DLA Piper Africa is pleased to invite you to the 2023 Virtual M&A Academy for clients. This event is aimed at junior to mid-level professionals who work in corporate finance and private equity, in-house legal teams and the strategy departments of corporates. It provides an overview of the key stages of the M&A process and a more in-depth look at the most important aspects of M&A for African practitioners.

This compendium brings together Moody’s recent research on African sovereign, banking and corporate finance credit, in recognition of the continent’s economic expansion, rising international issuance and increasing investor demand for credit ratings and research.

Johannesburg, South Africa, May 04, 2023 – With the vision of Lighting up Africa one community at a time, Genesis Energy (GENESIS) is a leading energy infrastructure developer and climate impact investor that is driving positive social, economic, and environmental impact across Africa.

3rd May 2023: Nairobi, Kenya: 4G Capital, the market-leading neobank powering micro and small business growth in Kenya and Uganda, has been ranked as one of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies by the Financial Times. The Financial Times compiled the ranking with data company Statista and based findings on compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in audited revenues from 2018 to 2021.

We are fortunate to have been offered 8 complimentary places at Oxford Economics’ Emerging Markets & Africa Roundtable on April 26th in London. This is for professional investors only. Invest Africa members can email cjoyce@oxfordeconomics.com to register interest and further details will be shared.

Friends of Education Africa is a registered UK charity established to primarily raise funds to meet the needs of Education Africa. Education Africa is the catalyst for enabling scalable, sustainable, digitally-enabled high-quality blended education initiatives for disadvantaged African youth and their communities.

Africa Finance Corporation, Africa’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, and its asset management unit AFC Capital Partners have secured a US$253 million commitment from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) towards its inaugural offering, the Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF).

This week Miranda & Associados bring you news on regional trade in Angola, oil and gas news in Angola, Gabon and Mozambique, a visa exemption scheme in Mozambique, port developments in the Republic of the Congo, Timor-Leste’s first mining licensing round, and other major developments in our jurisdictions. Sit back, relax, and enjoy Investing Beyond Borders.

Please read Vallis Group’s information page about their new partnership with Qbera Capital LLP bringing together leaders in supply chain management and carbon accounting to create a tool for companies to better track and cut their carbon emissions.

SafeWater, a strategic business unit within Grundfos, has announced that it is partnering with World Vision’s Zambia WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) programme to provide cost-effective SQFlex solar water pumps as an easy-to-use and sustainable alternative to traditional hand pumps in rural Zambia.

Anfani, a new Invest Africa member, is the energy broker for the unbanked and underserved in sub-Saharan Africa. We are a brokering platform that connects Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs), Capital Providers, and Renewable (Solar) Tech Providers together where we handle customer acquisition for these providers and at the same time provide SMEs with increased access to affordable, high quality renewable energy for electricity provision.

Tunis, 23 January 2023 – Honoris United Universities (HUU) attended the world's largest conference dedicated to innovation in the field of medical simulation (IMSH 2023). The Honoris Medical Simulation Center in Tunis, Tunisia presented the results of a randomized controlled trial in medical simulation undertaken at its world-class facility.

GreenCo is excited to support Zambia as well as ZESCO, IPPs, C&Is, and other key energy sector stakeholders in bringing innovative and sustainable energy shifts into the country. Since its incorporation in 2018, GreenCo has embarked on a number of initiatives in Zambia

The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) published their Investor Briefing at the end of February, touching on numerous areas in which the country must prioritise in order to attract investment into the country, as well as how the country is using public-private partnerships to accellerate economic development.

Nigeria may be Africa’s largest economy — its powerhouse, even — but power cuts remain a frequent occurrence. The country’s grid has only half the capacity required to serve its 210mn inhabitants reliably.

In the face of challenging global framework conditions, DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, saw a further increase in new business in the 2022 financial year: at around EUR 1.6 billion, it again committed more funds to finance private enterprises in developing and emerging countries than in the previous year (2021: 15 EUR 1.5 billion).

DLA Piper: Fragmentation of the global system will intensify in 2023, propelled by drivers such as ripples from the COVID-19 pandemic, global divergence, the continuing conflict in Ukraine, and the global energy transition. We delve into this tumultuous reality from an African perspective where we see new regulatory trends emerging, new operational threats manifesting and risk registers needing to be revisited to include emerging threats.

Nanyuki, Kenya: Mawingu, a Kenyan based Internet service provider operational in 15 counties, successfully closed their Series B investment bringing onboard new investor InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG). InfraCo Africa's $6 million USD commitment, delivered through its dedicated investment arm, will support Mawingu to roll out infrastructure across Kenya that will increase access to affordable internet connectivity to underserved households and businesses.

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