Egyptian billionaire Yasseen Mansour’s Palm Hills closes seventh securitization bond
The issuance was fully underwritten and co-arranged by several banks, including National Bank of Egypt.
South African businessman Sisa Ngebulana’s Rebosis declares no dividend for third consecutive year
Rebosis Property Fund is a Black-owned real estate investment trust in South Africa.
Led by wealthy Billon family of Ivory Coast, Palmci gains $37.1 million in two months
Palmci SA is an Ivory-Coast-based company cultivating, processing and marketing crude palm oil in West Africa.
Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Mansour partners with GM to study domestic EV production
His Al Mansour Automotive Co is the largest GM dealer in the world and the fifth-largest distributor of Caterpillar Inc.
Egypt’s richest man Nassef Sawiris loses $340 million in November as shares in Adidas slump
Since the year began, his net worth has declined by $44.2 million, or seven basis points.
Namibian tycoon Quinton van Rooyen gains $23.8 million in one week as Trustco shares rebound
Trustco is a diversified investment holding majority owned and operated by the Namibian van Rooyen family.
Zimbabwean tycoon Strive Masiyiwa’s Africa Data Centers launches massive facility in Lagos
Africa Data Centers operates as an affiliate of Cassava Technologies, a fiber and telecom solutions group founded by Zimbabwe’s richest man.
Kenyan tycoon Suresh Bhagwanji Shah’s I&M Group profit surges by 70 percent above $51 million in 9M 2021
I&M Holdings, or I&M Group, is the Kenya-based non-operating holding for I&M Bank Limited.
Mozambican tycoon Salimo Abdula’s kidnapped son rescued in South Africa
One of the alleged kidnappers has been arrested. The search is still underway to arrest the remaining kidnappers.
Mauritian businessman Pierre Guy Noel gains $2.3 million in 2021 as MCB Group shares surge
MCB Group is Mauritius’ most extensive banking institution.
Ade Adeyemi-led Ecobank Group gets $113.2-million loan from EIB to support SMEs in Africa
Ecobank is the leading independent regional banking group in West and Central Africa.
Kenyan startup founder Ken Njoroge’s Cellutant links up with ImaliPay to ease payments for gig workers
ImaliPay is a financial platform for digital workers co-founded by two Cellutant alumni.
Egyptian tycoon Hassan Allam’s construction group secures first-ever project in Jordan
Hassan Allam Holding is Egypt’s leading privately owned engineering, construction, and infrastructure group.
Gideon Muriuki’s Co-operative Bank of Kenya secures $56.4-million EU loan to support SMEs
The facility will be used to provide capital and long-term local currency loans to businesses hit by COVID-19.
Moroccan real estate tycoon Alami Lazraq’s Alliances Group posts $37.2 million in revenue in Q3 2021
Alliances Group is Morocco’s largest home and hotel builder.
Honeywell Flour Mill gains $12.57 million as Greek tycoon John Coumantaros makes acquisition move
Honeywell Flour Mills is a leading flour and pasta product manufacturer in Nigeria.