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Helios Investment Partners’ Africa-focused telecommunications infrastructure services portfolio company Helios Towers Africa (HTA) has a signed a deal to acquire 65 towers in South...

GP hedges political risk

Portfolio News May 19, 2020

A specialist investor is working on plans to acquire political risk insurance to cover its investment in an Africa-focused renewable energy provider. African Infrastructure Investment...

ECP portfolio in carve-out deal

Portfolio News May 15, 2020

Emerging Capital Partners (ECP)’s South Africa based financial services portfolio company has backed a carve-out deal, buying business operations from a private equity backed...

Public Investment Corporation’s (PIC) pharmaceuticals portfolio company’s deal to acquire a South Africa-based consumer products manufacturer has been finalised. Adcock Ingram has wholly acquired Plush...

Actis portfolio in risk hedge

Portfolio News May 12, 2020

Actis’s South Africa-based energy development portfolio company has acquired guarantees to cover its investments into four energy providers. BioTherm Energy has hedged $46.9 million worth...

UK & Canadian investors buy risk hedge

Portfolio News May 12, 2020

A UK-based investor has bought risk hedge to cover its investment in a Malawi-based energy production company, in which it is co-invested with a...

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