Liberty & Justice
Debt Financing in 2024
Liberty & Justice Inc. is an apparel manufacturing company based in New York, specializing in ethical and sustainable clothing production. The company focuses on value chain management for high-volume, time-sensitive, and duty-free goods, collaborating primarily with American clothing brands, trading companies, and other importers. Liberty & Justice manufactures a diverse range of products, including tops, bottoms, totes, and shoes, with an emphasis on high quality and on-time delivery. It operates factories in Ghana, Liberia, and Benin, and maintains a buying office in Accra, Ghana. The company is recognized as Africa's leading Fair Trade Certified apparel manufacturer, dedicated to producing organic and worker-owned garments that promote social and environmental sustainability, ultimately aiming to empower workers and contribute to poverty eradication.
FrontEdge
Seed Round in 2023
FrontEdge is a financial technology provider that specializes in offering a comprehensive platform designed to support businesses engaged in trade, particularly in emerging markets. The company facilitates access to working capital, enabling exporters and importers to efficiently manage their financial transactions. FrontEdge provides a suite of technology tools that streamline cross-border payments, future exchange, and cargo insurance. Additionally, the platform includes features for logistics management and document management, all with minimal reporting obligations. By equipping businesses with these essential resources, FrontEdge enhances their ability to conduct international trade and improve cash flow.
FrontEdge
Debt Financing in 2023
FrontEdge is a financial technology provider that specializes in offering a comprehensive platform designed to support businesses engaged in trade, particularly in emerging markets. The company facilitates access to working capital, enabling exporters and importers to efficiently manage their financial transactions. FrontEdge provides a suite of technology tools that streamline cross-border payments, future exchange, and cargo insurance. Additionally, the platform includes features for logistics management and document management, all with minimal reporting obligations. By equipping businesses with these essential resources, FrontEdge enhances their ability to conduct international trade and improve cash flow.
Flow48 is a company that specializes in revenue-based financing, providing businesses with access to capital to support their operations and growth. The platform offers upfront lump-sum investments that businesses can utilize for various purposes, such as investing in inventory or capital expenditures. By doing so, Flow48 helps stabilize cash flow and encourages future revenue generation. The company's model is designed to offer rapid funding solutions along with flexible repayment options, making it an attractive choice for companies seeking to enhance their financial stability and operational efficiency.
Zuvy Technologies, founded in 2021 and headquartered in Conroe, Texas, offers a solution for businesses seeking immediate payouts for unpaid invoices. The company has developed a free invoice management software that allows users to create, manage, and send invoices instantly. This software aims to enhance the invoicing process by enabling businesses to craft professional invoices that promote a strong brand image, foster trust with customers, and encourage timely payments. By streamlining invoice management, Zuvy assists its clients in managing their finances more effectively and supports their overall business success.
Zuvy
Debt Financing in 2023
Zuvy Technologies, founded in 2021 and headquartered in Conroe, Texas, offers a solution for businesses seeking immediate payouts for unpaid invoices. The company has developed a free invoice management software that allows users to create, manage, and send invoices instantly. This software aims to enhance the invoicing process by enabling businesses to craft professional invoices that promote a strong brand image, foster trust with customers, and encourage timely payments. By streamlining invoice management, Zuvy assists its clients in managing their finances more effectively and supports their overall business success.
OnePipe
Debt Financing in 2023
OnePipe simplifies complex infrastructure so you can focus on creating market-defining innovations. Banks and fintech partners of OnePipe have contributed the majority of the underlying infrastructure required to establish your product as a service.
Fenergo
Private Equity Round in 2021
Fenergo Ltd is a provider of regulatory onboarding and client lifecycle management software solutions for financial institutions worldwide. Established in 2008 and based in Dublin, Ireland, the company specializes in client and counterparty data management, offering a centralized master data system that enables financial entities to acquire, validate, and manage legal entity data across various jurisdictions. Fenergo’s solutions encompass anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) compliance, as well as client onboarding and lifecycle management, facilitating efficient processes for both new and existing clients. Its offerings include cloud-based services such as digital remote account opening, regulatory compliance management, and a suite of client lifecycle management tools. Fenergo serves a diverse clientele, including investment banks, capital markets firms, and regulatory bodies. The company has garnered recognition in the industry, including accolades from Chartis Research for its innovative solutions in risk and compliance technology. In addition to its headquarters, Fenergo maintains offices in key global financial centers, enhancing its ability to support clients across multiple regions.
Snapper Hill Clinic
Private Equity Round in 2018
Snapper Hill Clinic is a prominent healthcare provider based in Liberia, operating the largest private outpatient facility in the capital city of Monrovia. Historically significant, it was the only private clinic to remain operational during Liberia's civil wars, demonstrating resilience in a challenging environment where health services are limited. The clinic offers a range of clinical services, including general physician diagnoses, referrals, minor surgical procedures, prescriptions, and access to an internal pharmacy and laboratory. By providing these essential services, Snapper Hill Clinic aims to deliver cost-effective and quality healthcare to the Monrovian population, addressing a critical need in the region.
