Financial Services | Private Equity Africa News

Helios Fairfax Partners Corporation (HFP) has raised $70 million worth of debt from a South Africa-based financial services company. FirstRand Bank has injected debt into...

Swiss investor buys 40% of insurer

Deals March 18, 2022

A Switzerland-based investor has signed a buyout deal, buying a 40% stake in a Ghana-based financial services company focused on the insurance space. BlueOrchard Finance...

SA investor buys Kagiso in MBO

Deals February 25, 2022

A South Africa-based investor has backed the management buyout (MBO) of Kagiso Asset Management (KAM), a financial services company that is a private equity...

Consortium backs agri investor with $90m

Deals February 25, 2022

A consortium of three investors has backed $90 million investment into an Africa-focused financial services that backs agriculture deals across Africa. CDC, which is in...

US investor backs ex-Helios company

Deals February 4, 2022

A US-based investor is working on plans to back a Kenya-based financial services company which that has previously been backed by Helios Investment Partners. IFC...

Verod and Enko in SBO deal

Deals February 4, 2022

Verod Capital Management has sealed a deal to wholly acquire a Nigeria-based financial services company, in a secondary buyout (SBO) transaction - buying from...

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