Mar 15, 2013 | Africa, News
African Venture Capital Association 28 February 2013 The African Agriculture Fund, managed by Phatisa, has invested in Continental Beverage Company, a company bottling and distributing mineral water with its head office in Abidjan, the commercial capital of Côte...
Mar 15, 2013 | Africa, News
African Venture Capital Association 13 March 2013 Amethis Finance has completed its first private equity investment by injecting USD10.5 in Chase Bank, Kenya. Chase Bank is the fastest growing and one of the most innovative Kenyan banks. It offers a full range of...
Mar 14, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
Russia Beyond the Headlines 12 March 2013 The Russian winemaker is looking for an investor to help it develop new sales channels and increase output. However, the company is not selling a controlling share, which is why Russian investors have been hard to find....
Mar 14, 2013 | Africa, MENA, News
Summit Partners has invested a reported $26 million (€20million) in Egypt-based e-commerce company Jumia. The investor is understood to be taking a stake in the company through a German-based holding company. The funds are expected to be used to accelerate the...
Mar 14, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia, Western Europe
FRANKFURT/MOSCOW, March 11 (Reuters) – German truckmaker Daimler said on Monday it aimed to raise its stake in Russian peer Kamaz, after Kamaz’s Russian shareholder said talks had stalled over price. Daimler, which owns 11 percent of Kamaz directly, has a...
