Week's Roundup
Weekly Wrap, November 28th, 2016; Phatisa, Ethos, LeapFrog and others make private capital news last week
Last week in brief…November 28th, 2016 Small and midcap deals were the name of the […]
Month: November 2016
Deals
Phatisa’s AAF takes control of Kanu in $31mln deal
Torre Industries has reached agreement to sell its 55% stake in Kanu Equipment, an agricultural […]
Deals
LeapFrog takes $22mln stake in Goodlife Pharmacy
LeapFrog Investments is spending $22 million to acquire a majority stake in Goodlife Pharmacy, giving […]
Deals
Kupanda and TPG JV backs Copernicus with $2mln
Kupanda Holdings, a joint venture between private equity firms Kupanda Capital and TPG Growth, is […]
Deals
HAVAIC leads R6.5mln funding round for delvv.io
Cape Town-based HAVAIC has led the first round of funding for delvv.io, a crowdsourcing startup […]
Funds
Bpifrance fund-of-funds holds €75mln first close
Averroès Finance III, a private equity fund-of-funds managed by Bpifrance and co-sponsored by Proparco held […]
Funds
Ethos holds R675mln first close for Mid Market Fund
Ethos Private Equity, one of Africa’s largest fund managers, has held the first close for […]
Perspectives
Draft Bill raises CDC’s funding cap
A draft bill proposes to raise the limit on capital the UK Government can provide […]
Perspectives
Private Equity helps close Africa’s infrastructure gap
A look at the figures from SAVCA’s 2016 Private Equity Industry Performance Survey shows that […]
Perspectives
The Africa most global investors do not understand
Contributed by Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais, Founder & Chairman of Quantum Global A new wave […]