Phatisa’s African Agriculture Fund invests in Cote D’Ivoire consumer goods company

Mar 15, 2013 | 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...

Amethis Finance invests $10.5m in Kenya’s Chase Bank

Mar 15, 2013 | 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...

Russian winemaker Chateau Le Grand seeks Western investor

Mar 14, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News

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....

Summit in $26m Jumia deal

Mar 14, 2013 | 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...

Daimler aims to raise Kamaz stake

Mar 14, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News

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...

FinancePlus – largest Deal Maker community on the net

Mar 14, 2013 | Deals, Events, News

FinancePlus is a global investor community that was founded on the basis of the extensive cross-border M&A transaction experience of its owners and members as private equity fund managers and corporate finance advisors. The FinancePlus universe now has more than...