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Lafarge Africa Mulls Raising Additional Cash for Expansion

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Lafarge Africa Plc, which is busy with a share sale to cut its debt levels, will consider raising additional funding for an expansion that could boost cement production by 24 percent. Lowering the debt will enable the Lagos-based company to get cheaper funding for the next stage of expansion, Chief Financial Officer Bruno Bayet said in interview Nov. 30. “If you want to expand or construct a cement plant, it is…

Cell C Is Said to Sell $464 Million of Bonds Amid Reorganization

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Cell C Pty Ltd. plans to raise as much as $464 million from the sale of two bonds as part of the South African mobile-phone company’s recapitalization that will enable Blue Label Telecoms Ltd. to buy a stake, according to two people familiar with the matter. The country’s third-largest wireless carrier will sell $184 million of three-year senior secured bonds and $280 million of five-year securities, according to the people, who asked…

Home Afrika of Kenya Seeking Up to $49 Million From Investors

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NAIROBI (Capital Markets in Africa) – Home Afrika Limited, a Kenyan property developer, will return to debt markets to raise as much as 5 billion shillings ($48.6 million) and complete projects in the capital and on the East African nation’s coast. The company, based in Nairobi, has picked Genghis Capital Ltd. to offer between 2 billion and 5 billion shillings to international investors in the first phase of the funds drive that’s set to begin by April,…

Egypt: 20 companies listed on EGX with EGP 5bn capital since May 2014

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Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) is preparing to welcome, for the second time, an investment conference on financial markets, reports Egypt “Daily News” citing a press release of the institution. Over 20 companies have been listed on the EGX with over EGP 5bn in capital since May 2014, EGX Chairman Mohamed Omran announced. In the statement issued by the Stock market, EGX Chairman Mohamed Omran said this “success” came…