Two Africa-focused private equity companies, Alterra Capital and Phatisa Group, have agreed to buy Java House, a Kenyan ...

A notice by the Comesa Competition Commission shows that Alterra Capital is set to assume majority shareholding in Java while ...

Actis retained its title as Private equity manager of the year after the global sustainable infrastructure investor responded strongly to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its portfolio ...

A private equity business backed by Dangote is set to join the Kenyan food and beverage market with the acquisition of Java ...

Kenyan coffee and casual dining chain, Java House, is set for its fourth ownership change in just 12 years. The current owner, London-based private equity firm Actis, has agreed to sell the brand to ...

Actis, the sustainable infrastructure investment arm of the US-based $100 billion growth equity investor General Atlantic, has secured a substantial financial backing from an American investor for its ...

For Dangote, the Java deal gives him a toehold of the Kenyan market after delayed attempts to invest in the country’s cement ...

Quentin works in the Energy Fund of Actis, a London-based Private Equity fund focusing on the emerging markets. In energy, Actis invests in two areas : electricity generation and electricity ...

Viraj has over 20 years of experience in finance,with 10 years in Private Equity in India as part of Actis (AUM of over US$ 7.5 Bn across various funds), one of the largest emerging market PE funds.

This will be the fourth time the ownership of Java House –founded in 1999 by Irish-American Kevin Ashley— will be changing ...

A key factor behind emerging markets investor Actis being crowned 'Private equity manager of the year' was the launch last year of the Actis Impact Score (AIS). The company, which has raised over $15 ...