African Infrastructure Investment Managers

African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) is a private equity infrastructure investment firm based in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm specializes in developing and managing infrastructure funds that focus on long-term institutional investments in unlisted equity across African infrastructure projects. AIIM's investment portfolio spans various sectors, including toll roads, renewable energy, power generation, and port and communication infrastructure. With equity under management amounting to USD 1.9 billion, AIIM has a proven track record, having successfully operated seven infrastructure funds across East, West, and Southern Africa. The company not only manages investments but also engages in the creation and advisory of infrastructure projects.

Francis Jackson

Investment Principal

Reshma Bhikha Joshi

Investment Principal

Mathapelo Malao

Investment Principal

Mario Van Rooyen

Investment Principal

Sechaba Selemela

Investment Principal

Chanine Williams

Investment Principal

40 past transactions

NOA Group

Private Equity Round in 2024
NOA Group offers a vertically integrated energy platform to provide net zero-oriented renewable energy solutions to customers in the commercial and industrial sectors.

N+ONE Datacenters

Venture Round in 2023
N+ONE Datacenters provides hosting, collocation, cloud, data centers, IAAS, hybrid cloud, public cloud, private cloud, amazon web services, managed services, security, networking, cyber security, and accommodation.

DC Go

Private Equity Round in 2023
DC Go provides pay-as-you-go solar energy systems for rural communities. Its product offerings contain ready-to-install lights, cell phone charging systems, radios, TVs, satellite receivers, and other related services.

EnviroServ Holdings

Private Equity Round in 2022
EnviroServ is a waste management solutions provider that offers comprehensive services across various industries, including automotive, power generation, textile, food, commercial, and retail. The company specializes in landfill waste management, contaminated land remediation, and legacy stockpile management. Additionally, EnviroServ provides garbage collection and handles both municipal and hazardous waste services. By focusing on reducing environmental risks, EnviroServ supports its clients in meeting their containment management and cleanup requirements. With a strong presence in South Africa and beyond, EnviroServ has established itself as a trusted and preferred partner in the waste management sector.

Bokamoso Solar

Private Equity Round in 2022
Bokamoso Solar is renewable solar energy company.

Noupoort Wind Farm

Private Equity Round in 2022
Noupoort Wind Farm is an 80-megawatt renewable energy facility located in Noupoort, South Africa. It is equipped with thirty-five wind turbines, each standing at 152 meters tall. The farm generates enough electricity to power approximately 69,000 homes annually. By utilizing clean energy, Noupoort Wind Farm plays a significant role in reducing carbon emissions, eliminating around 300,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year compared to conventional fossil fuel power plants.

Khobab Wind Farm

Private Equity Round in 2022
Khobab Wind Farm is a renewable energy supplier located in Loeriesfontein, South Africa. With a capacity of 140 megawatts, the wind farm consists of sixty-one turbines, each standing at a height of 152 meters. This facility is designed to generate sufficient electricity to power approximately 120,000 homes, contributing significantly to the local and national energy supply while promoting clean energy solutions.

Sodigaz

Private Equity Round in 2021
Sodigaz Group is a leading distributor of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bottled gas in Burkina Faso, playing a significant role in promoting the use of butane gas among households. The company aims to provide an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional fuels like firewood and charcoal, thereby addressing issues related to deforestation and health concerns. By facilitating the transition to cleaner energy sources, Sodigaz contributes to mitigating the negative impacts of climate change while enhancing the convenience of fuel usage for its customers.

Eastcastle Infrastructure

Private Equity Round in 2021
Eastcastle Infrastructure is a company specializing in Africa’s telecoms tower sector.

Metrofibre Networx

Private Equity Round in 2021
Metrofibre Networx is a managed bandwidth service provider and internet service provider (ISP) that builds and operates a number of fibre-to-the-premises access infrastructures in and between commercial business parks, business clusters, residential estates and suburbs (access infrastructures). These access infrastructures are, in turn, connected to a Metro-Core-Ring circling Tshwane and Johannesburg, interconnecting these parks, clusters and estates.

Ngoya Etix DC (Ghana)

Acquisition in 2021
Ngoya Etix DC (Ghana, a carrier-neutral data centre with a current capacity of 170 racks (expandable to 680 racks).

