AfricInvest, founded in 1994 and based in Tunis, Tunisia, is a leading private equity investment firm within the Integra Group. With a focus on small and medium enterprises across Africa, it manages USD 1 billion across 16 funds and employs 66 professionals in seven offices. The firm specializes in high-growth sectors such as financial services, agribusiness, consumer/retail, education, and healthcare, having invested in 135 companies across 25 African countries. AfricInvest benefits from strong support from local and international investors, including prominent development finance institutions. As a co-founder of the African Venture Capital Association and other regional organizations, the firm actively promotes the growth of the private equity industry in Africa. Its extensive network of executives and expertise positions AfricInvest as a significant player in fostering economic development on the continent.
MFS Africa Limited is a leading provider of mobile money interoperability in Africa, facilitating seamless money transfers and payments across the continent. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Accra, Ghana, the company connects mobile network operators through a unified API, enabling a range of services including remittances, merchant and bulk payments, as well as bank-to-wallet transfers. MFS Africa serves various stakeholders, including money transfer operators, banks, and mobile money operators, by offering alternatives for remittances, micro-lending, micro-insurance, and micro-savings. With additional offices in key African cities and London, MFS Africa plays a crucial role in enhancing financial connectivity and promoting financial inclusion across the region.
RFH Healthcare is a collection of healthcare solutions. They specialize in a wide array of medical fields. They provide services through pediatrics and child health, c-arm xray, laparoscopic tower, and a ct scan machine. They also provide outpatient services.
RAYNAL Assurances operates as an insurance company. RAYNAL Assurances underwrites a large range of non-life insurance risks associated to automotive, health, accident, fire, transport, and other multi-risks, addressing a clientele composed of both corporate and retail customers.
Aerobotics (Pty.) Ltd., founded in 2014 and located in Cape Town, South Africa, specializes in developing autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and data processing solutions for various industries, including agriculture, surveying, gaming, and security. The company utilizes aerial imagery and machine learning algorithms to provide precision agriculture solutions, enabling farmers to optimize crop management through detailed analysis and insights. Aerobotics combines its drone technology with a flight planning application to enhance data collection and processing, thereby supporting clients in making informed decisions based on accurate and timely information.
InstaDeep Ltd develops and offers artificial intelligence (AI) based decision making systems for enterprise sector. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with additional offices in Paris, France; Tunis, Tunisia; Nairobi, Kenya; and Lagos, Nigeria.
LCR is a family owned business founded in August 1953 by Jean-Jacques Delsuc. The Company employs more than 540 people.Presently, LCR is a leading and reputable transportation company in Côte d’Ivoire with a historical presence. The company is operating an impressive fleet of trucks and other equipment.
Ison Xperiences is a prominent provider of customer engagement and experience management services, operating primarily in Africa, the United Arab Emirates, and India. As the largest independent call center operator in Africa, the company has a presence in ten Anglophone and Francophone countries, employing over 6,000 people, with more than 3,400 based in Africa. Ison Xperiences specializes in outsourced voice and customer relationship management services, catering to diverse sectors including telecom, government, retail, energy, media, entertainment, and aviation. By offering tailored solutions, the company helps clients enhance their customer experience, optimize revenue generation, and improve overall business process management. With a reach that serves approximately 100 million customers, Ison Xperiences plays a critical role in facilitating effective customer interactions for its clients.
Britam is a diversified financial services group, listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The group has interests across the Eastern and Southern Africa region. The company offers a wide range of financial products and services in Insurance, Asset management, Banking and Property. The product range includes: life, health and general insurance, pensions, unit trusts, investment planning, wealth management, off-shore investments, retirement planning, discretionary portfolio management, Property development and private Equity.
International Community School (ICS-K), formally opened its doors to the public in January 2000 with seven students. ICS-K is now a school with over 1000 students from Pre-school through High School. They pride rich cultural diversity, with their student body consisting of learners of more than 30 different nationalities. Learning atmosphere is important, and ICS provides the perfect environment with their beautiful 20-acre campus outfitted with sizeable classrooms, well-stocked libraries, art rooms, computer labs and comfortable boarding houses amongst many other facilites.
The Azalaï Hotels Group is the first hotel chain in West Africa and a regional leader in the hotel sector. With more than 20 years of experience, a head office based in Mali, Azalaï Hotels has developed a strategy oriented to satisfy the growing needs of its customers by constantly improving the quality of its high-end service through meticulous renovation Of its hotel units and by a rigorous management of its rapidly growing portfolio. From Bamako to Ouagadougou, Cotonou, Bissau, Nouakchott and Abidjan, the success of the Azalaï Hotels Group is enhanced by a warm welcome and high quality service guaranteed by African hospitality. This high-quality service is the result of the work of all the company's employees. The Azalaï Hotels Group generates more than 4000 direct and indirect jobs across the subregion.
Silafrica Plastics and Packaging International Limited manufactures and markets plastic and packaging solutions. The company offers containers, rigid consumer packaging, stretch wrap, beverage crates, pallets, and general crates. It caters to food and beverage cosmetics, healthcare, chemicals, and construction sectors. Silafrica Plastics and Packaging International Limited was founded in 1963 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
CCA is the largest microfinance institution in Cameroon. The company collects deposits and provides loans to its 420,000 clients representing micro-small-medium enterprises and entrepreneurs (MSMEs) and salaried people. It has a retail network of 42 branches covering the whole country which makes it the larger financial institution in Cameroon in terms of the number of branches and geographic coverage. Further to the AfricInvest investment, the company is being transformed into a universal bank.
