Private Equity
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Complete Farmer secures €2.2 million to scale fulfilment centres and reach more smallholder farmers.
Complete Farmer, the agritech company improving market access and productivity for smallholder farmers, has secured €2.2 million (USD 2.5 million) from the European Union-funded AgriFI facility, managed by EDFI Management Company. The EU financing will support the construction of six new fulfilment centres – hubs for aggregation, quality control, and logistics in the northern regions.…
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IFC to invest $10 million in Oasis Africa Fund II.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is looking to invest up to $10 million in Oasis Africa Fund II (OAF Fund II), a West Africa-focused private equity fund targeting scalable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the region. The fund has a target size of $70 million, although it…
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Lightrock taps Elizabeth Biney-Amissah as partner to deepen its energy and climate investment in Africa.
Lightrock Capital, the global impact investment platform backed by the Princely Family of Liechtenstein, has appointed Elizabeth Biney-Amissah as a Partner as it deepens its commitment to energy and climate-related investments across Africa. With nearly two decades of experience spanning energy access, generation, and transition across the Global South, Biney-Amissah brings deep expertise to the…