Ashwah Holdings Limited

Nigeria Business services

We are invested in Ashwah Holdings Limited through Capital Alliance Private Equity IV (CAPE IV), which is managed by African Capital Alliance.

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Key facts

Status:
Active
Region

Since 2012, we’ve only invested in Africa and South Asia. Investments outside these regions are from our pre-2012 portfolio.
:
Africa, West Africa
Countries:
Nigeria
Sector

We have seven priority sectors. However, we continue to invest outside these sectors, largely in the most challenging regions, as new investment supporting any sector helps to underpin the private sector, and create jobs and livelihoods for people.
:
Business services
Investment type

We provide capital in three broad ways: direct equity, debt, and intermediated equity (principally through investment funds).
:
Intermediated investment
Fund:
Capital Alliance Private Equity IV (CAPE IV)
Fund Manager:
African Capital Alliance
Start date

For direct investments, this is the date CDC committed capital to the business or project.

For funds, this is the date that CDC committed capital to the fund.

For underlying fund investments, this is the date that the fund invested capital into the business.e
:
June 2018
Domicile

This is the investee company’s place of incorporation; or a fund’s jurisdiction.
:
Nigeria
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