Member News

British International Investment (BII) and the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate collaboration in investments across the African continent.

We are delighted to announce the arrival of Muhummud Sheik as an Investment Manager in our new South African office. Muhummud and Investment Director Marieke Geurts will be leading our South African transactions and the establishment of this new office.

ACCRA, GH / ACCESS Newswire / June 5, 2025 / 4DX Ventures, a leading pan-Africa venture capital firm investing primarily in early-stage technology companies, announced today that Mimi Alemayehou and Kurankye Sekyi-Otu have joined the firm as Senior Advisors as 4DX continues to scale its platform and deepen its impact across the continent.

The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (“SBSA”) is proud to announce the first issuance of a listed bond in South Africa using the newly established South African Rand Overnight Index Average (“ZARONIA”) floating interest rate benchmark.

Pretoria, 15 May 2025 – The Board of Directors of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) welcomes the confirmation by Cabinet of Mr. Patrick Dlamini as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the PIC, South Africa’s state-owned asset manager.

Kigali, Rwanda 07 May 2025: African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), through its development impact investment arm, the Fund for Export-Development in Africa (FEDA), has committed to spearhead the launch of the Africa Film Fund (‘the Fund’) as part of its Creative Africa Nexus Programme (CANEX). This transformative undertaking of up to US$1 billion is designed to revolutionize Global Africa’s film and creative industry.

Nairobi, Kenya, May 2, 2025—IFC today announced Ethiopis Tafara as its Vice President for Africa. In this role, Mr. Tafara will lead IFC’s investment and advisory efforts supporting job creation and private sector development across Africa, where IFC is actively driving growth in infrastructure, agribusiness, manufacturing, finance, telecoms, and other vital sectors.

As of 1 July 2025, Peter Maila, our Co-Chief Investment Officer, will continue his career at Zvilo, a supply chain finance company headquartered in London. Peter was an early investor in the company and will now lead Zvilo’s expansion into the African market as CEO Africa. Peter will conclude his work at FMO at the end of June.

London and Cairo – 15 April, 2025 – Development Partners International LLP (“DPI”) is announcing the launch of DPI Venture Capital which will target investments in early stage, growth-orientated technology businesses across Africa.

Adenia Partners, a leading private equity firm focused on growth opportunities in Africa, has appointed Franck Falézan to the Investment Committee of Adenia Capital IV, and its most recent oversubscribed flagship fund, Adenia Capital V. A highly accomplished investment professional and entrepreneur, Falézan brings over 25 years of experience in strategic leadership to the role.

African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), Africa’s largest dedicated sustainable infrastructure equity manager, today announced two new key appointments to spearhead its African Transition Acceleration Fund (ATAF 1) - Lisa Pinsley, as the Fund Head and new member of the AIIM Executive Committee, and Zoë Pierre, as Investment Manager.

Sango Capital has acquired a majority of the Limited Partner (LP) interests in Synergy Private Equity Fund II L.P., strengthening its partnership with Synergy Managers (Mauritius) Limited, which remains the General Partner (GP). This follows Sango’s earlier acquisition of majority LP interests in another Synergy-managed fund, enabling deeper collaboration across both portfolios.

Adenia Partners is delighted to welcome Rinolan Moodley as a Partner based in our South Africa office, helping us to capitalize on emerging opportunities across Southern Africa and enhancing our ability to deliver superior value to our investors.

Holder of an MBA from IAE Paris Sorbonne Business School and from Université Paris Dauphine and Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), Varounen Goinden brings extensive expertise in the international financial services sector. His professional career is marked by strategic positions, notably as Director of Operations of Management Companies and Head of Business Development for Mauritius, India and Africa.