News / Private EquityAfricInvest, through its Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund (CAIF), has led a R200m funding round for Nile.ag, an agricultural technology platform, with a co-investment from FMO, ...

Inspired Evolution’s Evolution III Fund, in partnership with Dutch Development Bank FMO and STOA Infra and Energy, has successfully closed the 75% acquisition of the Red Rocket Group.

Mediterrania Capital Partners, a dedicated private equity firm focusing on growth investments in SMEs and mid-cap companies in Africa, has reached a €286m final closing for its third fund for Africa, ...

Vital Capital, a high-performing impact investor focused on addressing critical needs in growth markets, has made a strategic investment in Vastpoint to help scale its efforts in transforming land use ...

Development Partners International (DPI), through funds it advises, and co-investors, have signed a binding agreement for a $190m minority stake investment in Alameda Healthcare, Egypt’s private ...

The SA SME Fund, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), along with its entity, the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), and impact investor E Squared Investments have launched a R300m Seed ...

Africa’s economy is poised to accelerate from a projected 3.3% growth in 2024 to 3.9% in 2025, reaching 4% in 2026, despite growing geopolitical tensions and global trade disruptions, according to the ...

Futuregrowth Asset Management has led a $3m funding round in CubeSpace, a South African provider of satellite Attitude Determination and Control Systems (ADCS).

Pepea, an impact investment fund from Oxfam Novib managed by Goodwell Investments, has made its first investment into Gaea Foods, a potato-processing company targeting the B2B market, based in Nairobi ...

Novastar Ventures has invested in Sistema.bio, a global leader in the delivery of biogas technology, financing, and services for family farmers worldwide.

Development Partners International (DPI) and Amethis have co-invested in Marcyrl Pharmaceutical Industries, an Egyptian pharmaceuticals manufacturer focused on specialty generics.

Scalar International and Mergence Investment Managers have announced the launch of a $150 million private equity fund to finance clean energy and digital infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa.