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An Arabian player has backed a $180m Côte d’Ivoire-based mining company, investing as part of a consortium. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) has backed Polynickel...

TPG portco in $175m Standard Bank deal

Consumer June 20, 2026

TPG Growth’s Botswana-based consumer hospitality services portfolio company has attracted $175 million worth of debt, in a deal led by Standard Bank. The debt has...

Ascent Capital portco gets new capital

Debt June 12, 2026

Ascent Capital’s Ethiopia-based industrials portfolio company has lined up new capital from a new player. The deal sees the company’s founder inject new capital...

BluePeak buys into AfricInvest 8yr exit

Deals June 3, 2026

BluePeak Private Capital has backed a Côte d’Ivoire-based logistics and transport company, through a private credit deal from AfricInvest that is ending an eight-year...

BII delivers $20m energy deal

Deals May 28, 2026

British International Investment (BII) has sealed a $20 million deal to back a Mauritius-based renewable energy company that develops run-of-river hydropower projects. BII backed Anzana...

Cygnum backs debt provider

Deals May 28, 2026

Cygnum Capital has backed a Kenya-based financial services company, investing approximately $4.8 million (KES 624 million) worth of debt in the company. The GP has...

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