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Catalyst launches corporate venture arm
Impact investor Catalyst Partners has launched a corporate VC arm, dubbed Serv Startup. The unit will look to acquire minority…
Catalyst Partners launches EGP 1 bn SME-focused fund, expects first close in April
Catalyst Private Equity has launched a EGP 1 bn impact investment fund that will target Egyptian SMEs, it announced in…
Fawry sees 400% y–o-y boom in online payments in 2021
Fawry saw transaction values surge last year: The e-payments giant processed EGP 6 bn worth of cashless POS transactions through…
Catalyst acquires 25% stake in ins. brokerage, OIH exists Pakistani subsidiary
Investment firm Catalyst Partners has acquired a 25% stake in Public Partners Ins. Brokerage (PPIB) as part of its plans…
Vodacom shareholders approve Vodafone Egypt acquisition
Vodafone Plc took a step closer to offloading its majority stake in Vodafone Egypt to its South African subsidiary yesterday…
OC in acquisition bid, Catalyst launches new PE fund, Centamin inks exploration agreements
Orascom Construction is looking at potentially acquiring a Sawiris family-owned entity operating in equipment import, distribution and services, OC said…
Also on our radar on 10 June 2021
Other things we’re keeping an eye on this morning: Some 20% of the USD 7 bn Russian Industrial Zone (RIZ)…
SME fund lands EGP 280 mn in commitments from local banks
Catalyst Partners has secured EGP 280 mn in commitments from local banks for an EGP 500 mn SME investment fund…
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