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18 June 2025 – Master Plastics (Pty) Limited (“Master Plastics”) is proud to announce the next chapter in its growth journey, enabled by a strategic funding package comprising equity and structured debt support from Nedbank CIB (“Nedbank”) and Investec Investment Banking (“Investec”). This transaction was completed in partnership with Manley Diedloff (CEO of Master Plastics)…

Metier Capital Growth Fund III invests in one of the largest independent maize millers in South Africa 7 October 2024 – Metier, through its Capital Growth Fund III (“MCGF III”), has partnered with the van den Berg family in an investment into Blinkwater Meule (“Blinkwater”), a vertically integrated maize meal producer and retailer in South…

Metier Sustainable Capital Fund II invests in world leader in telecommunications cable recovery and recycling business 16 September 2024 – Metier, through its Sustainable Capital International Fund II (“SCII”), has invested significant growth and replacement capital in Mertech Marine (“Mertech”), the world leader in the recovery and recycling of out of service submarine telecommunications cables.…

Metier Capital Growth Fund III reaches a final close of $219 million 19 July 2024 – Metier announced the final close for Metier Capital Growth Fund III on Friday 19 July 2024, raising over $219 million exceeding its targeted fund size of $200 million. “We are pleased with the support shown by our investors to…

Successful first close for African private equity fund, Metier Capital Growth Fund III 22 September 2023 – Metier announced the first close for Metier Capital Growth Fund III, raising just over $182 million, with further commitments expected by final close positioning Metier to exceed its targeted fund size of $200 million. The fund is the…

Johannesburg, South Africa, July 24, 2023 – To support the growth of mid-market companies in sub–Saharan Africa, IFC today announced an equity investment of $25 million in Metier Capital Growth Fund III (MCGF III) as well as a co-investment envelope of $15 million to invest alongside the fund in select companies. The fund, which will…

11 August 2021 – Revego Africa Energy Limited (Revego), South Africa’s only yieldco geared towards the renewable energy sector through its investment in the Revego Africa Energy Fund, has acquired stakes in a number of leading wind assets, all of which are helping to build South Africa’s clean energy future. The acquisitions include the Mainstream…

20 July 2021 – A consortium led by Metier, an independent African private equity fund manager, has invested US$36 million into Africa Mobile Networks Ltd (“AMN”). The consortium includes CDC Group (the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor), DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (Germany’s development finance institution), Proparco (the private sector arm…