TLG Capital
TLG Capital is an award-winning private investment firm dedicated to empowering frontier market entrepreneurs, with a focus on opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).TLG firmly believes that impact creation is crucial to sustained financial success. They are committed to tackling persistent challenges and better directing resources towards improving the lives for some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Their investments have had a significantly social, environmental and development impact across Sub-Saharan Africa.TLG Africa Limited is a permanent capital investment vehicle focusing on equity opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
TLG Africa invests in sectors underpinned by the ‘rise of the African consumer’, such as: healthcare, finance, consumer goods and real estate. These investments include direct minority/majority stake investments, secondary opportunities and distressed fund restructurings. TLG Africa always seeks board representation, along with other minority protections.
Notable investments include WHO pre-approved pharmaceutical plant QCIL (Uganda) and healthcare facilities in West Africa. In recognition for their efforts, their deals have won multiple awards including ‘Landmark Deal of the Decade’ in 2012 and 'Frontier Deal of the Year' in 2014 from Private Equity Africa.
18 past transactions
Iroko Securities
Venture Round in 2010
Iroko Securities focused fixed income securities firm operating in London. It provides capital to a broad range of sovereign, quasi-sovereign local corporate and financial institutions based in Africa. It offers investment services to international investors seeking to gain exposure on African credits. Iroko had completed a number of interesting and innovative transactions for leading corporate and sovereign issuers in Africa.
Movement Capital
Private Equity Round in 2016
Evolved from Homestrings, Movement Capital is the leading crowdfunding investment platform for Emerging and Frontier Markets. Movement Capital democratises access to unique investment opportunities in Emerging Markets. Bringing equity and bond deals within reach of the Diaspora and institutional investors.
They provide a community where all investors belong; whether from New York or New Delhi, London or Lagos. They offer a range of diverse and innovative investments that cross time zones, borders and asset classes.
Vero Food Industries
Venture Round in 2010
Vero Food Industries focus is the production of mineral water and rice.
Grace Lake Partners
Venture Round in 2018
Grace Lake Partners Limited operates as an investment and advisory company. It builds and operates businesses in infrastructure, healthcare, media, and retail sectors that address societal needs in Nigeria. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc
Private Equity Round in 2018
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc provides investment, corporate, commercial, and retail banking products and services for individuals, small and medium sized enterprises, and commercial and corporate clients primarily in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. It operates through four segments: Retail Bank, Commercial Bank, Corporate Bank, and Treasury. The company offers current accounts, savings accounts, and domiciliary deposits; debit cards; and online and mobile banking services. It also provides SME accounts, solutions, loans, and intervention funds; credit solutions; and account and cash management, trade, finance, and agribusiness solutions. The company as founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. Union Bank of Nigeria Plc is a subsidiary of Union Global Partners Limited.
Sweden Ghana Medical Centre Ltd.
Private Equity Round in 2009
Sweden Ghana Medical Centre covers the full range of cancer specialties and utilizes state-of-the art equipment and the treatment techniques to provide quality radiation treatment.
Cipla Quality Chemical industries
Private Equity Round in 2009
Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited (CiplaQCIL) is a state-of-the-art pharmaceutical manufacturing company located in Kampala, Uganda. The company manufactures Anti-retroviral (ARVs), Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies (ACTs) and Hepatitis medicines to treat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Hepatitis.
Predictus
Venture Round in 2021
FairMoney is a mobile banking platform for private and business borrowers. It is an application that uses smartphone data to build an instant credit score and give loans.
Backed by European and American investors, with a team of 45 people between Paris, France and Lagos, Nigeria, and over 350,000 loans disbursed, they hire smart and ambitious team members to make the company's vision, a reality for millions of people in Africa and South-East Asia.
FairMoney was founded on 2017.
BAJ Service Stations
Debt Financing in 2017
BAJ operating fuel stations across Uganda since 2002 and consolidated the business under the BAJ brand name in 2016. The business owns and operates 6 fuel stations across Uganda with sites in Entebbe, Luwero, Kabale and Kayunga. BAJ continues to explore opportunities to grow organically through acquisition of distressed players in the market or constructing new stations.
EmVest Asset Management Pty Limited
Venture Round in 2012
EmVest is a diversified, agricultural investment company for institutional investors operating in Sub Sahara Africa. Key to its success is its unique, African-grown ability of being flexible, innovative and resourceful.
EmVest is a ‘learning organisation’ to its core. Driven by a scientific approach, it invests in scouring the globe for new technology and unconventional ideas to enable it to work smarter. EmVest embraces innovative techniques to revolutionise traditional farming processes and adapt them to best effect in the African context. Its energy is contagious and valued by clients.
The Progeny Group Limited
Venture Round in 2018
Progeny is a unique framework of coordinated advice and insight. It provides integrated financial planning, legal and asset management solutions for private clients, businesses, family offices and charities.
Snapper Hill Clinic
Private Equity Round in 2018
Snapper Hill is a Liberian healthcare provider that runs the largest private out-patient facility in the country’s capital Monrovia. It was the only private clinic to continue to operate during Liberia’s civil wars and continues to serve the Monrovian population in an environment where health provisions are scarce.
NMB Bank Limited
Debt Financing in 2013
NMB Bank is dedicated to providing premium financial services to all existing and potential customers. Since 1993, we have offered supreme corporate, retail and investment banking solutions.
Snapper Hill Clinic
Private Equity Round in 2010
Snapper Hill is a Liberian healthcare provider that runs the largest private out-patient facility in the country’s capital Monrovia. It was the only private clinic to continue to operate during Liberia’s civil wars and continues to serve the Monrovian population in an environment where health provisions are scarce.
Zipnet
Venture Round in 2014
Broadband Home Ltd is Ghana’s first wireless internet service provider. With the acquisition of 48MHZ of the 2.5Ghz spectrum, the company rolled out the first Broadband Wireless Access Network in Ghana using WiMAX-d platform from NextNet Wireless which morphed into CLEARWIRE, INC later.
Atlas Mara Limited
Post in 2018
Atlas Mara Limited is a private equity firm specializing in potential and bolt-on acquisitions. The firm prefers to invest in the sub-Saharan African market, though it also invests outside Africa. It considers investments in the financial services sector. The firm was formerly known as Atlas Mara Co Nvest Ltd. Atlas Mara Limited is based in Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
Rwanda Foam
Venture Round in 2018
Rwandafoam provide clients with the best quality foams and spring mattresses as well as other products to expand their choice and obtain the best value for their time and money.
GetBucks
Private Equity Round in 2015
GetBucks Financial Services Limited is a financial technology (“fintech”) company that embraces technology as a means to provide financial products and services to its customers. GetBucks operates from 13 branches located throughout Zimbabwe. The Company is owned 51% by MyBucks S.A (a Frankfurt Stock Exchange listed company) and 31% by Brainworks. The remaining balance is owned by various other shareholders including local pension funds. GetBucks Zimbabwe’s vision is to become a leading provider of financial services by leveraging the latest technology to provide innovative and cost effective solutions to a wide customer base in Zimbabwe. GetBucks Zimbabwe believes in financial inclusion and aims to empower its customer base with sustainable financial solutions that improve lives.
