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Taaleri to invest in Africa’s real estate

NAIROBI (Capital Markets in Africa) – Finnish private equity fund and financial services group Taaleri Plc plans to invest Sh10 billion ($100 million) in East and South African real estate projects. Taaleri, in partnership with local private equity firm Cytonn Investments, has so far invested about Sh4 billion in the Kenyan real-estate market. The two companies are exploring more investment opportunities in both real estate and renewable energy sectors. “East Africa is the area where…

Private Equities Partner to Support Agrotech Startups in East Africa

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NAIROBI (Capital Markets in Africa) – Village Capital and Schooner Africa Fund have launched the Africa Investment Marketplace to invest between $100K and $500K into early stage agrotech startups in East Africa, a move aimed at tackling the disconnect in the region’s between early-stage ventures looking for capital, and investors looking for deal flow. “We are providing due diligence, transaction advisory, investor matching and deal syndication services for 8 agribusinesses from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and…

Private Equity: Synergy Capital Managers invests in MSY Analytics Group

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Synergy Private Equity Fund (SPEF) is pleased to announce the completion of its investment in MSY Analytics Group (MSY), a technology driven professional services and data analytics company focused on increasing corporate human capital productivity and organizational positioning. The Company currently operates in Nigeria with a plan to roll out across the African continent. MSY is focused on creating value for companies, organizations and Institutions by collecting, analyzing, synthesizing…

South Africa’s Key growth areas for Private Equity in 2017

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – With the International Monetary Fund predicting 0.8% GDP growth for South Africa in 2017, it is clear that there is a critical need to find an effective model outside of the public and listed company sectors to fund the projects required to stimulate growth. According to Paul Boynton, CEO of Old Mutual Alternative Investments, one of the most underutilised opportunities to drive economic growth in South Africa is through…

Futuregrowth invests R300m in South Africa’s SA Taxi

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – SA Taxi today announced that it has secured R300-million in funding from Futuregrowth Asset Management, which will be used to provide financing to the company’s Zebra Cabs owner-driver scheme. SA Taxi, South Africa’s largest financier of minibus taxis, acquired Zebra Cabs metered taxis in 2015 as the certified developmental credit provider sought to expand its business activities into relevant adjacent markets. Mark Herskovits, SA Taxi Capital Markets Director, explains…

Catalyst Principal Partners sells GoodLife Pharmacy, Kenya

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NAIROBI (Capital Markets in Africa) – East Africa focused private equity firm Catalyst Principal Partners (Catalyst) has announced its exit from pharmaceutical retailer Goodlife Pharmacy where it held a controlling stake. Catalyst sold its stake to LeapFrog Investments, a private equity investment company focusing on investments for emerging consumers in Africa and Asia. Catalyst, along with strategic partners Africa Chemist and Beauty Care and a seasoned management team, acquired a controlling stake in Mimosa Pharmacy…

Smaller deals in focus as big private equity fades in Africa

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – A family-owned grocery chain selling lychees and almond milk would have been an unlikely target when giant private equity funds were spending big in Africa. But as times have got tougher for investors, small and midsize businesses like Food Lover’s Market are making up the bulk of deals on the continent. Two years ago, an $8.1 billion investment spree by some of the world’s biggest private equity funds led…

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