Technology | Private Equity Africa News

AlphaCode has sealed a follow-on deal, backing an undisclosed investment round in Guidepost, a healthcare technology company based in South Africa. The investor is joined...

Helios & Warbug portfolios’ deal called off

Portfolio News August 7, 2020

Helios Investment Partners and Warburg Pincus portfolio companies’ merger has been called off, on mutual agreement, after a lengthy negotiation process. Telkom Kenya, a Helios...

Single country investor seeds tech deal

Brief August 7, 2020

A country-focused investor has backed a seed investment round in an Egypt-based technology company. Egypt Ventures has injected an undisclosed amount in Dresscode which is...

Aster in follow-on telecom deal

Deals August 7, 2020

Aster Capital has sealed a follow-on deal, backing its Kenya-based telecommunications services portfolio company. The investor has backed a $3 million pre-series B funding round...

Helios & Actis company in c$25m capital raise

Financial Services July 31, 2020

Helios Investment Partners and Actis’ Egypt-based financial services technology company is looking to raise approximately $25 million (E£400 million). Fawry is working on plans to...

Apis exits to Warbug Pincus company in $288m deal

Brief July 31, 2020

Apis has exited its stake in a Kenya-based financial services technology provider DPO Group to a Warbug Pincus portfolio company, which has signed a...

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