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ECP’s Oragroup gets $18m
Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) has led an $18milion financing round in its Togo-based financial services portfolio company Oragroup.
ESGs boost exits
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) improvements are key to positioning a private equity company for strong exit prospects, according to recent research. Strong ESG standards not only improve performance,
Amethis seals $10.5m Chase deal
Amethis has delivered its first private equity transaction, investing $10.5million in Kenya-based financial services company Chase Bank. The investor has taken
LeapFrog invests $4m in BIMA
LeapFrog Investments has invested $4.25 million into mobile insurance company BIMA, as part of a $7 million equity injection.
IFC in $48m Amen Bank deal
Bain’s $1.2bn Edcon partial sale approved
Bain Capital’s $1.2bn sale of Edcon Group’s financial services unit to Absa Bank has finally received regulatory approval from South Africa’s competition tribunal. In mid-2012, Bain had agreed to
Cauris injects $8.3m into AFG
Cauris has committed to invest approximately $8.3 million (4.1 billion FCFA ) in Atlantic Financial Group (AFG), a financial services holding company based in Côte d’Ivoire. The funding will be
IFC backs $204m BCP bank deal
The International Finance Corporation has backed a $204 million investment into Morocco-based bank Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP). The deal sees the IFC and two of its captive funds acquire
ADC backs BancABC with $50m
