Acciona is a leading Spanish corporation specializing in sustainable solutions for infrastructure and renewable energy projects. Established over a century ago, it employs more than 30,000 people and operates in over 30 countries across five continents. The company is structured into two main divisions: energy and infrastructure. The energy division emphasizes renewable technologies, focusing on wind, solar, hydro, and biomass, while the infrastructure division includes construction, water treatment, and various service lines. Acciona undertakes projects through government concessions or independent opportunities, ensuring a commitment to sustainability through its Sustainability Master Plan, which aims to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy by optimizing resource use and minimizing environmental impact.
Beacon Power Services
Series A in 2024
Beacon Power Services, established in 2013 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, specializes in designing and implementing energy management solutions for commercial and industrial facilities. The company's core offering is its AI-enabled grid management platform, Adora, which provides real-time visibility into network performance for electric utilities, enabling them to anticipate outages, identify network losses, and distribute electricity more efficiently. Additionally, Adora empowers consumers with control over their energy infrastructure, facilitating invoicing, installations, and logistics. Beacon Power Services aims to enhance the quality and duration of electricity supplied in African cities by building smart grids and leveraging data to reduce inefficiencies in power distribution systems.
Win
Private Equity Round in 2024
Win is an internet service provider-based company. That provides fiber-optic channeling, growing in Lima and Callao, and thanks to this wide coverage it can optimally satisfy condominiums in different districts, without worrying about cuts or saturation of the service. It is currently deploying fiber through the districts of Lima.
WIOCC
Debt Financing in 2024
WIOCC is a specialist provider of wholesale telecommunications services, focusing on high-capacity connectivity between Africa and global markets. It offers tailored solutions, including global connectivity, IP transit, metro connections, and colocation, catering primarily to carriers, mobile operators, ISPs, cloud operators, and content providers. With a presence in over 30 African countries and key global centres, WIOCC is renowned as Africa's "carriers' carrier," offering flexible bandwidth packages designed to facilitate the growth of fixed and mobile broadband markets across the continent.
Serengeti Energy
Grant in 2024
Serengeti Energy is a company that focuses on the development, construction, and operation of renewable energy projects, particularly run-of-river hydropower initiatives in Southern Africa. It specializes in both greenfield projects and the refurbishment of existing independent power plants. In addition to its core activities, Serengeti Energy invests in and co-develops small and medium-sized energy projects, ensuring that all operations yield positive impacts on local markets and communities. The company also provides installation and maintenance services for semiconductors utilized in the renewable energy sector.
QMC Telecom International
Debt Financing in 2024
QMC Telecom International is a telecommunications infrastructure provider that specializes in developing, owning, and managing wireless sites for carriers in Puerto Rico. Established in 2011 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, with an additional office in San Juan, the company focuses on delivering comprehensive site development services tailored for telecommunications operators. QMC Telecom offers a range of services, including the leasing of towers and rooftop sites, aimed at facilitating reliable and timely installations of wireless connectivity. Through its infrastructure solutions, the company supports the growing demand for cellular telecommunication services in the region.
Netis Group
Acquisition in 2023
Netis Group provides telecommunication infrastructure solutions and services to the industry.
Husk Power Systems
Series D in 2023
Husk Power Systems Pvt. Ltd. is a renewable energy company based in Patna, India, that focuses on generating and distributing electricity to households, community services, small businesses, and factories. Founded in 2007, the company utilizes biomass waste—such as rice husks and other agricultural residues—to produce electricity through its proprietary technology. Husk Power Systems designs and operates mini-power plants and micro-grids, offering electricity as a pay-for-use service primarily to rural areas. This approach not only provides reliable lighting, reducing reliance on kerosene, but also fosters economic development by enabling microenterprises and the use of electricity-operated machinery. By creating a sustainable energy ecosystem at each power plant, Husk Power Systems aims to deliver shared value to its stakeholders and stimulate local economies.
