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Africa-focused Acre Impact Capital raises $100 mn for first close of debut fund

Finance

19 April, 2024

Africa-focused Acre Impact Capital raises $100 mn for first close of debut fund

Acre Impact Capital, an Africa-focused private-debt impact investment manager, marked the first close of its debut export finance fund to ......

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MENA Digest: Penny Software, Fortis, U-topia raise funds; Beltone VC launches $30-mn fund

TMT

19 April, 2024

MENA Digest: Penny Software, Fortis, U-topia raise funds; Beltone VC launches $30-mn fund

Funding activity picked up in the Middle East and North Africa region this week after slowing down of action during ......

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Sanad gets LP top-up for MENA-focused MSME debt fund

Finance

18 April, 2024

Sanad gets LP top-up for MENA-focused MSME debt fund

The Sanad Fund for MSME, an impact investment fund that provides loans and equity financing to local financial institutions in ......

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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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South Africa's Vuna Partners picks up minority stake in local consumer player

Consumer

17 April, 2024

South Africa's Vuna Partners picks up minority stake in local consumer player

South Africa-based mid-market private equity investor Vuna Partners struck a fifth deal from its debut investment vehicle, in a fresh ......

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Believe it or not: Average mid-stage VC cheques in Africa are bigger than the rest of the World!

Finance

16 April, 2024

Believe it or not: Average mid-stage VC cheques in Africa are bigger than the rest of the World!

Mature startups in Africa recorded the highest median deal value in Series B and C rounds through 2023, compared to ......

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In Charts: How Dubai Future District Fund deployed corpus across startups, VC funds

Finance

15 April, 2024

In Charts: How Dubai Future District Fund deployed corpus across startups, VC funds

The Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, has committed about a fifth of its ......

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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 ......