Starsight Energy

Debt Financing in 2021
Starsight Energy provides premier clean on-grid and off-grid energy services to commercial and industrial clients in Africa. We make clean energy a smart bottom-line decision for clients by eliminating all up-front costs. Clients pay an all-inclusive monthly fee for end-to-end service.

Starsight Energy

Debt Financing in 2020
Starsight Energy provides premier clean on-grid and off-grid energy services to commercial and industrial clients in Africa. We make clean energy a smart bottom-line decision for clients by eliminating all up-front costs. Clients pay an all-inclusive monthly fee for end-to-end service.

Metrofibre Networx

Private Equity Round in 2020
Metrofibre Networx is a managed bandwidth service provider and internet service provider (ISP) that builds and operates a number of fibre-to-the-premises access infrastructures in and between commercial business parks, business clusters, residential estates and suburbs (access infrastructures). These access infrastructures are, in turn, connected to a Metro-Core-Ring circling Tshwane and Johannesburg, interconnecting these parks, clusters and estates.

Snapplify

Venture Round in 2019
Snapplify (Pty) Ltd. is a South African company that specializes in providing digital publishing solutions for educational institutions and content producers globally. Founded in 2011 and based in Durbanville, Snapplify offers a range of products, including a Newsstand for distributing digital content, an e-Book Store for bulk sales, and a centralized e-Learning Content Cloud for accessing educational materials. Its e-Book Reader supports various devices, making it accessible to students and educators. The company also provides SnappBox, which allows schools to access e-Books via their intranet. Snapplify is recognized for its commitment to enhancing digital learning across Africa, partnering with international publishers to offer a vast selection of curriculum-compliant content. The company has expanded its reach into markets in the United States and across Africa, while also engaging in community initiatives through the Snapplify Foundation to support education and collaboration.

Bboxx

Private Equity Round in 2019
BBOXX designs, manufactures, and distributes solar power systems aimed at improving energy access in Africa and other developing regions. The company focuses on providing off-grid solutions, including solar kits, residential solar installations, and energy kiosks, enabling consumers in rural areas to experience reliable electricity similar to that in western countries. By creating innovative distribution methods, BBOXX seeks to meet the energy needs of underserved populations while ensuring superior customer service. Its operations extend to countries such as Sierra Leone, Kenya, Somalia, and Pakistan, where the company strives to enhance energy management and power production in off-grid environments.

Vredendal Solar Power Company

Private Equity Round in 2019
Vredendal Solar Power Company owns and manages a solar park in the town of Vredendal in the Western Cape.

Octotel

Private Equity Round in 2019
Octotel builds, owns and operates an open access network which enables internet service providers (“ISPs”) to deliver services to the end user.

Accugas

Acquisition in 2018
Accugas, focuses on sales and marketing, processing and distribution of gas to the domestic Nigerian market through our proprietary major gas processing and distribution infrastructure.

Kangnas Wind Farm

Private Equity Round in 2018
Kangnas Wind Farm is a developer of wind energy projects.

Roggeveld Wind Farm

Private Equity Round in 2018
Roggeveld Wind Farm is a 147 MW wind farm facility providing renewable energy projects.

Zeerust Solar

Private Equity Round in 2018
Zeerust Solar is a solar project that helps a country's clean power map.

Waterloo Solar

Private Equity Round in 2018
Waterloo Solar is a renewable solar energy provider project.

Perdekraal Wind Community

Private Equity Round in 2018
Perdekraal Wind Community is a wind farm that provides sustainable community growth through financial and non-financial community development involvement.

Starsight Power Utility

Private Equity Round in 2018
Starsight Power Utility operates as an energy efficiency company. StarSight is an independent energy efficiency company delivering sustainable solar power and cooling services to our customers. Our objective is to achieve significant and measurable cost savings for our clients whilst being the catalyst to deliver a substantial reduction in Carbon Emissions for your business.

Kalkbult Project Company

Private Equity Round in 2018
Kalkbult Project Company operates a solar photovoltaic that supplies electricity to Kalkbult, North Cape, SA.

Linde Solar Project Company

Private Equity Round in 2018
Linde Solar Project Company operates a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Linde, SA.