Nuru is a company based in Goma, Nord-Kivu, Congo, focused on enhancing connectivity and providing affordable energy solutions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Founded in 2015, Nuru specializes in solar energy and storage micro-grids. It made a significant impact in 2017 by deploying the country's first solar-based mini-grid and is currently working on constructing a 1.3MW solar hybrid site in Goma, which is set to become the largest off-grid mini-grid in sub-Saharan Africa. Nuru's mini-grids utilize solar photovoltaic technology combined with battery storage, allowing commercial and industrial users to access renewable energy effectively.
Raxio Data Centre
Debt Financing in 2023
Raxio Group is Africa’s leading carrier-neutral data centre operator, delivering best-in-class colocation, cross connect, fibre and IT infrastructure services. With our local market knowledge and global nexus of industry experts and partners, we build and operate a network of connected data centres that will serve as the foundation of Africa’s digital economy.
Nuru
Convertible Note in 2023
Nuru is a company based in Goma, Nord-Kivu, Congo, focused on enhancing connectivity and providing affordable energy solutions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Founded in 2015, Nuru specializes in solar energy and storage micro-grids. It made a significant impact in 2017 by deploying the country's first solar-based mini-grid and is currently working on constructing a 1.3MW solar hybrid site in Goma, which is set to become the largest off-grid mini-grid in sub-Saharan Africa. Nuru's mini-grids utilize solar photovoltaic technology combined with battery storage, allowing commercial and industrial users to access renewable energy effectively.
Serengeti Energy
Venture Round in 2022
Serengeti Energy is a company that focuses on the development, construction, and operation of renewable energy projects, particularly run-of-river hydropower initiatives in Southern Africa. It specializes in both greenfield projects and the refurbishment of existing independent power plants. In addition to its core activities, Serengeti Energy invests in and co-develops small and medium-sized energy projects, ensuring that all operations yield positive impacts on local markets and communities. The company also provides installation and maintenance services for semiconductors utilized in the renewable energy sector.
WIOCC
Debt Financing in 2021
WIOCC is a specialist provider of wholesale telecommunications services, focusing on high-capacity connectivity between Africa and global markets. It offers tailored solutions, including global connectivity, IP transit, metro connections, and colocation, catering primarily to carriers, mobile operators, ISPs, cloud operators, and content providers. With a presence in over 30 African countries and key global centres, WIOCC is renowned as Africa's "carriers' carrier," offering flexible bandwidth packages designed to facilitate the growth of fixed and mobile broadband markets across the continent.
Africa Mobile Networks
Private Equity Round in 2021
Africa Mobile Networks Ltd is a company focused on financing, building, and operating mobile network base stations in Sub-Saharan Africa, aiming to connect underserved rural populations. Established in 2013 and headquartered in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, the company utilizes low power Base Transceiver Station (BTS) transmitters paired with Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite technology to facilitate mobile connectivity. By directing traffic onto existing networks and employing solar panels for power, Africa Mobile Networks enables mobile network operators to expand their reach without significant capital expenditures. The company also engages in identifying opportunities within different countries, developing business plans, and collaborating with local partners to support the establishment of mobile infrastructure and services.
Nuru
Venture Round in 2021
Nuru is a company based in Goma, Nord-Kivu, Congo, focused on enhancing connectivity and providing affordable energy solutions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Founded in 2015, Nuru specializes in solar energy and storage micro-grids. It made a significant impact in 2017 by deploying the country's first solar-based mini-grid and is currently working on constructing a 1.3MW solar hybrid site in Goma, which is set to become the largest off-grid mini-grid in sub-Saharan Africa. Nuru's mini-grids utilize solar photovoltaic technology combined with battery storage, allowing commercial and industrial users to access renewable energy effectively.
Africa Finance
Venture Round in 2013
Africa Finance Corporation, established in 2007 and headquartered in Nigeria, is a multilateral development financial institution focused on addressing infrastructure financing needs across Africa. The organization provides a range of services, including debt, equity, project development, financial advisory, and treasury management, aimed at fostering sustainable economic growth. Africa Finance Corporation invests in high-quality infrastructure assets within key sectors such as power, natural resources, heavy industry, transport, and telecommunications. By targeting essential services in these core areas, the institution plays a critical role in promoting infrastructure development across the continent.