Africinvest

AfricInvest, established in 1994 and headquartered in Tunis, Tunisia, is a prominent private equity investment firm focused on supporting small and medium enterprises across Africa. With dedicated investment teams for both North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, AfricInvest employs 66 professionals across seven offices. The firm has invested in 135 companies spanning 25 African countries, targeting high-growth sectors such as financial services, agribusiness, consumer goods, retail, education, and healthcare. AfricInvest is recognized for its strong, long-term relationships with local and international investors, including major development finance institutions. In addition to its investment activities, the firm actively promotes the private equity industry in Africa, having co-founded several key associations, including the African Venture Capital Association and the Middle East North Africa Private Equity Association.

Brahim El Jaî

Senior Partner

Khaled Ben Jennet

Partner

Khaled Ben Jilani

Senior Partner

Faisal Jiwa

Senior Partner

Hakim Khelifa

Partner

Khalil Lakhoua

Partner

Skander Oueslati

Chief Investment Officer

Ziad Oueslati

Executive Founding Partner

Mohamed Sebti

Partner

Ismail Talbi

Senior Partner

Past deals in Francophone Africa

Mara Ison Technologies

Private Equity Round in 2023
Mara Ison Technologies is a pan-African IT services company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with operations in 23 African countries, Dubai, and India. The company specializes in providing end-to-end IT services and solutions across various sectors, including telecommunications, banking, financial services, government, oil and gas, and hospitality. Its core offerings encompass consulting and systems integration, managed services, and strategic outsourcing. By leveraging its deep domain expertise and established methodologies, Mara Ison Technologies delivers comprehensive support to blue-chip companies, ensuring efficient IT service management and infrastructure solutions. With regional hubs in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Kenya, the company is well-positioned to meet the diverse needs of its clients across the continent.

Britam Holdings

Post in 2017
Britam Holdings Plc is a diversified financial services group based in Nairobi, Kenya, with operations extending across Eastern and Southern Africa, including countries like Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, Malawi, and Mozambique. The company is structured into five main segments: Long Term Insurance, Short Term Insurance, Asset Management, Property, and Corporate and Other. Britam provides a comprehensive array of financial products, including life, health, and general insurance, as well as pension plans, unit-linked products, and investment planning services. It also engages in property development, offering services related to the purchase, sale, and rental of real estate. Additionally, Britam manages discretionary and segregated investment portfolios and unit trust funds, serving both individual and corporate clients through various distribution channels. Founded in 1920, Britam remains a key player in the financial landscape of the region.

Crédit Communautaire d’Afrique

Venture Round in 2016
CCA is the largest microfinance institution in Cameroon. The company collects deposits and provides loans to its 420,000 clients representing micro-small-medium enterprises and entrepreneurs (MSMEs) and salaried people. It has a retail network of 42 branches covering the whole country which makes it the larger financial institution in Cameroon in terms of the number of branches and geographic coverage. Further to the AfricInvest investment, the company is being transformed into a universal bank.

Bridge Bank Group

Venture Round in 2014
Bridge Group West Africa is a holding company which has a majority equity share in Bride Bank Cote d'Ivoire, an Ivorian universal bank and a minority significant equity stake in a bank in Senegal.

UAP Group

Venture Round in 2012
UAP Group is a pan-African financial services group with interests in insurance, investment management, property development and investments, securities brokerage and financial advisory. The history of the Group can be traced back by over 90 years while recent expansion and growth in the East African market have made UAP one of the key players in the financial services sector in the region. Currently, the group has businesses operating in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda, DRC and Tanzania.
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