Financial Services | Private Equity Africa News

A country-focused private equity investor has sealed a deal to acquire a Botswana-based financial services provider - investing alongside a Capitalworks portfolio company. Africa Lighthouse...

Ethos takes over Ninety One funds

Financial Services December 15, 2020

Ethos Private Equity has solidified its footing in the African private equity space with the take over of two Ninety One Africa-focused private equity...

Helios & Fairfax merger finalised

Deals December 11, 2020

Helios Holdings and Fairfax Africa Holdings’ deal to merge and create an alternative investment platform Helios Fairfax Partners Corporation (HFP), a vehicle listed in...

UK investor backs SWF platform

Deal Stub December 11, 2020

A UK-based investor has injected capital in a financial services company backed by an Africa-based sovereign wealth fund (SWF), the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority...

Fairfax Africa continues on loss path

Financial Services December 8, 2020

Fairfax Africa Holding, an Africa-focused investment holding company has seen quarterly losses continue to plummet, as the company continues to report unrealised losses from...

Zebu in agri finance deal

Brief December 4, 2020

Zebu Investment Partners (ZIP) has sealed a deal to back an Africa-focused financial services company, focused on the agriculture trade finance space. The investor is...

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