US FoF names Africa partner
US-based fund-of-funds (FoF) manager Capria Ventures has named Mobola da-Silva as partner in its Africa team.
In this new role, she has been tasked with...
Infra GP gets a $100m LP commitment
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is set to receive a $100 million commitment to its latest emerging markets vehicle that will also invest in Africa.
The...
HarbourVest names sole CEO
HarbourVest Partners has named John Toomey as its sole chief executive officer (CEO), to fully take over the reins as co-CEO Pete Wilson is...
Carlyle’s exit to Arabian SWF portco moves ahead
Carlyle’s sale of its South Africa-based business services technology company to a buyer backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund (SWF) has been cleared.
The...
Consortium backs $4m seed deal
A consortium of venture capital investors has backed a deal to seed an Egypt-based financial services technology company with $4million.
Accel, Foundation Ventures and The...
Eight VCs back $3.5m fintech deal
Eight venture capital investors have backed a $3.5m seed investment into a financial technology company based in Egypt.
P1 Ventures, Localglobe, and Ingressive Capital have...