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Norfund has created the role of CIO for the first time - https://lnkd.in/eTWPwcYg - and named its head of renewable ener...
25/07/2026

Norfund has created the role of CIO for the first time - https://lnkd.in/eTWPwcYg - and named its head of renewable energy investments, Mark Davis, as the DFI's first Chief Investment Officer.

Bjørnar Baugerud takes over his renewable energy sector responsibilities, while Davis now oversees investment strategy across the institution’s entire portfolio, guiding its three key mandates of sustainable development and financial inclusion, renewable energy transition, and Ukrainian economic reconstruction

Our lead story last week...Meridiam and Roha Group have expanded their stakes in Raxio Data Centres - https://lnkd.in/ei...
23/07/2026

Our lead story last week...Meridiam and Roha Group have expanded their stakes in Raxio Data Centres - https://lnkd.in/eivv_ufS - between them, the investors have put an additional $30 million to work in the business, lifting the total amount of capital raised by the business to more than $380 million.

AI-powered customer service startup Cue has raised an initial funding round from investors co-led by Knife Capital and h...
22/07/2026

AI-powered customer service startup Cue has raised an initial funding round from investors co-led by Knife Capital and hashtag - https://lnkd.in/eZ-828hU - the Cape Town-based firm will use the capital to build a second generation of autonomous agents and expand beyond its core South Africa and UK markets.

Egyptian private equity firm B Investments has signed definitive agreements to divest its entire stake in three Benban s...
22/07/2026

Egyptian private equity firm B Investments has signed definitive agreements to divest its entire stake in three Benban solar power plants - https://lnkd.in/enRJ-rBn - the exit from the 9-year investment marks the firm’s full exit from renewable power assets.

Creation Capital has brought a hybrid debt structure to The Cape Town Stock Exchange - https://lnkd.in/e-PeTVBs - which ...
21/07/2026

Creation Capital has brought a hybrid debt structure to The Cape Town Stock Exchange - https://lnkd.in/e-PeTVBs - which combines privately originated lending with a listed, Regulation 28-friendly note, giving pension funds the opportunity to increase their exposure to the asset class.

Here's our regular weekly digest of the major and news from last week - https://conta.cc/4ytS26BMeridiam, Roha Gro...
20/07/2026

Here's our regular weekly digest of the major and news from last week - https://conta.cc/4ytS26B

Meridiam, Roha Group, Raxio Data Centres, Creation Capital, Africa Finance Corporation, Eaglestone, Knife Capital, Acumen, EBRD, Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR), and Norfund are among those making the ...

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Naana Winful Fynn has been promoted to be Norfund's EVP for Financial Inclusion - https://lnkd.in/eeAP_xuy - the 9-year ...
19/07/2026

Naana Winful Fynn has been promoted to be Norfund's EVP for Financial Inclusion - https://lnkd.in/eeAP_xuy - the 9-year veteran of the DFI's West Africa team will now lead the institution's financial inclusion investment activities spanning banks, non-bank financial institutions, fintechs, and platforms, including Arise B.V. and Abler Nordic.

It's happening tomorrow! Grab one of the few remaining free seats at https://lnkd.in/euGBZMSB to hear Maurizio Caio, Chr...
15/07/2026

It's happening tomorrow! Grab one of the few remaining free seats at https://lnkd.in/euGBZMSB to hear Maurizio Caio, Christopher Chijiutomi, and David Kornik talk about the investment opportunities in Africa's private markets and what they and their organizations are doing to position themselves for success.

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) have named as Co-General Par...
15/07/2026

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) have named as Co-General Partner of the Pan-African Film Fund, a vehicle aiming to mobilise up to US$1 billion for Africa’s film, television, and immersive media industries - https://lnkd.in/e5uH4XWi

Sango Capital has been appointed to manage roughly $460 million across three African fund portfolios - https://lnkd.in/e...
15/07/2026

Sango Capital has been appointed to manage roughly $460 million across three African fund portfolios - https://lnkd.in/edS8rR68 - the funds’ interests span multiple vintage years, with exposure across financial services, consumer and FMCG, healthcare, infrastructure, energy, agribusiness, mining and industrial materials, and technology in more than 20 African markets.

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