Financial Services | Private Equity Africa News

China Development Bank (CDB) has signed a deal to back a $400 million debt investment into an Egypt-based financial services company. The investor is injecting...

Five investors in $33m series-A deal

Deals August 25, 2023

A consortium of five investors has signed a deal to back a $33 million series-A investment round into an emerging markets financial services technology...

German player buys African investor

Deals August 25, 2023

Germany’s Calvert International AG (CIAG), formally Centurion International AG has signed a buyout deal, backing an Africa-focused asset management company. The investor is acquiring Emerging...

US player invests at $5.2bn valuation

Deals August 25, 2023

Mastercard has backed MTN Group’s financial technology arm, MTN Group Fintech, valuing the unit at $5.2 billion. Mastercard is buying a minority stake in MTN...

US players in $114m deal

Deals August 18, 2023

Mastercard Foundation and a Johnson & Johnson investment platform have injected $114 million into a South-Africa financial services company focused on the asset management...

Oikocredit backs Acumen company

Deals August 18, 2023

Oikocredit has signed a debt deal to back an investment into a Kenya-based financial services company focused on the education space. The company is...

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