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Ethos Private Equity’s South Africa-based portfolio company MTN Group has sealed a deal to exit its stake in two telecommunications infrastructure services holding companies...

Affirma portfolio loses PPA energy deal

Energy January 3, 2020

Affirma Capital, formerly Standard Chartered Private Equity's Zambia-based energy production portfolio company, Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has lost its power purchase agreement (PPA) –...

PE-backed company in Malawi IPO

Other Headlines December 13, 2019

A private equity-backed Africa-focused telecommunications services company is working on plans to list its Malawi subsidiary. Airtel Africa is looking to list Airtel Malawi through...

TLG portfolio in Malawi deal

Portfolio News December 13, 2019

TLG Capital’s Africa-focused financial services technology portfolio company MyBucks has sealed a deal to wholly acquire a Malawi-based financial services provider. The financial details of...

Helios & Adlevo portfolio in tech deal

Financial Services November 1, 2019

Helios Investment Partners and Adlevo Capital’s Nigeria-based financial technology portfolio company Interswitch has acquired a majority stake in a Nigeria-based healthcare technology company. Interswitch is...

Helios portfolio KFC deal gets clearance

Consumer October 25, 2019

Helios’ Africa-focused portfolio company Vivo Energy’s deal to back Mauritius-based consumer hospitality company Kuku Foods East Africa Holdings has been cleared by a deals...

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