Financial Services | Private Equity Africa News

UK-based asset manager Schroders has acquired a majority stake in BlueOrchard Finance, a global financial services company operating in the investment space. This transaction is...

EAV in series-A deal

Deal Stub August 2, 2019

Energy Access Ventures (EAV) has led a series-A investment round into Solarise Africa, a Kenya-based financial services company focused on the energy space. The financial...

Apis in fintech deal

Expansion August 2, 2019

Apis Partners has backed PayFast, a financial services technology company based in South Africa. This deal has been structured as a bolt-on acquisition to DPO...

Swiss investor in insurance deal

Deals July 26, 2019

Switzerland-based investor BlueOrchard Finance has signed a deal to acquire a 39.25% stake in Royal Exchange General Insurance Company (REGIC), a Nigeria-based financial services...

Triple Jump backs AHL deal

Deals July 12, 2019

Netherlands-based investment manager Triple Jump has injected approximately $1.1 million (€1 million) into a Zambia-based financial services company, Rent to Own (RTO), part-owned by...

Pension fund buys into investment firm

Deals July 5, 2019

Australia-based pension fund, Christian Super has acquired an undisclosed stake into an emerging markets-focused financial services company operating in the investment space. Christian Super has...

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