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Kenya-based investment firm Savannah has backed eHealth IT Services (Orbit Health), an Ethiopia-based healthcare technology company – sealing its first deal in the country. The...

Investor in 1st Egypt pharma deal

Brief December 6, 2019

A specialist investor has acquired a majority stake in an Egypt-based healthcare products manufacturer – sealing its first deal in the pharmaceuticals space in...

Investor buys from Steinhoff

Brief December 6, 2019

South Africa-based investment group has sealed a deal to acquire a minority stake in Unitrans Motors - a South Africa-based industrial goods distributor –...

Investor in $50m Eritrea PIPE deal

Brief December 6, 2019

An Africa-based investor has sealed a deal to invest $50 million worth of equity in an East Africa-focused mining company, with the funding going...

IDF in follow-on deal

Brief December 6, 2019

IDF Capital has sealed a follow-on deal backing its South Africa-based technology portfolio company focused on the logistics space. The private equiteer is injecting additional...

CDC platform finalises 1st deal

Brief December 6, 2019

CDC's Africa-focused energy platform Gridworks has finalised its first deal – backing a South Africa-based energy developer Mettle Solar Investments. Gridworks is injecting approximately $7.2...

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