TPG deal values Airtel platform at $2.65bn
TPG Growth has invested $200 million in Airtel Africa, an Africa-focused telecommunications services company, to fund its financial services technology platform. The deal has...
PE-backed company in Paypal Africa deal
A private equity-backed Africa-focused financial services technology provider has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Paypal.
Flutterwave - which is part-owned by CRE Venture Capital,...
Ex-AfDB execs tout infra fund
A Switzerland-based fund manager, led by two ex-Africa Development Bank (AfDB) executives, is on the fundraising trail with its emerging-markets focused infrastructure vehicle.
Independent Infrastructure...
Canadian DFI names new CEO
Canada-based development finance institution (DFI) FinDev Canada has appointed Lori Kerr as its new chief executive officer (CEO).
She takes over from Ken Kember, who...
IFC names new regional manager
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has appointed Amena Arif as its new country manager for a number of countries across East and South Central...
Early-stage player in 5th fund deal
An early-stage investor has backed a pre-Series A investment round in an Egypt-based financial services technology company.
Global Ventures has backed a pre-Series A funding...