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SADC Private Equity Deal

Our Tracker is your go-to platform for real-time insights into private equity activity across the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Designed for investors, fund managers, analysts, advisors, and development finance institutions, this tool provides powerful features to help you track, analyze, and act on deal flow across SADC member states.

Key Features:

  • Comprehensive Deal Database: Access a dynamic and searchable database of private equity deals across all 16 SADC countries. Filter by country, sector, investment stage, deal size, and more.
  • Fundraising & Capital Flows: Track regional fundraising activity, fund closings, and capital deployment trends. See where capital is being raised and where it’s going.
  • Regional & Sectoral Insights: Analyze market activity across key sectors such as infrastructure, agriculture, energy, healthcare, financial services, and technology. Compare trends across different SADC countries.
  • ESG & Impact Investment Tracking: Identify and follow deals aligned with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles, as well as impact-focused investment strategies.

Whether you’re sourcing deals, conducting market research, or tracking competitor activity, the SADC PE Deal Tracker delivers the insight and clarity you need to operate confidently across the region.

Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
YearNaturePartiesAssetIndustryEstimated Value
2025Investment ByRepublic of AngolaShareholder in Africa FInance Corporation (AFC)Financial ServicesUS$184 million
2025Acquisition ByEtablissement Maurel & Prom S.A and Afentra plcEtu Energias S.A.’s 10 interest in Block 3/05 and 13.33 interest in Block 3/05AMiningUS$46 million
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
YearNaturePartiesAssetIndustryEstimated Value
2025Acquisition ByKoBold MetalsManono Lithium Deposit from AVZ MineralsMiningUndisclosed
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
YearNaturePartiesAssetIndustryEstimated Value
2024Investment ByU.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)Africa GreenCoEnergyUS$40 million
2024Joint VentureAndrada Mining and Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM) from Grace Simba InvestmentsLithium Ridge asset (ML133)MiningUS$2 million
2024Investment ByEos Capital, Africa Venture Partner Projects, and Oyeno Poultry IndustriesKadila Poultry FarmingAgricultureUndisclosed
2024Acquisition ByNamibia’s Crown Energy from Sintana EnergyGiraffe Energy Investments (49% Stake that could rise to 67% over the next 5 years)EnergyUS$2 million
2024Acquisition ByOAR Resources from Bullrun Capital Inc, Cityscape Asset and Impala Consulting Exclusive Prospecting Licences (EPL) 9652 and 9725 (Walvis Bay and Erongo)MiningCAD125,000
2024Acquisition BySylla Gold CorpCritical Metals (non-material gold properties)MiningUS$100,000
2025Acquisition ByO&L Leisure Hotel Properties Le Mirage in the Sossusvlei area and Divava on the Kavango River
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
YearNaturePartiesAssetIndustryEstimated Value
2025Disposal ByDiagoe Plc to Phoenix BeveragesSeychelles Breweries (54.4% stake)ManufacturingUndisclosed
2024Acquisition ByAradel Holdings PlcChappal Energies Mauritus (5.14% stake)EnergyUndisclosed
2024Acquisition ByAccess Bank UKAfrasia Bank (Majority Stake)Financial ServicesUndisclosed
2024Acquisition ByCanal PlusMC Vision (Proposed 75% stake)MediaUS$10 million
2024Investment BySpark+ Africa FundATECManufacturingUS$1.5 million
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
YearNaturePartiesAssetEstimated Value
