Notable Investments
ECP has secured profitable investments across a variety of industries including utilities infrastructure, agribusiness, financial services, natural resources, telecommunications and transportation. These include:
- Wananchi, a leading East African media and telecommunications company specializing in pay television and high-speed Internet services in Kenya and Tanzania. In May 2011, Wananchi raised US$57.5m growth capital to extend its triple-play services.
- Continental Reinsurance Plc, Nigeria’s largest reinsurance company which completed a successful listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
- Starcomms, a leading Nigerian mobile telecommunications operator.
- Société Internationale de Plantations d'Hévéas (NYSE Euronext: SIPH), Africa's leading natural rubber producer and exporter.
- Oragroup (formerly Financial Bank), a Togo-based regional commercial bank holding company with operations spanning six countries in West and Central Africa,
- IHS Holding Company (IHS), a leading African telecommunications infrastructure provider headquartered in Nigeria and Dubai. Founded in 2001, IHS provides services along the full tower value chain – managed services, deployment and site ownership. IHS has operations in Nigeria, Ghana, Sudan, South-Sudan, Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire.
- Nairobi Java House, Kenya’s leading café and casual dining restaurant operator, marks the first private equity deal in the restaurant sector in East Africa. ECP was also awarded Private Equity Deal of the Year for Java House by Africa Investor in 2012.
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