British International Investment

Convergence Partners Communications Infrastructure Fund

AfricaMauritiusNigeriaSouth AfricaAfricaTechnology and telecoms

The Convergence Partners Communications Infrastructure Fund (CPCIF) was launched in 2012 to focus on investments in companies working on next-generation infrastructure projects to provide high-volume data services across the continent.

Investments made by BII into this fund:

Investment name Commitment Region Sector Start date Status
Investment 01 $20m Africa Technology and telecoms December 2013 Active

Investments made by this fund into companies:

Investment name Country Region Sector Start date Status
C Squared InvestCo Mauritius East Africa Technology and telecoms July 2017 Active
Channel VAS (Optasia) Nigeria West Africa Technology and telecoms October 2018 Active
Communication Solutions (Pty) Ltd (COMSOL) South Africa Southern Africa Technology and telecoms July 2014 Active
Consolidated Capital Investment (Pty) Ltd South Africa Southern Africa Technology and telecoms October 2016 Active
e4 Investment Holdings South Africa Southern Africa Technology and telecoms April 2016 Active
FibreCo Telecommunications Holdings (Pty) Ltd South Africa Southern Africa Technology and telecoms April 2014 Exited
Inq. Holdings Africa Africa Technology and telecoms September 2014 Active
Rack Centre Nigeria West Africa Technology and telecoms January 2020 Active
Venture Garden Group (VGN) Nigeria West Africa Technology and telecoms August 2015 Exited

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