LeapFrog attracts LP to $1bn fund
LeapFrog Investments has received a commitment from a US-investor to its fourth $1 billion emerging markets-focused vehicle.
US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has committed...
Dutch GP to raise $1bn Africa fund
A Netherlands-based investor is set to raise a new African fund, which it will co-manage with a sovereign investor – with the fund sized...
Actis delivers $1bn Africa exit
Actis has sealed a deal to exit 100% of a South Africa-based energy company through a secondary buyout (SBO) deal – valuing the company at...
Open Capital names partner
Kenya-based Open Capital has bolstered its senior team with the naming Nathalie Gogue Ebo as partner.
Ebo has been at the financial services advisory firm...
Cygnum backs assets manager
Cygnum Capital Asset Management, formally Lion’s Head Global Partners (LHGP) Asset Management has signed a deal to back a debt investment into an Africa-focused...
GP gets Saudi LP for sophomore fund
Shorooq Partners has received a commitment to its Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (MENAP)-focused specialist vehicle from Saudi Arabia-based investor.
Saudi Venture Capital (SVC)...