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MENA Digest: WheeKeep, Airwater, Lune raise funding; Beco Capital gets an exit

TMT

17 May, 2024

MENA Digest: WheeKeep, Airwater, Lune raise funding; Beco Capital gets an exit

Funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa region during the week was led by a slew of UAE ......

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AFC's maiden climate resilient fund for Africa taps offshore LP for $750 mn vehicle

Infrastructure

16 May, 2024

AFC's maiden climate resilient fund for Africa taps offshore LP for $750 mn vehicle

AFC Capital Partners, the asset management unit of Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), is set to hit the halfway mark for ......

Alterra Capital Partners-led consortium acquires South African beverage company

Consumer

16 May, 2024

Alterra Capital Partners-led consortium acquires South African beverage company

Alterra Capital Partners, an Africa-focused private equity firm that backs high-growth companies, acquired a significant stake in a South African ......

Qatar Airways to invest in an airline in southern Africa

Infrastructure

15 May, 2024

Qatar Airways to invest in an airline in southern Africa

Qatar Airways will soon announce an investment in an airline in southern Africa, its CEO said on Wednesday, part of ......

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Mauritian PE firm Inside Capital Partners to onboard institutional LP

Finance

14 May, 2024

Mauritian PE firm Inside Capital Partners to onboard institutional LP

Inside Capital Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that backs growth-stage small and medium enterprises across Southern and Eastern Africa ......

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BII-owned Globeleq to onboard international investor for Africa project

Infrastructure

13 May, 2024

BII-owned Globeleq to onboard international investor for Africa project

Globeleq Africa Holdings, a UK-based leading independent power producer in Africa that develops, owns, and operates renewable energy plants in ......

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Belkhayat-run Moroccan group raising equity from offshore investor for logistics arm

Infrastructure

10 May, 2024

Belkhayat-run Moroccan group raising equity from offshore investor for logistics arm

Moroccan family-owned group H&S Invest Holding, which operates in FMCG, logistics, pharmaceuticals, media communication, and real estate sectors, is likely ......

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MENA Digest: Egyptian startups lead funding activity

Finance

10 May, 2024

MENA Digest: Egyptian startups lead funding activity

Egyptian fintech startups Swypex and MNZL led funding activities in the Middle East and North Africa region,, even as overall ......

East Africa-focused PE firm Ascent Capital strikes fourth bet from fund II

Others

09 May, 2024

East Africa-focused PE firm Ascent Capital strikes fourth bet from fund II

Ascent Capital, an East Africa-focused private equity firm that invests in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has struck the fourth ......

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Medu Capital's managing partner on exits, new fund, IRR and more

Finance

09 May, 2024

Medu Capital's managing partner on exits, new fund, IRR and more

Johannesburg-based private equity firm Medu Capital aims to exit its third investment vehicle by the end of 2025, 11 years ......