The company is one of the leading importers of agro-commodities in Nigeria. It currently imports, markets and distributes rice and fertilizer in the country and is currently ranked amongst the top five players in the industry, with shares of 8% and 10%, respectively, in these segments.
Bridge Group West Africa
Private Equity Round in 2014
Bridge Group West Africa is a financial holding company.
Bridge Group West Africa is a holding company which has a majority equity share in Bride Bank Cote d'Ivoire, an Ivorian universal bank and a minority significant equity stake in a bank in Senegal.
Broron Oil & Gas Limited is an indigenous oil and gas offshore services company which provides offshore support services to International Oil Companies (IOCs), independent and indigenous upstream companies in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea. Services provided by the Company include subsea engineering services, diving services, project management, logistics and procurement support services. The Company was incorporated in 2002 and commenced operations in 2007.
NMB Bank Limited is a prominent financial institution in Zimbabwe, offering a wide range of banking products and services to both corporate and individual clients. The bank operates through several segments, including Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Treasury, International Banking, and Digital Banking. Its offerings encompass current and savings accounts, debit and credit cards, loans, overdrafts, and various payment services, such as bridging finance and letters of credit. Additionally, NMB Bank provides advisory services related to capital raising, corporate restructuring, and investment. The bank also delivers treasury services, which include market analysis, fixed deposits, and foreign exchange operations. With branches in major cities such as Harare, Bulawayo, and Mutare, NMB Bank has been serving the Zimbabwean market since its incorporation in 1992 and is headquartered in Harare. It operates as a subsidiary of NMBZ Holdings Limited.
UAP Group is a pan-African financial services group with interests in insurance, investment management, property development and investments, securities brokerage and financial advisory. The history of the Group can be traced back by over 90 years while recent expansion and growth in the East African market have made UAP one of the key players in the financial services sector in the region. Currently, the group has businesses operating in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda, DRC and Tanzania.
AHL Impact Fund, managed by AHL Venture Partners, is a venture debt fund based in Nairobi, Kenya, focusing on investments across Africa, particularly in emerging markets. The fund targets sectors such as food, climate, financial services, and agriculture, aiming to support high-growth and high-impact businesses. AHL Venture Partners has established itself as one of the largest and most successful impact-focused venture capital firms in Africa, with a commitment of over USD 60 million to 35 impact-driven enterprises since its inception in 2008. The firm seeks to create positive social outcomes by providing access to improved goods and services for those at or near the bottom of the economic pyramid, while also generating strong financial returns. Through its investments, the fund has contributed to job creation, employing over 11,000 people and impacting more than 10 million individuals across 27 African countries.
Family Bank is a fully-fledged commercial bank since May 2007. The Bank is regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and is a member of the Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Bank is growing with over 1.7 million customers and a network of 93 branches countrywide. It was the first Bank in Kenya to introduce paperless banking through smart card technology.
Brookhouse is a co-educational day and boarding school for students aged 2-19, offering an adapted form of the British National Curriculum to Kenyan and international students. The school strives to develop each student's intellectual, emotional, physical and social growth to their full potential.
LaGray Chemical, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company, engages in developing, manufacturing, and marketing branded and generic pharmaceutical active ingredients and finished dosage forms in West Africa.
AXA Mansard is a member of the AXA Group, the worldwide leader in insurance and asset management with 166,000 employees serving 107 million clients in 64 countries. The group is a conglomerate of independently run businesses, operated according to the laws and regulations of many different countries. Despite being written in upper case, "AXA" is not an acronym, the name was chosen because it is short and can be pronounced easily the same way in every language. AXA is present in geographically diverse markets, with operations concentrated in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. AXA’s is also present in Central and South America, Middle East and in Africa via operations in Cameroon, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal and Algeria. AXA has more than over 20 year’s continuous presence in Africa. In 2016, IFRS revenues amounted to Euro 100.2 billion and IFRS underlying earnings to Euro 5.7 billion. AXA had Euro 1,429 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2016. AXA Mansard was incorporated in 1989 as a private limited liability company and is registered as a composite company with the National Insurance Commission of Nigeria (NAICOM). The Company offers life and non-life insurance products and services to individuals and institutions across Nigeria whilst also offering asset/investment management services, health management services and pension fund administration through its three subsidiaries AXA Mansard Investments Limited, AXA Mansard Health Limited and AXA Mansard Pensions Limited. From 2004 to 2015, AXA Mansard Insurance grew its turnover at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 55%. In 2016, GWP was NGN 20.7 billion, while net income was NGN 10.9 billion, a 10% increase over 2015. The company has progressed from the 97th position out of 109 insurance companies existing in 2003 to one of the top 4 out of 58 insurance companies in 2016. This growth has attracted the attention of analysts from across the world. AXA Mansard Insurance was listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange in November 2009. In December 2014, AXA Mansard became a member of AXA following AXA’s acquisition of Assur Holdings (AAH), the majority shareholders in the erstwhile company. AXA Mansard Insurance plc is rated B+ by A.M. Best (2016) for Financial Strength. The Company is also certified ISO 9001:2008 compliant by the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) for quality management systems.