manager Catalyst Principal Partners a ......

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Exclusive: PE firm Medu Capital finds European buyer for decade-old portfolio asset

TMT

23 February, 2023

Exclusive: PE firm Medu Capital finds European buyer for decade-old portfolio asset

Johannesburg-based private equity firm Medu Capital is moving to complete an exit from a decade-old bet, VCCircle has gathered.   The ......

Vedanta mulls merger with Anglo American unit; Federal Bank eyes Madura Micro

General

04 July, 2018

Vedanta mulls merger with Anglo American unit; Federal Bank eyes Madura Micro

Volcan Investments Ltd, the family trust of Vedanta Resources Plc. chairman Anil Agarwal, is exploring the merger of Anglo American ......