Phatisa
Phatisa is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2002 and headquartered in Mauritius. It specializes in investments in small and medium-sized enterprises, focusing on management buy-outs, expansions, acquisitions, and start-ups. The firm emphasizes sectors such as food and affordable housing across sub-Saharan Africa. Phatisa also invests in real estate projects, primarily targeting affordable and middle-income residential developments alongside mixed-use projects in urban areas. However, it excludes investments in bio-fuels, timber, alcoholic beverages, seed capital, short-term bridging, debt finance, and does not provide grants or soft loans.
Kanu is an African heavy-equipment supplier of purpose-fit equipment, providing quality maintenance and on-the-ground service teams, operating in nine countries across Africa, servicing the agriculture, construction and mining industries. The business has demonstrated strong year-on-year growth by securing new customers attracted to Kanu’s internationally recognised equipment brands and its superior levels of customer service and support.
Private Equity Round in 2015
General Plastics Limited manufactures rigid plastic packaging products. Its products include plastic bottles, pet jars, containers, tubs, closures, caps, labels, preforms, pumps, and injection molding and made to order dies. The company also provides project management, custom molding, color control, and decoration solutions; and product selection, design, support, technical analysis, advice, and after-sales services. It serves pharmaceuticals, beauty and cosmetics, horticultural, agro-industrial, medical, food and beverage, automotive lubricants, chemical, and household product markets. The company exports its products to various countries, such as Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Madagascar, etc. General Plastics Limited was incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
Private Equity Round in 2014
Meridian Group manufactures and distributes fertilizer and trades agricultural commodities.
Farming and Engineering Services Limited distributes agricultural equipment in Malawi. The company offers tractors, generators, implements, and farm support equipment, as well as construction equipment. It also provides parts, maintenance, and after sales services. The company was founded in 1967 and is based in Blantyre, Malawi with branches in Blantyre and Lilongwe, Malawi. It has depots in Nchalo, Dwangwa, and Kayelekera, Malawi.
Feronia Inc. is an agribusiness based in Vancouver, Canada, operating primarily in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The company manages three oil palm plantations and an arable farming operation, with its first plantation established in 1911. After acquiring its palm oil business in 2009, Feronia focused on revitalizing the plantations that were at risk of extinction. Through significant investment over the years, the company has stabilized its operations and aims to contribute positively and sustainably to the future of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Feronia specializes in the production of crude palm oil and palm kernel oil, positioning itself as a key player in the regional agribusiness sector.
Feronia Inc. is an agribusiness based in Vancouver, Canada, operating primarily in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The company manages three oil palm plantations and an arable farming operation, with its first plantation established in 1911. After acquiring its palm oil business in 2009, Feronia focused on revitalizing the plantations that were at risk of extinction. Through significant investment over the years, the company has stabilized its operations and aims to contribute positively and sustainably to the future of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Feronia specializes in the production of crude palm oil and palm kernel oil, positioning itself as a key player in the regional agribusiness sector.