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Kasada, the leading pan-African hospitality investment platform, recently closed a €15 million debt facility provided by the Africa Go Green Fund (“AGG”), managed by Cygnum Capital. The facility will provide finance for a greenfield hospitality development in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The project, to be located in the Angré district, will feature a hotel with a total of 170 keys, co-working facilities under the Wojo brand, and a dedicated MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) venue. This will be the first international branded hotel in the Angré area and Kasada’s 5th hotel in Abidjan, strengthening its footprint and commitment to deliver sustainable best-in-class hospitality in the Abidjan market.

SIFEM is pleased to announce an investment in the Alterra Africa Accelerator Fund I, a pioneering fund focused on providing catalytic capital and hands-on support to early-stage, high-growth businesses across Africa.

04-06-2025; Malta / Mauritius / Casablanca. Mediterrania Capital Partners, a leading Private Equity firm focused on growth investments for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-cap companies across North and Sub-Saharan Africa, is proud to announce the final close of its fourth fund, Mediterrania Capital IV Mid Cap (MC IV), at €600 million.

Johannesburg, South Africa – 27 May 2025 – Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (Nedbank CIB) has reinforced its role as a leading financier in key African markets with the successful closure of a EUR19.4 million sustainability-linked development and term loan for Kasada, the leading independent real estate private equity platform dedicated to the hospitality sector in Africa, in Senegal.

NAIROBI, Kenya – May 15, 2025 – EG Capital is pleased to announce the successful completion of the first milestone in the rolling First Close of the EG-Economic Empowerment Fund L.P. (EG-EEF), with signed commitments over US$10 million, and soft commitments over USD $35 million as of Q1 2025. This achievement demonstrates strong investor confidence in EG Capital's mission to drive sustainable development in Africa through strategic private debt investments in high-growth SMEs.

IFC - International Finance Corporation is investing in AfricInvest Group's Small Cap Fund. This investment is part of IFC's SME Ventures program and its mission to help close the financing gap for SMEs in emerging economies – in Africa alone, private equity investment remains among the lowest globally, representing only 3% of total investments in emerging markets.

While most African digital lenders depend on working capital to fuel growth, MoneyFellows has quietly done what few others have: lend billions of Egyptian pounds with almost no debt or balance sheet exposure.

London / Lagos, April 29, 2025 – To support small and medium sized enterprises in Africa—and to protect jobs at those businesses—IFC and TLG Capital today announced the first close of a new private credit fund, TLG Africa Growth Impact Fund II (AGIF II), with $75 million raised.

Aruwa Capital Management, a Lagos based female founded and led early stage growth equity and gender lens fund manager, has raised 90% towards its $40 million target for its second fund, Aruwa Capital Fund II. Aruwa Capital is doubling down on its proven investment strategy, backing high-growth, impact-driven businesses that are transforming key industries in Nigeria and Ghana.

Swedfund invests EUR 26 million in AfricInvest’s Financial Inclusion Vehicle (FIVE), a platform designed to support financial institutions across Africa. The investment aims to increase access to financial services for underserved individuals and small businesses, with a focus on digital innovation, economic empowerment and inclusion.

We are pleased to announce our $7.5 million investment in Inside Equity Fund II L.P., a private equity fund dedicated to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in some of the most underfinanced and least developed markets in Southeast Africa.

London/Nairobi, 17 March 2025 – Alterra Capital Partners, an Africa-focused private equity firm, today announced a $20 million commitment from British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, to the Alterra Accelerator Africa Fund (AAA Fund). The AAA Fund is focused on impactful investments across key sectors in Africa which drive financial inclusion, digital transformation, job creation and women’s empowerment.

March 5th, 2025: LoftyInc Capital Management has announced the first close of $43m for its new LoftyInc Alpha Fund, a late-seed focused investment vehicle that will drive growth for Africa’s most promising tech startups across key geographies, including Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, and Francophone Africa.

The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) has announced a $75 million investment in Helios Investors V, L.P. (Helios Fund V). The announcement was made by EIB Vice-President Ambroise Fayolle at the ongoing Finance in Common Summit in Cape Town, South Africa.

P1 Ventures – the early-stage, Pan-African VC – has completed the final close of its first $50 million institutional fund and welcomed African conglomerates, family offices, and partners at global VCs, alongside the World Bank’s IFC. Senior advisors include Index Ventures’ founding team member, Bernard Dalle and Emil Michael, former Uber CBO who scaled it globally.

Proparco has announced a €10 million investment in the latest fund dedicated to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from AfricInvest, a long-standing partner and major player in impact investing in Africa.

Egypt’s Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) a government body focused on empowering small businesses, has made a strategic move to bolster the country’s growing startup ecosystem with a USD 7.5 M investment across three regional venture capital funds.