TLG Capital is an award-winning private investment firm dedicated to empowering frontier market entrepreneurs, with a focus on opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).TLG firmly believes that impact creation is crucial to sustained financial success. They are committed to tackling persistent challenges and better directing resources towards improving the lives for some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Their investments have had a significantly social, environmental and development impact across Sub-Saharan Africa.TLG Africa Limited is a permanent capital investment vehicle focusing on equity opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). TLG Africa invests in sectors underpinned by the ‘rise of the African consumer’, such as: healthcare, finance, consumer goods and real estate. These investments include direct minority/majority stake investments, secondary opportunities and distressed fund restructurings. TLG Africa always seeks board representation, along with other minority protections. Notable investments include WHO pre-approved pharmaceutical plant QCIL (Uganda) and healthcare facilities in West Africa. In recognition for their efforts, their deals have won multiple awards including ‘Landmark Deal of the Decade’ in 2012 and 'Frontier Deal of the Year' in 2014 from Private Equity Africa.
Liberty & Justice Inc. is an apparel manufacturing company based in New York, specializing in the production of ethically made clothing and textiles. The company focuses on value chain management for high-volume, time-sensitive, and duty-free goods, catering to American clothing brands, trading companies, and importers. Liberty & Justice operates manufacturing facilities in Ghana, Liberia, and Benin, emphasizing Fair Trade Certified practices. Its product range includes tops, bottoms, totes, shoes, and home textiles, with a commitment to using organic materials and promoting worker empowerment. By prioritizing exceptional quality, timely delivery, and social and environmental responsibility, Liberty & Justice aims to align consumer choices with the eradication of poverty and the promotion of sustainable economic development.
FrontEdge
Seed Round in 2023
FrontEdge is a financial technology provider that offers a comprehensive platform designed to facilitate trade transactions in emerging markets. The company focuses on providing working capital solutions for businesses, enabling them to access cash and manage payments with minimal reporting requirements. Their services include future exchange, cross-border payments, cargo insurance, logistics management, and document management. By equipping exporters and importers with essential software tools, FrontEdge enhances their ability to navigate and streamline cross-border transactions effectively.
FrontEdge
Debt Financing in 2023
FrontEdge is a financial technology provider that offers a comprehensive platform designed to facilitate trade transactions in emerging markets. The company focuses on providing working capital solutions for businesses, enabling them to access cash and manage payments with minimal reporting requirements. Their services include future exchange, cross-border payments, cargo insurance, logistics management, and document management. By equipping exporters and importers with essential software tools, FrontEdge enhances their ability to navigate and streamline cross-border transactions effectively.
Flow48
Seed Round in 2023
Flow48 is a platform that specializes in revenue-based financing, providing companies with access to capital to stabilize their cash flow. The platform offers upfront lump-sum investments that businesses can use for purposes such as inventory purchases or capital expenditures. This funding model allows companies to generate future revenues while benefiting from rapid access to funds and flexible repayment options. Flow48 aims to support businesses in their growth and operational needs through innovative financial solutions.
Zuvy
Seed Round in 2023
Zuvy Technologies provides immediate payouts for clients' unpaid invoices. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Conroe, Texas, United States.
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 client onboarding and lifecycle management software tailored for financial institutions, including investment banks, capital markets firms, and private banks. Established in 2008 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with additional offices globally, Fenergo offers a comprehensive suite of solutions that facilitate regulatory onboarding, client and counterparty data management, and compliance services such as anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) processes. Its centralized master data system allows financial institutions to streamline the acquisition, validation, and management of legal entity data, ensuring compliance with various regulations like FATCA and MiFID II. Fenergo's offerings also include cloud-based services, digital transformation solutions, and consulting support, all aimed at enhancing the client experience through efficient onboarding and improved operational workflows. The company has received recognition from industry analysts and maintains strategic partnerships to further its technology capabilities.
Snapper Hill Clinic
Private Equity Round in 2018
Snapper Hill is a Liberian healthcare provider that runs the largest private out-patient facility in the country’s capital Monrovia. It was the only private clinic to continue to operate during Liberia’s civil wars and continues to serve the Monrovian population in an environment where health provisions are scarce.
Atlas Mara
Post in 2018
Atlas Mara Limited is a private equity firm focused on potential acquisitions in the financial services sector, primarily within the sub-Saharan African market, while also considering opportunities outside of Africa. The firm, formed by Atlas Merchant Capital and Mara Group Holdings, aims to acquire target companies or businesses, although it does not have any specific acquisition plans currently in place. Atlas Mara offers corporate and retail banking services, catering to corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises, and individual clients. It operates primarily in regions such as Nigeria, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, with a significant portion of its revenue generated from its operations in Botswana. The firm is headquartered in Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
Grace Lake Partners
Venture Round in 2018
Grace Lake Partners (GLP) is an investment and advisory firm based in Lagos, Nigeria. To date, GLP has made investments in the infrastructure, healthcare, media and retail 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.
The Progeny Group
Venture Round in 2018
Progeny is a unique framework of coordinated advice and insight. It provides integrated financial planning, legal and asset management solutions for private clients, businesses, family offices and charities.
Union Bank of Nigeria
Private Equity Round in 2018
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. is a retail and commercial bank with its headquarters located in the central business district of Lagos, Nigeria.
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 is dedicated to providing premium financial services to all existing and potential customers. Since 1993, we have offered supreme corporate, retail and investment banking solutions.
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 focused fixed income securities firm operating in London. It provides capital to a broad range of sovereign, quasi-sovereign local corporate and financial institutions based in Africa. It offers investment services to international investors seeking to gain exposure on African credits. Iroko had completed a number of interesting and innovative transactions for leading corporate and sovereign issuers in Africa.
Snapper Hill Clinic
Private Equity Round in 2010
Snapper Hill is a Liberian healthcare provider that runs the largest private out-patient facility in the country’s capital Monrovia. It was the only private clinic to continue to operate during Liberia’s civil wars and continues to serve the Monrovian population in an environment where health provisions are scarce.
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 Centre covers the full range of cancer specialties and utilizes state-of-the art equipment and the treatment techniques to provide quality radiation treatment.
Cipla Quality Chemical Industries
Private Equity Round in 2009
Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited, based in Kampala, Uganda, is a pharmaceutical manufacturing company specializing in the production of essential medications. The company focuses on anti-retroviral drugs to treat HIV/AIDS, as well as Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies (ACTs) for malaria and medicines for hepatitis. By providing these critical therapies, CiplaQCIL supports healthcare professionals in their efforts to effectively treat patients and improve health outcomes.
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