Brief | Private Equity Africa News

A South Africa-based investor has signed a deal to back a healthcare technology products manufacturer - sealing the seventh early-stage transaction from its open-ended...

Criterion in 2nd fund exit

Agriculture April 1, 2021

Criterion Africa Partners has exited its investment in Peak Timbers, an Eswatini-based agriculture company - sealing its second exit from its maiden fund. The investor...

EXEO seals 8th fund deal

Brief March 26, 2021

EXEO Capital has acquired an undisclosed stake in Maia Group, a South Africa-based consumer goods company– sealing the eighth deal from its specialist vehicle. The...

Amethis delivers 1st fund deal

Agriculture March 26, 2021

Amethis Finance has signed a deal to back a Morocco-based agriculture company – delivering the first deal from its regional vehicle. Amethis has injected an...

Specialist investor partners with J&J on deal

Brief March 26, 2021

A Specialist investor, backing a technology-based healthcare services distributor - investing alongside Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Foundation. Newtown Partners and J&J have backed a $1.5...

US investor seeds tech deal

Brief March 26, 2021

A US based investor has backed a seed investment round into a Nigeria-based financial services technology company. Plug and Play Ventures has backed a $2...

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