2025Investment BySanlam Private Equity (SPE Market Fund I)Boston City Campus (SA)Undisclosed
2024Acquisition ByConvergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund from AlvivoDatacentrixUndisclosed
2024Acquisition BySPE Mid-Market Fund 1 Partnership (Sanlam and ARC Financial Services Investments [ARC] ) from M Lawlor and the Lawlor Family TrustMayfair Gearbox HoldingsUndisclosed
2024Disposal ByCarlyle to ASSA ABLOY GroupAmecorUndisclosed
2024Acquisition ByBarkophor Investments from Izandla Property FundSasol DC (8th Avenue, Sasolburg, Free State)Undisclosed
2024Joint VentureStandard Bank, Stanlib and ScatecSasol DC (8th Avenue, Sasolburg, Free State)Undisclosed
2024Acquisition ByVantage Capital Partners from foundersa significant minority stake in Procero (previously Blake & Associates)Undisclosed
2024Acquisition ByEvolution III Fund from IBL Energy and STOAa stake in Energy Pulse (the majority shareholder of Equator Energy)Undisclosed
2024Acquisition BySPE Mid-Market Fund 1 Partnership (Sonlam and ARC Financial Services Investments [ARC] ) from S BacherS Bocher and CompanyUndisclosed
2024Disposal ByPepkor to Capitalworks Private Equity and TBCo managementThe Building Company (BUCO)R1.2 Billion
2024Acquisition ByAdenta Partners, DEG, Proparco and South Suez100% of The Courier GuyUndisclosed
2024Acquisition ByAstoria Investments from RECM Worldwide Opportunities Prescient QI Hedge Fund (Prescient Mangement Company)388 762 Leatt Corporation shares (6,25% stake)US$5.32 million
2024Acquisition ByStandard Bankstake In Planet42R50 million
2024Investment ByRH ManagersHerolim Private HospitalR135 million
2024Disposal ByNutun Investments International (Transaction Capital) to Dvo Bloco (Allegro Funds)Nutun AustraliaAUS$58.3 million
2024Disposal ByTelkom SA SOC to Towerco Bidco 0 consortium of equity Investors (an Infrastructure fund managed by Actts and a vehicle owned by Royal Bafokeng Holdings)SwiftnetR6.75 billion
2024Acquisition ByAfrican Infrastructure Investment Managers (Old Mutual), STOA and Thebe Investment Corporation from ActtsInvestment In Octotel and RSAwebUndisclosed
2024Disposal ByNampak to a consortium (RMB Corvest [FirstRand] and Dlondlobala Capital)the liquid cartons business in South Africa, Nampak Zambio and Nampak MalowiR450 million
2024Investment ByHAVAIC and other InvestorsIn RNR (Right Now Response)R12 million
2024Acquisition ByMedu IVa majority stake In OptronUndisclosed
2024Acquisition ByBoobab NetworkReflector Marketing
2024Joint VentureNext176 (Old Mutual) and SC Ventures (Standard Chartered Bank)financial planning platform (Integration of apps 22seven and Autumn)
2024Disposal ByMotus to Isipho CapitalHino Pomona in Kempton Park, Gouteng
2024Disposal ByEnko Africa Private Equity Fund to subsidiaries of Mergence Investment ManagersIts entire stake in Madison Financial Services in Zambia
2024Acquisition ByKozl Capital BBGF fund0 40% stake in Figment Holdings
2024Acquisition ByVung Partners Fund I40% stake in Ferreiro Fresh
2024Acquisition ByTrustco from Riskowitz Value Fund LP1 135 shares in Legal ShieldR468 million
2024Acquisition ByRMB Ventures (FirstRand)Investment in Bulldog Group
2024Acquisition ByLesaka Technologies from Apls Growth Fund I (managed by Apis Partners) African Rainbow Capital, International Finance Corporation and Adumo managementAdumo RFUS$85.9 million
2024Disposal ByOld Mutual Private Equity (Old Mutual) to a consortium led by Alterra Capital Partners and including Mineworkers Investment Company and Admatus Capital Partnersmajority stake in Beverages HoldCo 2 (operating through Chill Beverages and Inhle Beverages)
2024Acquisition ByInfro Impact Investment Managers from Lereko Metter Environmental Solutionsa majority stake in Orical Environmental Services
