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Africa50 has added Zimbabwe to its fold, as the development finance platform works to grow its footprint across southern Africa. Zimbabwe is acquiring a stake...

PE-backed company lists in Nigeria

Other Headlines July 12, 2019

Private equity-backed Africa-focused telecommunications services company Airtel Africa, has completed a cross boarder secondary listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). This comes just after...

PE-backed company gets $3.9bn valuation

Deals July 5, 2019

Private equity-backed Africa-focused telecommunications services company has been listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), with the initial public offering (IPO) valuing the company...

HarbourVest buys secondary stake in fund

Other Headlines June 3, 2019

HarbourVest Partners has signed a deal to buy a secondary fund stake in a vehicle managed by UK-based specialist technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners....

PE-backed Jumia sued by new investors

Other Headlines May 17, 2019

Private equity backed Jumia, a Nigeria-based consumer technology company, has had a class action lawsuit brought against it in the US, on allegations of...

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