The Logistics Group
Private Equity Round in 2024
The Logistics Group is a provider of logistics and warehousing services that support the mining, agricultural, trading, manufacturing, and shipping sectors. It offers supply chain and warehousing solutions and connects terminals and capabilities across Southern Africa to enable the efficient movement of goods.
EnviroServ Holdings
Private Equity Round in 2022
EnviroServ Holdings is a waste management solutions provider that operates across various industries, including automotive, power generation, textiles, food, and retail, both in South Africa and internationally. The company offers a wide range of services, including landfill waste management, contaminated land and legacy stockpile management, garbage collection, and municipal and hazardous waste services. Through its comprehensive approach, EnviroServ enables clients to mitigate environmental risks and effectively manage containment and cleanup needs, establishing itself as a trusted partner in waste management.
Loeriesfontein Wind Farm
Private Equity Round in 2022
Loeriesfontein Wind Farm is a renewable energy facility located in the Northern Cape of South Africa. Covering an area of 3,453 hectares of agricultural land, the wind farm features sixty-one wind turbines, each standing 99 meters tall, with a total production capacity of 140 megawatts. It generates approximately 535,354 megawatt-hours of clean energy annually, which is sufficient to power around 161,300 South African homes. By utilizing wind energy, the facility contributes to a significant reduction in carbon emissions, eliminating about 550,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year compared to conventional fossil fuel power plants. The wind farm commenced operations at the end of 2017, playing a vital role in advancing sustainable energy solutions in the region.
Khobab Wind Farm
Private Equity Round in 2022
Khobab Wind Farm is a South African renewable energy supplier operating a 40-megawatt wind farm in Loeriesfontein. The farm consists of sixty-one turbines, each with a height of 152 meters and capable of powering approximately 120,000 homes.
Sodigaz
Private Equity Round in 2021
Sodigaz Group is a leading company in Burkina Faso specializing in the distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bottled gas. As one of the pioneers in the sector, Sodigaz aims to promote the use of butane gas among households, providing an efficient alternative to traditional fuels such as firewood and charcoal. The company's products are designed not only to enhance convenience for consumers but also to contribute to environmental protection and health improvement by mitigating the negative impacts of deforestation and reducing associated health risks. Through its initiatives, Sodigaz plays a significant role in promoting sustainable energy solutions in the region.
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).
Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm
Private Equity Round in 2020
Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm is a prominent renewable energy provider located in Claremont, South Africa. It is one of the largest wind farms in the country, boasting an installed capacity of 138 megawatts. The facility utilizes 60 Siemens wind turbines, each with a capacity of 2.3 megawatts, to generate clean energy. Spanning over 3,700 hectares, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm plays a significant role in supplying sustainable electricity to households across South Africa, contributing to the nation's efforts to enhance its renewable energy landscape.
Snapplify
Venture Round in 2019
Snapplify (Pty) Ltd. is a digital publishing solutions provider based in Durbanville, South Africa, specializing in educational technology. Founded in 2011, the company offers a range of services aimed at enhancing digital learning for institutions and individuals. Its products include a comprehensive digital library solution that features thousands of free eBooks and curriculum-approved content, an e-Learning Content Cloud for schools and universities, and an e-Book Reader compatible with various devices. Snapplify also provides tools for content aggregation, enabling efficient distribution and DRM management of digital materials. The company prioritizes accessibility and collaboration, allowing educational institutions to integrate its solutions without extensive infrastructure investment. With a commitment to social impact, Snapplify supports educators through initiatives like Teacha! and actively collaborates with international publishers to meet the growing demand for digital educational resources. Its innovative approach has facilitated expansion into multiple African markets and the United States, establishing Snapplify as a recognized leader in the edtech sector.
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.
Amandi Energy
Private Equity Round in 2018
Amandi Energy is a company that focuses on the generation of electricity and operates a power plant specifically designed to support Ghanaian industry and infrastructure. It provides a comprehensive range of services, including the design, construction, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of combined cycle gas turbines. By delivering these services, Amandi Energy aims to help its clients mitigate brownouts and address the existing shortfall in generative capacity in the region.
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.
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 operates a dry bulk terminal at the Port of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It provides ship discharge and loading, lightering, and bulk handling services for dry bulk commodities, including cereals, metals, ores, fertilizers, and chemicals. The company offers warehousing, container stuffing and de-stuffing, and shore discharge services to the shipping and material handling community, as well as equipment rental and sale of bulk handling equipment. It also provides ships chandelling services and consulting, and offers clearing and forwarding for agricultural and mining inputs and outputs. The firm supports rail freight and logistics integration as part of its port-centric services. Founded in 2004, DSM Corridor Group serves clients with logistics and warehousing needs in the region.
IHS Towers
Private Equity Round in 2014
IHS Towers is an independent owner, operator and developer of shared telecommunications infrastructure, focused on towers, that serves mobile network operators delivering wireless voice and data services in emerging markets. It owns and operates more than 40,000 towers across markets in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, including Nigeria, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt and South Africa, among others. The company’s geographic footprint encompasses Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and Latin America, with the majority of revenue generated in Nigeria.
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.