2024Acquisition ByAdmatus Capital Partners and senior management from Synerlytic GroupThe Particle Group
2024Investment ByAcocio Induston (Leapfrog Investments)in Battery Smart in India (part of 0 $65m Series B round)
2024Acquisition ByPAPE Fund 3 from Nedbank Private Equity (Nedbank)stake in Entersekt
2024Investment ByConvergence Partners, Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund and Platform Investment Partnersin Yellow [Series B]US$14 million
2024Investment ByHavaic and Africinvestin AURA [bridge to Series B]US$1.1 million
2024Acquisition ByVuwo Capital Partnersa majority stake In Rodio Network Solutions (RNS)
2024Disposal ByAfrican Infrastructure Investment Managers through IDEAS Infrastructure I GP (Old Mutual) to TRG Africa Mezzonine Partners GPpreference shares in Gigajoule Power
2024Acquisition ByMSC II Investments (Metter)shares in Wetility
2024Investment ByRenew CapitalPumpkn
2024Acquisition ByThe Bidvest Group (UK) (Bidvest)Citron Hygene
2024Investment BySanari Capitalin Edulife Group (follow-on Investment)R80 million
2024Acquisition ByAgile Capitalstake in Berry Astrapak
2024Investment ByDFS Lab and DCGin TumStoy.comUS$300,000
2024Acquisition ByBidvest Noonon [UK] (Bidvest)Nexgen
2024Acquisition ByAgDevCo from Mahelo and ZZ2non-controlling minority stake in the Skutwater avocado and citrus operations in Welpe, Limpopo
2024Acquisition BySolevo MEA B.V. from Photiso Food Fund 2 and Mastmong Chemicals75.34% of Rolfes Holdings
2024Acquisition ByMTN Nigerio (MTN) from Axion Capitalremaining 7,17% stake in MoMo Payment Service BankUS$4,36 million
2024Investment ByFactor E Venturesin Open Access Energy [part of a $1,5m seed round]US$750,000
2024Acquisition ByAdvent Internationala majority stake In SYSPRO
2024Disposal ByNutun Business Services and Generow Investments (Transaction Capital) to Q Link (SPE Mid-Market Fund I Partnership)Nutum Transact, Accsys and Nutun Credit HealthR410 Million
2024Acquisition ByGCP 11 SPV (Growth Capital Partners II)stake in Artav Stainless Steel
2024Investment ByMergenece Investment Managersin Solarise AfricaR160 million
2024Acquisition ByNedbank Private Equity and Mineworkers Investment Companya majority stake In Tropic Plastic & Packaging
2024Acquisition ByCommercial Cold Holdings (African Infrastructure Investment Managers) [Old Mutual]Dube Cold Storage in KZN
2024Disposal ByLife Healthcare to Summit Private EquitySt Mary’s Private Hospital, MthathaR300 million
2024Disposal ByBurstone to Blockstone63,15% stake In the Pan-European Logistics (PEL) platformEUR250 million
2024Disposal ByTakealot (Naspers) to consortium led by Blank Canvas CapitalSuperbalist
2024Acquisition ByCastellana Properties SOCIMI (Vukile Property Fund) from Suitable World (Harbert European Real Estate Fund V)80% of three property owning companies Rio Sul (Lisbon), Loureshopping (Lisbon) and 8 Avenido (Porto) held in NewCoEUR141.2 million
2024Acquisition ByMetter Sustainable Capital Fund IIa stake in Mertech Morine
2024Disposal ByKibo Energy to Aria Capital ManagementKIDO Mining (Cyprus)
2025Disposal ByDelta Property Fund88 Field Street (88 Joe Slovo), DurbanR76 million
2025Investment ByQED Investors, Flourish Ventures, Glynn Capital and Norrsken22StitchUS$55 million
2024Investment ByTicom Capital and Flourish Venturesin Littlefish
2025Investment ByCrossfinDigiSquadUndisclosed
2025Acquisition ByMergence Investment Managers Waterfall City Residential Properties (Gauteng)Undisclosed
2025Disposal ByVunani Capital to Old Mutual Corporate Ventures (Old Mutual)30% stake in each Fairheads Benefit Services and Fairheads Financial Services R70 million