Metrowind Van Stadens Wind Farm

Private Equity Round in 2018
Construction on Metrowind Van Stadens Wind Farm began in September 2012 and was completed in early 2014. Situated in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, the project consists of nine 3 MW wind turbines and provide electricity directly to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. This 27 MW boost to the local grid accounts for nearly half of the 10% renewable energy target for the area. Situated in one of the most optimal wind energy locations in the country, Van Stadens Wind Farm is using state-of-the-art technology that has been designed to minimise any negative impacts on the surrounding environment.

Albatros Energy Mali Sa

Private Equity Round in 2017
Albatros Energy Mali plans to build, own, operate and transfer a 90 megawatt (MW) thermal power station in Kayes, western Mali.

AIIM Hydroneo

Venture Round in 2017
AIIM Hydroneo develops, owns, and operates hydro power projects.

Windiga Energy

Venture Round in 2017
Windiga Energy Inc. develops, owns, and operates renewable energy facilities.

Proton Energy

Private Equity Round in 2017
Proton Energy is develop and operate power plants across Sub Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on Nigeria. Proton Energy’s team is composed of seasoned professionals with experience in Infrastructure Development, General Management, Operations, Business Development and Finance. The team has over the past 30 years, operated and managed leading African companies and has the requisite deal-sourcing capabilities, industry relationships across the continent and operational expertise to add value to portfolio investments.

DSM Corridor Group

Acquisition in 2017
DSM Corridor Group Ltd. is a specialized operator of dry bulk terminals based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The company provides a comprehensive range of cargo handling services, including ship discharging, loading, and lightering operations for various commodities such as dry bulk, metals, ores, cereals, fertilizers, and chemicals. Its offerings encompass shore discharge of general cargo, container stuffing and de-stuffing, as well as consulting services for the shipping and material handling sectors. Additionally, DSM Corridor Group engages in clearing and forwarding services for agricultural and mining inputs and outputs. The company also rents out port handling equipment, such as weigh bridges and forklifts, and designs, manufactures, and sells bulk handling equipment tailored to specific products. It further supports maritime operations by supplying necessary provisions and equipment to ships. Established in 2004, DSM Corridor Group is dedicated to facilitating efficient logistics and warehousing solutions for its diverse clientele.

Cenpower Generation

Private Equity Round in 2014
Cenpower Generation Company Limited is a Special Purpose Vehicle established to develop the Cenpower Kpone Independent Power Plant (KIPP) in the Tema industrial zone near Accra, Ghana. The KIPP, which began operations in 2017, is one of the largest private independent power producers in the country, contributing approximately 10% of Ghana’s total installed capacity and 15% of its available thermal generation capacity. As a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) facility, it is recognized for its fuel efficiency and plays a vital role in meeting the increasing electricity demand in Ghana. Cenpower has achieved several notable milestones, including being the first licensed independent power producer in Ghana and the first to undertake a greenfield project financed independent power production while assuming fuel supply risk. Additionally, it pioneered the provision of a working capital facility for the Electricity Company of Ghana through a fuel financing arrangement and marked the first thermal independent power project financed in Sub-Saharan Africa.

IHS Towers

Private Equity Round in 2014
IHS Towers is a prominent independent owner, operator, and developer of shared telecommunications infrastructure, focusing on emerging markets. The company boasts over 40,000 towers across 11 countries, including Brazil, Nigeria, and Egypt. IHS Towers primarily serves mobile network operators (MNOs), facilitating their provision of wireless voice and data services to end-users. Its operations are concentrated in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and Latin America, with Nigeria being the largest contributor to its revenue. Through its extensive network of towers, IHS Towers plays a crucial role in enhancing telecommunications access and connectivity in these developing markets.

Kinangop Wind Park Limited

Private Equity Round in 2013
Kinangop is a 60.8 MW wind farm development comprising the construction, financing, operation and maintenance of a greenfield wind park located in the Kinangop region, about 60km northwest of Nairobi. In an effort to address the growing demand for power in Kenya, Kinangop supports an ambitious Kenyan government initiative to increase generation capacity from the current 1.5GW to 5.6GW by 2022. Kinangop is expected to generate and supply renewable energy to the national grid, which will provide clean power to thousands of homes in Kenya under a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with Kenya Power and Lighting Company (Kenya’s electricity distribution company). Beyond its contribution to sustainable and environmentally-friendly electricity generation, Kinangop will be committed to creating job opportunities and socioeconomic development in its local communities.
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