VC consortium in $17m deal with Y Combinator
A consortium of venture capital investors has backed a $17 million investment into a Côte d’Ivoire-based financial services technology company, with Y Combinator also...
TPG attracts LP to new $1bn fund
TPG is set to receive a commitment from a limited partner for its new emerging markets-focused vehicle, which is targeting a $1 billion final...
LP buys stake in Africa GP to boost $1.5bn plans
A limited partner (LP) has acquired a stake in an Africa-focused financial services company – a fund manager specialising in infrastructure across the continent....
BlackRock delivers $466m stake deal
BlackRock has bought a stake in a South Africa-based company that is focused on the gold mining space – with the value of the...
Fund manager CEO departs after 12 years
A fund manager has seen the departure of its chief executive officer, who is leaving the firm after 12 years. He had led the...
Dutch single-family office in agri deal
A Netherlands-based single-family office has sealed a deal to back a Kenya-based agriculture company that aggregates and distributes fresh produce for smallholder farmers.
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