2025Acquisition ByClearwater Capital from Etlin InternationalSnoLink Logistics
2025Disposal ByHavaícRapidDeploy
2025Acquisition ByRSK Group Pegasys
2025Acquisition ByRex TrueformAdditional 5.72% stake in Belper InvestmentsR3,86 million
2025Disposal ByTranscend Property Fund to The Urban Impact Rental TrustResidential Properties R530 million
2025Acquisition ByLabat AfricaAhnamuR25 million
2025Investment ByNorfund and NedbankPele Green Energy Fund 1R575 million
2025Disposal ByOUTsuranceMerchant CapitalR92 million
2025Acquisition ByGaia Renewables 110% Linde and Kalkbult Solar Photovoltaic Plants, 21% stake in Jefferys Bay Wins Farm Est. R700 million
2025Investment ByNEXT176 (Old Mutual)JEM HR (Series A)R60 million
2025Disposal ByZaad HoldingsBakker Brothers and Pristine Marketing
2025Acquisition ByPepkorSwagga, Legit, Style and Boardmans R2.1 Billion
2025Investment BySmollanLoop
2025Disposal By4Sight30% 4Bonela Pele Education Trust
2025Investment ByExxaro ResourcesAssets from Ntsimbintle and OMH (Mauritius) Corp
2025Disposal ByGrindrod and Vitol B.VCockett group, CMOG Fuel DMCC and Cockett Marine South AfricaUS$22 million
2025Disposal ByCollins Property (Subsidiary of Collins Property)Trident Enterprises R649,75 million
2025Investment ByFuel VenturesCommunity WolfGBP340,000
2025Disposal ByAstoria Investments49% interest in ISA CarstensR66.8 million
2025Acquisition ByMaster Drilling Increased Stake in A&R Group from 15% to 66%R50.3 million
2025Acquisition BySirius Real EstateGeilenkirchen, GermanyEUR12.9 million
2025Acquisition ByLink Mobility (Norway)SMS PortalUS$115 million
2025Disposal ByTrellidorTaylor Blinds and Shutters and NMC South AfricaR90 million
2025Disposal ByHyprop Investments to Millennium Equity Partners0% stake in the Hyde Park Corner propertyR805 million
2025Acquisition ByLesaka Technologies Bank Zero Mutual bankR1.1 Billion
2025Disposal ByLesaka Technologies subsidiary Net 1 Applied Technologies One Mobikwik SystemsUS$16.3 million
2025Acquisition ByEMedia HoldingsEMI (has a stake in e.tv eNCA OpenView and Yfm)
2025Investment ByKnife CapitalSticitt
2025Investment ByKnife CapitalOptique
2025Acquisition ByNorbakHenkel
2025Disposal BySouth32 Cerro Matoso (Columbia Nickel Smelter)US$100 million
2025Disposal ByNTT DataBritehouse Mobility
2025Disposal ByPhatisaDeltamune
2025Acquisition ByStitchEfficacy Payments
2025Acquisition ByOne Property Holdings to Eenyuka Prop HoldingsCommercial Property HoldingsR1.8 billion – R3.5 billion
2025Disposal ByRedefine Properties to Live RosebankRosebank Corner PropertyR80 million
2025Investment ByP1 Ventures & Angel InvestorsMoneyBadgerUS$400K
2025Acquisition By4Sight from Clifton AvenueLyttelton Manor, CenturionR21.66 million
2025Acquisition BySpear REIT from Adrenna Property GroupConsani Industrial Park, Cape TownR455 million
2025Investment ByMergence Investment ManagersSolarise AfricaR1160 million
2025Acquisition ByBSM InvestmentsThunder Brothers
2025Investment ByFirst Circle Capital, TLCom Capital, Enza Capital, Incisive Ventures, CVVC and Equitable VenturesTurnStayUS$2 million
2025Investment ByCRE.vcFloodUS$3.5 million
2025Investment ByOneBio Venture Studio and E Squared InvestmentsAltera BiosciencesR29 million
2025Acquisition ByAfriwise Law Explorer
2025Acquisition ByIZI GroupG4S Cash Solutions (South Africa)
2025Acquisition ByNedbankiKokhaR1.65 billion
2025Disposal ByJubilee Metals to OneChromePGM and Chrome OperationsUS$90 million
2025Investment ByCreation CapitalQuest Capital Solutions
2025Acquisition ByKogae Rainbow Investment65% stake in Boomgate
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
YearNaturePartiesAssetIndustryEstimated Value
