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Youth-Led African Enterprises Awarded $800,000 at COP28 for Climate Solutions

They will also receive a comprehensive mentorship and coaching as part of a 12-month accelerator program December 5, 2023/AfDB Eight dynamic African young women-led businesses emerged as winners of the 2023 YouthAdapt challenge. Each business will receive grant funding of up to $100,000. They will also receive a comprehensive mentorship […]

AfDB, Prince’s Trust International Commit to Accelerate Wealth-Creating Youth Programmes

“Together, we have opportunities to create youth wealth and eradicate poverty, which is not a tradable commodity” — Akinwumi Adesina December 4, 2023/AfDB The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina and the CEO of the Prince’s Trust International (PTI), Will Straw, have met in London on […]

Verdant Capital has Advised a Leading UK Private Equity Firm on the Sale of Biyinzika Poultry International LTD

The transaction reinforces Verdant Capital’s position as a leading advisor to private equity clients in Africa November 30, 2023/Verdant Capital Verdant Capital has advised a leading UK private equity firm on the sale of Biyinzika Poultry International Limited (“BPIL”), a vertically integrated poultry business in Uganda, to an investor consortium […]