AfricInvest
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AfricInvest was founded in 1994 and is uniquely positioned as one of the most experienced private equity investors in Africa, AfricInvest has dedicated investment teams focused on Africa, and employs more than 100 professionals based in 11 offices.
AfricInvest raised USD 2.4Bn across 21 funds and benefits from strong, long-term support from both local and international investors, including leading development finance institutions in the United States and Europe.
Since 1994, AfricInvest has invested in more than 200 companies across more than 35 countries in a variety of high growth sectors and maintains a broad network of high quality executives across Africa, offering extensive expertise in key growth industries, including financial services, agribusiness, consumer/retail, education and healthcare.
Kontakt
Khaled Ben Jilani
Ann Wyman
Patrick Herrmann
| Offices |
Abidjan (Ivory Coast); Algiers (Algeria); Cairo (Egypt); Casablanca (Morocco); Dubai (UAE) Lagos (Nigeria) Nairobi (Kenya); Paris (France); Port Louis (Mauritius); Tunis (Tunisia) |
| Investors | Key investors include leading Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), family offices and funds of funds, i.e. AFDB, EIB, CDC Group, FMO, IFC, KfW, bpiFrance, SIFEM, bio, Proparco, Finnfund. |
| Investor Types |
Privatpersonen / Family Offices Versicherungen Öffentliche Hand (Bund, Länder, EU) Dachfonds / Fund-of-Funds Unternehmen (Industrie, Dienstleistungen) Pensionsfonds Andere Investoren |
| Portfolio Companies | 160 |
| Equity Type |
Minderheitsbeteiligung Mehrheitsbeteiligung |
| Investment Reasons |
Seed-Finanzierung Start up-Finanzierung Expansions- / Wachstumsfinanzierung Secondary-Transaktionen Public to Private / PIPE Turnaround- / Sanierungsfinanzierung Kleine Buy-outs (< 25 Mio. € Transaktionsvolumen) Mittelgroße Buy-outs (25-250 Mio. € Transaktionsvolumen) |
| Industry sector |
Biotechnologie / Pharma Chemie / Werkstoffe Elektrotechnik / Elektronik / Halbleiter Finanzdienstleistungen Gastronomie / Hotellerie Geschäftsdienstleistungen Handel / E-Commerce Industrieautomation / -produkte Internet Kommunikationstechnologie Medizin - Healthcare Medizintechnik Software / IT Transportwesen Sonstige Dienstleistungen Sonstige Konsumgüter |
| Geographical Focus | Afrika |