2025Investment ByThe European Investment Bank (EIB)Axian TelecomTelecommunicationsUS$100 million
2025Investment ByABAN, Catalytic Africa and Egyptian Angel Investors Sumet TechnologiesUS$1.5 million
2024Investment ByAlterra Capital PartnersARP Travel Africa Ltd (majority stake)TourismUndisclosed
2024Acquisition ByMawingu (Kenya)HabariTelecommunicationsUndisclosed
2024Investment BySweden’s development finance institution, SwedfundInside Equity Fund IIFinancial ServicesUS$10 million
2024Investment ByBritish International InvestmentRift Valley Energy (for its 7.6MW Solar Project)EnergyUS$15 million
2024Disposal ByHolcim to Amsons GroupMbeya Cement Company (65% stake)ManufacturingUndisclosed
2025Line of CreditSocial Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA)Persea OilManufacturingUS$1 million
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
YearNaturePartiesAssetIndustryEstimated Value
2025Joint VentureSerengeti Energy and Kwama Energy (funded by Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa) Ilute Solar Project located in Zambia’s Sesheke District in Western ProvinceEnergyUS$26.5 million
2025Acquisition ByShuka Minerals100% Acquisition of Leopard Exploration and MiningMiningUS$3 million
2025CreditAfrican Development Bank Group (AfDB)ZambeefAgricultureUS$32 million
2025Disposal ByAgDevCoSaise Farming Enterprises (through Equity stake of Nuya Bamba)AgricultureUndisclosed
2024Investment ByPrivate Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) and EDFI Management Company through Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI) SupamotoManufacturingEUR4 million
2024Acquisition ByPatriot Lithium (Australia) an option agreement with Array metals and Natural Resources Katwaro Cooper Project (80% stake)MiningUndisclosed
2024Investment ByU.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)Africa GreenCoEnergyUS$40 million
2024Investment BySweden’s development finance institution, SwedfundInside Equity Fund IIFinancial ServicesUS$10 million
2024Investment ByLaunch Africa VenturesBossoConstructionUS$400,000
2024Disposal ByEnko Capital Managers to Mergence Investment Managers (South Africa)Madison Financial ServicesFinancial ServicesUndisclosed
2024Acquisition ByProspect Resources from Global Development Cooperation Consulting ZambiaMumbezhi Copper Project (85% Stake)MiningUS$5.5 million
2024Joint VentureXtract Resources and Oval Mining Silverking copper mine (70% interest)MiningUS$190,000
2024Investment ByOikoCredit International, Goodwell Investments and Global Partnerships Good Nature AgroAgricultureUS$8 million
2024Investment ByAlitheia IDF Fund, INOKS Capital SA and the German Investment Bank KfW DEGLupiyaFinancial ServicesUS$8.25 million
2025Investment ByGlobeleq to Norfund51% equity stake in Lunsemfwa Hydro PowerEnergy
2025Acquisition BySolar Panda (Canada)VITALITE ZambiaEnergy
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
YearNaturePartiesAssetIndustryEstimated Value
2025Disposal ByChoppies Group to Pintail Trading Choppies ZimbabweRetailUS$260,000
2025Investment ByVerdant Capital Hybrid FundLOLC Africa (Credit Subsidiaries in Southern Africa including Zimbabwe)Financial ServicesUS$4.5 million
2024Investment ByProparcoNMB (Credit Line for local disursements)Financial ServicesUS$20 million
2024Disposal ByNampak Southern Africa Holdings to TSLNampak ZimbabweManufacturingUS$20 million
2024Investment ByBritish International Investments NMB Bank (for Agriculture Loans)Financial ServicesUS$10 million
2024Investment ByAfrican Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)CBZ Bank (line of credit)Financial ServicesUS$80 million
2024Acquisition ByAriana ResourcesDokwe Gold Project (through 100% stake in Rockover Holdings) MiningUndisclosed