Private Equity

Emerging Capital Partners

Investment Details

Investor Type
Private Equity

Asset Class Focus
Private Equity, Growth capital

Stage Focus
Growth, Buyout, Late Stage

Geographical Focus
United States, Ghana, Kenya, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Algeria, Somalia, South Africa, Niger, Sudan, Mali, Chad, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Mauritania, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zambia, Comoros, Sao Tome and Principe, Eritrea, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, South Sudan, Mauritius, Seychelles, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mozambique, Angola, Benin, Zimbabwe, Gabon, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Madagascar, Togo, Equatorial Guinea, Cabo Verde, Congo

Industries Focus

  • Financial Services
  • Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Energy
  • Consumer Goods
  • Real Estate
  • Infrastructure
  • Telecommunications
  • Utilities
  • Media
  • Banking
  • Retail
  • Education
  • Agriculture
  • Logistics
  • Transportation
  • Hospitality
  • Manufacturing
  • Tourism
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • Agribusiness
  • Social Infrastructure
  • Water
  • Water Utilities
  • Sugar
  • Telecom Towers
  • Rubber
  • Restaurant chains
  • Power utilities
  • PayTV

Investment Size:
30,000,000 to 100,000,000 USD

Investor Details Founded: 2000

Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) is a Pan-African private equity firm dedicated to investing in Africa. With over 20 years of experience, ECP has raised over $2.7 billion for investment across the continent, making it one of the largest and longest-established private equity fund managers focused on Africa. The firm has made over 60 investments and 40 exits, operating in more than 40 countries across Africa.

ECP's investment strategy focuses on sectors that benefit from long-term structural demographic and economic shifts driving Africa's growth. The firm targets investments in consumer goods, financial services, telecommunications, infrastructure, media, healthcare, energy, agribusiness, transportation, logistics, manufacturing, retail, education, technology, and real estate. ECP's investment stages include growth, late stage, and buyout, with investment sizes ranging from $30 million to $100 million.

The firm's geographical focus spans the entire African continent, including countries such as Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. ECP's portfolio includes companies such as Mukuru, IHS Towers, Wananchi Group, Java House, Artcaffé, and Maarifa Education, among others.

ECP's investment philosophy emphasizes a strong on-the-ground presence with a dense network of operations across Africa. The firm seeks to back proven global business models that are being pursued across Africa and deployed to international standards. ECP is also a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment, conducting ESG analyses before investments and monitoring them throughout the investment period.

Requirements
  • Strong management teams
  • Scalable business models
  • Potential for significant growth
  • Alignment with ECP's investment strategy
  • Companies operating in environments characterized by limited competition or in sectors where Africa has a comparative advantage or an unmet need.
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Portfolio Companies
  • Central Africa Health Care Holdings Ltd
  • IHS Holding
  • Oragroup
  • Eranove
  • PayTV
  • AXA Group
  • CIE
  • SODECI
  • All Africa Airways
  • Air Ivoire
  • Veolia Water Maroc
  • Takafa Education
  • Wananchi Group Holdings
  • Maarifa Education
  • Société Générale Assurance Méditerranéenne
  • Salt Investments
  • Ea Infra Holdings
  • Infra Corridors
  • Remittance Holdings
  • Remitix
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