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Empowering Africa through impact investing

JD Supra: Mergers

I started off my African PE journey back in 2010 with Helios Investment Partners. Please give us an overview of your experience in Europe and then Africa. How has that shaped your perspectives on PE in Africa?

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Congruent invests in manufacturer AAA Fabrication

PE Hub

AAA was founded in 2010 by Richard Alldredge. The post Congruent invests in manufacturer AAA Fabrication appeared first on PE Hub.

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Moniepoint cleared to acquire Kenyan fintech Kopo Kopo

TechCrunch: M&A

Kopo Kopo was founded by in 2010 by Ben Lyon and Dylan Higgins, and has so far raised $5.4 QED makes its first African investment, backing Nigerian fintech TeamApt in $50M+ deal “The Competition Authority of Kenya has approved the proposed acquisition of 100% shares in Kopo Kopo Inc. by Moniepoint Inc.

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UK can increase tech GDP by £50bn a year with Government support

Growth Business

The sector at present adds £150bn a year to the economy, after increasing by 25 per cent between 2010 and 2019. The report addressed a shortage in skills, investment and available lab space, and criticised the current approach to EU regulation, which it says has created a “confusing and awkward” environment.

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20 angel investor networks you should know about

Growth Business

Recent figures from accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young found a record £2.3bn was invested into UK start-ups via the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) in the year ending April 2022 into 4,480 firms, showing the angel investment network in rude health. They’ve been generous with their cash, too.

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AXA IM individual joins BlueBay as credit trader departs for Norges Bank Investment Management

The TRADE

An investment-grade credit trader from RBC BlueBay Asset Management has left the firm to join Norges Bank Investment Management, The TRADE can reveal. He has been appointed senior trader at Norges Bank Investment Management, based in New York. Norges Bank Investment Management confirmed his appointment.

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Impax Asset Management to acquire corporate credit business from partner firm Formuepleje Group

The TRADE

It has approximately £351 million in assets under management and manages two strategies: global high yield, launched in 2006, and emerging market corporate debt, launched in 2010. Impax’s existing fixed income team is based in the US and runs strategies across investment grade and US high yield.