Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered is a multinational bank headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with a history dating back to 1853. The bank provides a comprehensive range of banking products and services across various regions, including Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. Its operations are segmented into Corporate & Institutional Banking, Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, and Private Banking. Standard Chartered offers services such as current and savings accounts, loans, mortgages, credit cards, and wealth management solutions, including investment and portfolio management. Additionally, the bank provides corporate finance services encompassing structured and project financing, strategic advisory, and trade finance, as well as transaction banking services like cash management and securities services. With a workforce of over 86,000 employees and approximately 1,026 branches, Standard Chartered aims to support individuals, businesses, and governments in achieving their financial goals.
Airtel African operations are owned by Bharti Airtel Limited, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa. The company offers mobile voice and data services, fixed line, high speed broadband, IPTV, DTH, turnkey telecom solutions for enterprises and national and international long distance services to carriers. Bharti Airtel has over 200 million customers (November 2010) across its operations, including 50 million in Africa. Airtel is driven by the vision of making mobile communications affordable for all to give people the freedom to meet their daily challenges and to drive economic and social development. Airtel is making a positive impact in the communities in which it operates through extending its networks to rural areas and through its education initiatives.
Azuri Technologies Ltd. develops, manufactures, and installs solar power products for off-grid emerging markets in Africa and the United Kingdom. The company offers AzuriTV, a solar-powered television; Indigo, a pay-as-you-go system that enables solar electricity to be delivered as a service using scratch cards for payment; Azuri Quad, a solar home system that provides household lighting, including LED lights, rechargeable radio and torch, and mobile phone charging; and PayGo, a solar home system that delivers clean energy to rural households living without electricity. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom with distribution networks in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Zambia, and South Africa.
MTN Group Limited is a leading telecommunications company based in Johannesburg, South Africa, offering a wide range of voice, data, mobile financial, and digital services. Founded in 1994, MTN serves approximately 251 million subscribers across various markets in Africa and the Middle East. The company provides mobile telecommunications services, including voice bundles, data packages, and mobile money solutions such as international remittances and insurance. Additionally, MTN offers enterprise services focused on connectivity, cloud solutions, and IoT applications. Its subsidiaries, including MTN Nigeria Communications PLC, deliver broadband access and telecommunication services tailored to both individual consumers and businesses. MTN is also involved in digital entertainment through products like video-on-demand and music streaming services, further diversifying its offerings in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Smile Telecoms Holdings Limited provides broadband Internet access and communication services throughout Africa, specifically targeting markets in Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Established in 2007 and headquartered in Port Louis, Mauritius, the company offers mobile broadband Internet, as well as voice and messaging services via its long-term evolution broadband network. Additionally, it supplies WiFi routers, MiFi routers for multiple users, and USB dongles for individual users. The company serves a diverse customer base, including small and medium-sized enterprises, households, and individual users, while also focusing on enhancing Internet penetration in regions with low connectivity. With a potential customer base exceeding 300 million, Smile Telecoms is positioned to expand access to reliable mobile connections, particularly as smartphone usage continues to grow in its operational areas.
Liquid Telecom is an independent data, voice, and IP provider that commits to build a digital future. Liquid Telecom has built Africa’s largest single fibre network, currently stretching over 18,000km across Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho and South Africa. The award-winning Pan-African fibre network covers Africa’s fastest growing economies, where no fixed network has existed before.
Private Equity Round in 2014
Afrifresh Group (Pty) Limited, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, specializes in the production and marketing of a variety of agricultural products. The company grows and exports citrus fruits, grapes, bananas, apples, tea, macadamia nuts, and vegetables, while also handling grain and cash crops. In addition to fresh produce, Afrifresh Group is involved in the export and import of dried raisins and wine. Serving both domestic and international markets, the company has established a presence with offices in several countries, including the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, Chile, Spain, and China.
Private Equity Round in 2011
Afrifresh Group (Pty) Limited, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, specializes in the production and marketing of a variety of agricultural products. The company grows and exports citrus fruits, grapes, bananas, apples, tea, macadamia nuts, and vegetables, while also handling grain and cash crops. In addition to fresh produce, Afrifresh Group is involved in the export and import of dried raisins and wine. Serving both domestic and international markets, the company has established a presence with offices in several countries, including the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, Chile, Spain, and China.
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