Acquisitions

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  Acquisitions

  Exclusive: Global Shop Group acquires Ivory Coast’s ANKA to deepen its African fashion footprint

  Muktar Oladunmade

  22nd October 2025

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  Acquisitions

  How Canal+ quietly won Africa’s TV crown  and what it means for DStv, GOtv, and Showmax

  Abdulrasheed Abubakar

  21st October 2025

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  Acquisitions

  Street Wallet joins South Africa’s fintech consolidation wave with Digitip acquisiton

  Sakhile Dube

  19th September 2025

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  Acquisitions

  South African fintech iKhokha “to run as per normal” after Nedbank’s $93 million acquisition, says CEO

  Sakhile Dube

  19th August 2025

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  Acquisitions, Banking

  Kenya’s KCB retains slice of NBK assets after Access Bank takeover

  Adonijah Ndege

  18th August 2025

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  Acquisitions

  Ajua and RMS merge as battle for customer experience services heats up 

  Kenn Abuya

  14th August 2025

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  Acquisitions

  South African PE fund to acquire 35% stake in Kenya’s Mawingu Networks

  Adonijah Ndege

  17th July 2025

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  Acquisitions

  Engage Capital bids $24.5 million to acquire struggling Lipa Later

  Adonijah Ndege

  14th July 2025

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  Acquisitions

  BAS Group targets Nigeria’s $236 billion credit gap with Zuvy acquisition

  Emmanuel Nwosu

  25th June 2025

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  Acquisitions, Analysis, Ecommerce, Food Delivery, Food Delivery, News

  Analysis: Chowdeck is digging deeper into restaurants; and it just acquired Mira to do it

  Ngozi Chukwu

  23rd June 2025

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  Acquisitions, FinTech, News

  Moniepoint gets approval to acquire 78% stake in Kenya’s Sumac after KopoKopo setback

  Adonijah Ndege

  2nd June 2025

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  Acquisitions, Banking, Companies

  KCB Group acquires 75% stake in payment solutions firm Riverbank Solutions for $15m

  Adonijah Ndege

  25th March 2025

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  Acquisitions, Venture Capital

  Exclusive: Baobab Nigeria acquisition delivers 3x return for Alitheia and Goodwell

  Muktar Oladunmade

  21st March 2025

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  Acquisitions, Exclusive, Startups

  Lemfi completes acquisition of Irish currency exchange Bureau Buttercrane; begins European march

  Muktar Oladunmade

  29th January 2025

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  Acquisitions, Exclusive, News

  SeamlessHR informally explored PaidHR acquisition in 2024 as competition in HR-SaaS intensifies

  Faith Omoniyi

  22nd January 2025

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  Acquisitions, Banking, Companies, Kenya

  Access Bank gets approval to acquire National Bank of Kenya in deal thought to be worth $100 million 

  Adonijah Ndege

  30th October 2024

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  Acquisitions, Ecommerce, Venture Capital

  Traction Apps all-stock acquisition adds to string of investor-led deals creating quick wins

  Ngozi Chukwu

  28th October 2024

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  Acquisitions

  Breaking: Lesaka completes acquisition of Adumo for $96 million

  Ephraim Modise

  2nd October 2024

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  Acquisitions

  Xero will acquire South African analytics platform Syft for $70 million

  Ephraim Modise

  17th September 2024

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  Acquisitions

  NASDAQ-listed Lesaka will finalise $85 million Adumo acquisition in October

  Ephraim Modise

  12th September 2024

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  Acquisitions, Exclusive

  Exclusive: Nigerian investment fintech Rise completes acquisition of Kenya’s Hisa

  Kenn Abuya

  11th September 2024

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  Acquisitions

  Sendsprint expands to the US with Nobel Financial Inc. acquisition

  Faith Omoniyi

  7th August 2024

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  Acquisitions, Business, East Africa, Kenya

  Bamburi’s largest shareholder approves $182.8 million sale to Amsons Group

  Adonijah Ndege

  29th July 2024

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  Acquisitions

  Exclusive: Mobility startup LULA acquires Zeelo’s South African subsidiary

  Ephraim Modise

  17th July 2024

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  Acquisitions, Banking, FinTech, News

  Exclusive: Brass opts for a smaller team under new management

  Ngozi Chukwu

  14th June 2024

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  Acquisitions, News

  US HR firm Deel acquires PaySpace, a 20-year-old SA payroll provider

  Ngozi Chukwu

  5th March 2024

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  Acquisitions, Banking

  Union Bank is now a private company one year after ₦191bn acquisition

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  14th November 2023

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  Acquisitions, News

  Sweden’s Medius to acquire Tunisian-born Expensya for 9-figures

  Abraham Augustine

  8th June 2023