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Development Partners International (DPI)
http://www.dpi-llp.com/Last activity: 23.01.2026
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DPI is a premier African private equity firm that has successfully managed funds through “up” and “down” cycles. Our first two funds, African Development Partners I and II (ADP I and ADP II), are ranked in the top quartile for performance by Cambridge Associates.
DPI has US$2.8bn in assets under management across its funds and committed co-investments.
The ADP funds strategy is to build a diversified pan-African portfolio of private equity investments in established and growing companies benefiting from the continent’s fast-growing middle class, innovation and digital transformation
Since DPI’s founding in 2007, its funds have invested in 23 portfolio companies across 29 African countries and 17 industries. ADP portfolio companies employ over 49,000 people. During DPI’s investment, 18,000 jobs have been created.
DPI has US$2.8bn in assets under management across its funds and committed co-investments.
The ADP funds strategy is to build a diversified pan-African portfolio of private equity investments in established and growing companies benefiting from the continent’s fast-growing middle class, innovation and digital transformation
Since DPI’s founding in 2007, its funds have invested in 23 portfolio companies across 29 African countries and 17 industries. ADP portfolio companies employ over 49,000 people. During DPI’s investment, 18,000 jobs have been created.
Location: Italy, Umbria, Africa
Employees: 51-200
Founded date: 2007
Investors 2
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| - | British In... | bii.co.uk |
| - | IFCAMC | ifcamc.org |
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| 23.01.2026 | Africa-focused PE firm DPI doubles down on an Egyptian bet | Premium Credit: Reuters Development Partners International (DPI), an Africa-focused private equity firm that manages assets and co-investments ...... This is a Premium article. Please subscribe or log in to read the full story! Here's a sel... |
| 24.10.2025 | Moniepoint Announces Successful Completion of US$200 Million Series C Round to Power Financial Inclusion | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to e... |
| 22.10.2025 | Moniepoint Achieves Unicorn Status with Over $200M Series C Funding | Moniepoint, an African fintech powerhouse, has achieved a major milestone. The company closed its Series C funding round, securing over $200 million in equity financing. This substantial capital infusion propels Moniepoint's valuation past ... |
| 21.10.2025 | Moniepoint Raises $90 Million at a $1 Billion Valuation | Moniepoint is a financial technology company focused on providing digital financial services and tools. Its primary mission is to support business growth and expand financial inclusion. Moniepoint concentrates on delivering a suite of payme... |
| 21.10.2025 | Moniepoint Secures Additional $90M in Series C Extension, Elevating Valuation to Over $1B | Moniepoint, Nigeria’s leading fintech company, has successfully closed an additional $90 million in its Series C funding round, bringing the total raised to $200 million and propelling its valuation to over $1 billion. This extension unders... |
| 21.10.2025 | Moniepoint Raises Over US$200M in Series C Funding | Moniepoint Inc., a Nigerian provider of a financial platform for businesses and their customers across Africa, raised over US$200m in equity financing in a recently closed Series C funding round. The round was led by Development Partners In... |
| 08.09.2025 | Helios Investment Partners inks deal to acquire Telecom Egypt’s data hub | Babatunde Soyoye and Tope Lawani, Managing Partners at Helios Helios Investment Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in Africa that manages assets worth over $3 billion, has agreed to acquire data centre assets of Egyptian tel... |
| 12.07.2025 | Nawy invests in Dubai’s SmartCrowd to enter GCC proptech market | e&-backed Nawy has entered the GCC market with a strategic majority stake in SmartCrowd, the region’s first regulated platform enabling fractional property investments. The move strengthens Nawy’s bid to become the definitive PropTech l... |
| 08.07.2025 | Africa-focused PE firm DPI to invest $190 mn in Egypt's Alameda Healthcare | Alameda's Dar Al Fouad Hospital in Nasr City, Egypt Africa-focused private equity firm Development Partners International (DPI) has entered into an agreement with Alameda Healthcare to invest $190 million for a minority stake in the Egyptia... |
| 16.05.2025 | Nawy Raises $52M in Series A Funding | Nawy, a Cairo, Egypt-based developer of an end to end platform providing an experience for prospective buyers, sellers and investors in the real estate space, raised $52M in Series A funding. The round was led by Partech, with participation... |
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