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RMBV’s RNAF III Acquires 50% Joint Control Stake in Egypt’s ATCO Pharma in $50M Growth Deal
The North Africa-focused private equity firm establishes its entry into Egypt’s veterinary pharmaceutical sector through a combined primary and secondary share transaction co-led by Zilla Capital.
ADvTECH Acquires 25% Stake in South African AI EdTech Startup MathU
The JSE-listed education and staffing group secures a board seat and exclusive rights to MathU's current and future AI-enhanced learning suite to scale personalised instruction across its African network.
Psyence BioMed Completes $2.6M Investment in PsyLabs Following Ibogaine Milestone Approvals
The Nasdaq-listed biotech exercises a $2.6 million backstop commitment to raise its stake in natural API developer PsyLabs to 43.37%, securing African-sourced pharmaceutical-grade ibogaine supply for U.S. clinical trials.
Fortis Green Renewables and Zeitinger Invest Back GRIPS Energy
The growth equity consortium finances asset acquisitions across Senegal, Botswana, Zambia, and Uganda while backing the group's commercial and industrial solar-plus-storage pipeline.
Review of Week of 12 October 2026
This week’s briefing features Renaissance Africa Energy's $4.4B banking pool, the $2B IFC-BlueOrchard credit vehicle, Standard Bank's $185M placement in OPay, and strategic transactions across Cygnum Capital, Banque du Caire, and EBRD.
Trematon Shareholders Approve $10.4M Sale of Generation Education to Old Mutual's EduFund
The JSE-listed investment holding company disposes of its 87% stake in the private school operator for R172 million, recycling capital to return value to shareholders while retaining core education technology assets.
Amethis and Bpifrance Acquire Majority Stake in Thermal Decarbonization Specialist ATI Industries
The Edmond de Rothschild-backed impact manager leverages its Europe-Africa-Middle East footprint alongside Bpifrance’s FIEE2 fund to accelerate ATI’s global expansion across waste incineration and environmental engineering markets.
EBRD Backs Nigeria’s Beacon Power Services to Modernize National Electricity Grid Infrastructure
The European multilateral lender commits up to $10 million in senior debt as part of a $20.9 million digital grid technology package targeting loss reduction and revenue optimization across Nigerian utilities.
Maliasili Secures $15M Grant from MacKenzie Scott to Expand Community Conservation Fund
The African conservation catalyst uses unrestricted funding to scale its pooled financing mechanism through 2030, targeting direct core capital for local environmental organizations.
East Africa Foods Secures $40 Million to Expand Regional Agritech Supply Chain
The Dar es Salaam-headquartered food distribution company completes a $26 million Series B equity round co-led by PIDG’s InfraCo, Oikocredit, and FMO to scale post-harvest logistics infrastructure across East Africa.
South African Travel Tech Platform LekkeSlaap Acquired by Investor Consortium as Founders Exit
Bellair Road Investment Partners, Janic Capital, family offices, and Investec back CEO Frans Joubert and the executive team to drive technology investment and regional expansion across Southern Africa.