ECP increases its shareholding in SAH
ECP announced on February 3, 2021 that, through a recent acquisition of additional shares, it now has a shareholding stake over 5% in the Tunisian group Société d’Articles Hygiéniques (SAH), [...]
Mukuru is part of a growing formal remittance market
With international travel facing continued uncertainty amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, remittances on the African continent are moving from informal channels requiring travel and in-person [...]
Participation of Vincent Le Guennou to the web conference on « Soft power, Afri-capitalism and governance : the new African deal »
Vincent Le Guennou, Founding Partner and CO-Ceo of ECP, expressed his gratitude to have had the opportunity to participate in the web conference “Soft power, Afri-capitalism and governance: [...]
Carolyn Campbell’s participation at the Invest Africa FMCG Webinar
June 23, 2020: Carolyn Campbell, Managing Director, Founding Partner, and Chief Operating Officer of Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) was invited to participate in a webinar organized by Invest [...]
Facing the pandemic, the immediate priority in Africa is to save SMEs and safeguard regional champions
What we see in Africa is a remarkable paradox where the economic shock is outpacing the dreaded health crisis. The peak of Covid-19 infections has probably not yet been reached, yet recession and [...]
ECP announces that global money transfer group Mukuru has acquired Zoona Malawi’s operational assets
May 5th 2020: ECP portfolio company Mukuru, an international money operator and remittance company, has acquiredZoona Malawi’s operational assets along with the technology systems that support [...]
ECP announces that Pan-African utilities group Eranove has signed a financing agreement for a 390 MW combined-cycle power plant in Côte d’Ivoire.
March 11, 2020: Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) announces that portfolio company Eranove, a Pan-African utilities group, has signed a financing agreement for a 390 MW combined-cycle power plant [...]
ECP wins Pan-African fund manager of the year at SuperReturn Africa GP Awards ceremony
December 6, 2019: Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) won Pan-African fund manager of the year during the SuperReturn Africa GP award ceremony held in Cape Town, South Africa, on December 3, 2019. [...]
ECP announces signing of agreement to partially sell Oragroup stake to Social Welfare Institute – General State Pension Fund (IPS- CGRAE) of Ivory Coast
November 21, 2019: The Pan-African investment fund Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) announces the signing of an agreement to partially sell its shares in Oragroup to the Social Welfare Institute [...]
ECP joins with prominent development finance institutions to promote private higher education on the African continent
November 12, 2019: Pan-African investor Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) announces a strategic partnership with three leading Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), Proparco (France), Finnfund [...]
