Enexus acted as M&A advisor to Kibo Capital Partners and Proparco, both active private equity investors in Africa, on the sale of their shares in I&M Tanzania

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About I&M Tanzania

I&M Tanzania is one of the best-performing Tier 2 banks in the country, with total assets exceeding TZS 800bn and a client base of 20,000+. Focused on delivering high-end financial services to medium and large corporates, the bank is on a steady trajectory toward Tier 1 status. The bank leverages its integration within the I&M network to provide cross-border banking solutions, facilitating regional trade and capital flows between Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. https://imbank.co.tz/

About I&M Group 

I&M is a leading East African financial services group listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Kenya with a presence in Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, and Mauritius, the group is supported by major international development finance institutions, including BII, Proparco, DEG, FMO and IFC. https://www.imbankgroup.com/

About Kibo Capital Partners

Kibo Capital Partners is a private equity firm investing in growth companies in Eastern and Southern Africa, as well as in the Indian Ocean.

About Proparco

Proparco is a subsidiary of the French Development Agency group and has been providing equity and debt financing to the private sector in Africa for over 45 years. https://www.proparco.fr/en

Enexus acted as M&A advisor to Enko Capital and Netis founders in the sale of a majority stake in Netis Group, a leading telecom network service provider

Netis Group

In 2018, Enko Capital Managers invested in Netis through the Enko Africa Private Equity Fund (EAPEF), a private equity fund targeting mid-cap companies across Africa. 

Founded in 2009, Netis is a major pan-African telecom infrastructure service provider headquartered in Morocco with subsidiaries in 15 African countries. It offers a comprehensive range of products and services, from maintenance of telecom towers to fiber optics deployment and installation of power and energy saving solutions.

Enko Capital Managers sold its majority stake in the Netis group to a consortium jointly led by two pan-African private equity fund managers, Amethis and Africinvest. The consortium was joined by two leading development finance institutions, Proparco and IFC.

This majority buyout will enable the founders of Netis to unlock new growth levers and keep expanding throughout Africa.

About Enko Capital

Enko Capital group is an Africa-focused asset management firm with over $900min assets under management, and with offices in London, Johannesburg, Abidjan, Kigali and Yaoundé. It notably manages the Enko Africa Private Equity Fund (EAPEF), a private equity fund targeting mid-cap companies across Africa. 

About Amethis Finance

Amethis is an investment fund manager dedicated to the African continent, with an investment capacity exceeding €725m. Amethis has been created through a partnership with the Edmond de Rothschild Group. Amethis brings growth capital to promising mid-cap champions in a diversity of sectors throughout the African continent. 

About Africinvest

AfricInvest is a leading pan-African investment platform active in multiple alternative asset classes including private equity, venture capital, private credit, blended finance, and listed equities. Over the past 25 years, it has raised more than $2bn to finance more than 200 companies.