Allan Cunningham

Delighted to be partnering with @CorpCnclAfrica for the US-Africa Business Summit in Mauritius. Only 3 weeks left to secure your place. Make sure you don't miss out - save on the fees by clicking: tinyurl.com/2026USABS Hope you can make it! #africa #investment #trade #finance

An #exit for @SummitAfr's debut fund has completed its exit from - lnkd.in/e7JPCgPi - selling its 51% interest in South African SMME rental financier Custom Capital Finance to a club led by #privateequity investor @SaadInvestment. #africa #deal #investment #SMME #news

18 months after joining @MediterraniaP to build its West African presence, Maty Ndiaye has been promoted to partner at the #Africa-focused #privateequity fund manager - lnkd.in/e-4Hrwbu - She'll still lead the firm’s regional platform and contribute to strategy and growth.

A final close for Tanmiya Capital Ventures' second, raising US$130m, or US$10m above goal - lnkd.in/ep9Sqx4m - the generalist #privateequity fund will back mid-cap Egyptian firms with strong management teams and expansion potential #africa #MENA #fundclose #fundraise #news

In a $50m deal, RMBV will invest growth capital via its 3rd North Africa #privateequity fund to take joint control Atco Pharma alongside existing shareholders - lnkd.in/eE_qSXz3 - the new capital will help expand its human and veterinary drug portfolio #africa #MENA #deal

A new deal for @helios_invest's fifth #private equity fund that's taking a significant minority stake in @Merec, Mozambique’s largest flour miller - lnkd.in/gUbV_mtP - Helios V now has a 49% stake. #africa #privateequity #investment #deal #news #secondary

US-based Aries Media Ventures launches its debut #Africa media-tech fund - lnkd.in/g8HCk7AD - it'll back early-stage media-tech startups serving #SubSaharanAfrica. It's already backed Aktivate, @Hustle_Sasa, and @BookMahali #VentureCapital #seedcapital #fundlaunch #news

The @EBRD has arranged financing for Africa's largest #solarplant - lnkd.in/gJYeEJjP - a loan of up to US$265m to Nefer Menya for Renewable Energy, the SPV developing a 1.2GW solar plant and 600MWh battery energy storage system in Egypt. #africa #egypt #privatedebt #deal

Laura Vecvagare will lead @IFCAfrica's regional brief for #infrastructure and #naturalresources in East and Southern #Africa - lnkd.in/g7DJQ9NM - she'll focus on the #power, #transport, #telecomms, #municipalinfrastructure, and natural resources sectors. #newjob #news

Here's our wrap of the key #privatecapital #dealmaking and #fundraising news from #Africa last week - conta.cc/47FtITm - @helios_invest, @RMBCIB Ventures, @EBRD, @FMO_development, @MediterraniaP, @IFCAfrica, @Africa50Infra, make the #news... #privateequity #privatecredit

Some #liquidity for early investors in startup @kuunda last week - lnkd.in/gfgwNZ68 - E4EAfrica led @AccionVentures_ , Portugal Gateway Fund, and @Seedstars Africa Ventures in a deal to buy the interests of 8 of the #fintech's shareholders. #africa #venturecapital #deal

A second #realestate fund for @AfricaWorks Investment Partners - lnkd.in/g7xqqqJg - the #privateequity Fund has secured equity and debt from a dozen LPs, including French private investors and African family offices, to buy mixed-use assets in Abidjan and Dakar. #Africa

A new chair for @africa_finance; @olayemicardoso1, governor of the @cenbank of Nigeria (CBN), will lead its board of directors - lnkd.in/gc6sq9Rt - he succeeds @IretiOgbu, who continues to serve as a director. #africa #DFI #newrole #news

South African ICT distributor @DCCTechnologies is taking on US$17 million of mezzanine debt from @KholoCapital - lnkd.in/gzwvntwE - the business will use the money to refinance its existing debt and support its growth. #africa #privatedebt #mezzaninedebt #investment #deal

A new fund from @FinanceEarth and @Fsd_Africa - lnkd.in/gq39R_XF - the $100M Africa Nature Impact Fund will invest in early-stage nature and nature-based carbon projects across #Africa. #africa #privatecapital #investment #fundlaunch #news #climate #carbon #nature

Lagos-based @Bisedge_Limited has raised debt from @Finnfund in the #DFI's first #EV investment in Africa - lnkd.in/gEnTcEfT - the money will be used to expand its fleet of electric forklifts and related equipment in Nigeria, Kenya, and Tanzania. #africa #investment #Deal

A new #investment initiative from @africa_finance to establish a platform backing mineral exploration development - lnkd.in/gjDbwMmg - the new vehicle will fund discovery, development, processing, and beneficiation deals #africa #privatecapital #criticalminerals #mining

Here's our regular Monday wrap of the major #privatecapital #dealmaking and #fundraising news from #Africa last week - conta.cc/480WI85 - @nithiocredit, @africa_finance, @EIB. @KholoCapital, @Fsd_Africa, @Finnfund, among those making the #news #MENA #Investment

An exit for @OldMutualSA Private Equity from its interest in golf and cycling group MoreCorp - lnkd.in/g-NBPsfD - RMB Ventures is the buyer of a company whose annual turnover has reportedly tripled since 2015. #africa #exit #deal #secondary #investment #news