Atlas Mara Limited is a financial services group based in Road Town, British Virgin Islands, that focuses on providing banking operations across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. The company offers a range of corporate and retail financial services tailored to corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises, and individual customers. It operates primarily in Nigeria, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, with the majority of its revenue generated from its Botswana segment. Atlas Mara, formed by Atlas Merchant Capital LLC and Mara Group Holdings Limited, seeks to engage in potential acquisitions, particularly within the financial services sector, and has plans for future growth and expansion through both internal development and additional acquisitions.
Grace Lake Partners
Venture Round in 2018
Grace Lake Partners Limited, established in 2014 and based in Lagos, Nigeria, operates as an investment and advisory company focused on building and managing businesses within the infrastructure, healthcare, media, and retail sectors. The company's primary objective is to address societal needs in Nigeria through strategic investments and advisory services in these sectors.
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.
Progeny Group
Venture Round in 2018
Progeny Group is a professional services firm specializing in integrated wealth management and legal advisory. It caters to private clients, businesses, family offices, and charities, offering a range of services including financial planning, asset management, tax planning, property services, and in-house legal counsel. The company aims to provide comprehensive, coordinated advice to help clients grow and protect their wealth while ensuring compliance with legal procedures.
Union Bank of Nigeria
Private Equity Round in 2018
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc is a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. Established in 1917, the bank serves a diverse clientele, including individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and large corporations, primarily in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. It operates through four main segments: Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, Corporate Banking, and Treasury. Union Bank offers a variety of financial products and services, such as current and savings accounts, debit cards, online and mobile banking, SME solutions, loans, credit services, and cash management. The bank is a subsidiary of Union Global Partners Limited and is committed to supporting economic growth through its comprehensive banking solutions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
NMB Bank
Debt Financing in 2013
NMB Bank Limited, established in Zimbabwe since 1992, operates as a subsidiary of NMBZ Holdings Limited. It offers a comprehensive range of banking products and services to both corporate and individual clients across ten major cities in the country. The bank's operations span five segments: Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Treasury, International Banking, and Digital Banking. Services include current and savings accounts, debit and credit cards, loans, overdrafts, Internet banking, ATM services, bridging finance, acceptance of credits, letters of credit, documentary letters of credit, international payments, offshore finance, foreign currency exchange, treasury services such as daily market watch and fixed deposits, promissory notes, money markets, banker’s acceptances, and advisory services on empowerment transactions, capital raising, structured finance, corporate restructuring, investments, and business conditions.
Emvest
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.
Iroko Securities
Venture Round in 2010
Iroko Securities is a fixed income securities firm based in London that specializes in the sub-Saharan African region. The firm provides capital and investment services to a diverse array of sovereign, quasi-sovereign, local corporate, and financial institutions across Africa. By facilitating access to African credits, Iroko Securities caters to international investors looking to broaden their investment portfolios. The firm has successfully executed a variety of innovative transactions for prominent corporate and sovereign issuers in the African market.
Snapper Hill Clinic
Private Equity Round in 2010
Snapper Hill Clinic is a prominent healthcare provider based in Liberia, operating the largest private outpatient facility in the capital city of Monrovia. Historically significant, it was the only private clinic to remain operational during Liberia's civil wars, demonstrating resilience in a challenging environment where health services are limited. The clinic offers a range of clinical services, including general physician diagnoses, referrals, minor surgical procedures, prescriptions, and access to an internal pharmacy and laboratory. By providing these essential services, Snapper Hill Clinic aims to deliver cost-effective and quality healthcare to the Monrovian population, addressing a critical need in the region.
Vero Food Industries
Venture Round in 2010
Vero Food Industries focus is the production of mineral water and rice.
Sweden Ghana Medical Centre
Private Equity Round in 2009
Sweden Ghana Medical Center is a private healthcare provider focused on offering comprehensive cancer care in West Africa. The center specializes in various cancer treatments, utilizing advanced equipment and modern techniques to deliver quality radiation therapy. It provides a full spectrum of services, including consulting, diagnosing, screening, and treating a wide range of cancer types. The center is dedicated to ensuring positive treatment outcomes for its patients and supports them in making informed healthcare decisions.
Cipla Quality Chemical Industries
Private Equity Round in 2009
Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited (CiplaQCIL) is a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing company based in Kampala, Uganda. It specializes in the production of anti-retroviral medications, artemisinin-based combination therapies, and treatments for hepatitis. By focusing on essential medicines for HIV/AIDS, malaria, and hepatitis, CiplaQCIL plays a crucial role in improving healthcare outcomes in the region. The company's state-of-the-art facilities enable it to produce high-quality pharmaceutical products that support healthcare providers in effectively treating patients.