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Joliba Capital

Public data, unclaimed profile

Fund manager (General Partner), francophone West Africa. Assets under management: ≈ USD 59m.

At a glance

Based on observed investment behaviour: 1 recorded deal

Investor type
Private equity or venture capital fund (inferred, not verified)
Capital type
Private equity (inferred from profile)
Observed ticket
Data unavailable
Stated ticket : 2 M$ – 10 M$
Countries
Cameroon (1)
Activities
Higher education (1)
Instruments
Equity (1)
Stages
Growth (1)
Recent activity
0 deal in 12 months, latest Jan 2024

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

Fewer than three recorded deals: insufficient evidence to compare thesis and behaviour.

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Investment thesis

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Investment ticket
2 M$ – 10 M$
Instruments
Equity, Quasi-equity
Preferred sectors
Agribusiness, Manufacturing, Business & personal services, Retail & distribution, Healthcare, Media & entertainment*, Tourism & hospitality*, Education*
Target geographies
Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, Cameroon

* added from its deals

Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals)
Growth

Reference deals

Recent public deals: they say better than a thesis what the fund actually signs.

Institut Universitaire de la Côte (IUC)

January 2024 · Cameroon
GrowthUndisclosed amountEquityEducationLead

Activity : Higher education

Vehicle : Joliba Capital Fund I

IUC is a private higher-education institution based in Douala, founded in 2002 (as ISTDI, rebranded in 2011), operating seven schools offering various diplomas, including a computer engineering program based on the Limoges Computer Engineering Institute curriculum.

Why they invested

  • Minority investment in an established private higher-education player in French-speaking Central Africa
  • Education is one of Joliba Capital Fund I's priority sector targets
  • Positioning as a regional champion in a growing Cameroonian private higher-education market

Advisers

  • Deloitte FA Côte d'Ivoire — Due diligence financière, fund side

Source : linkedin.com

Known limited partners

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In short

Joliba Capital invests tickets ranging from 2 M$ to 10 M$, across the following sectors: Agribusiness, Manufacturing, Business & personal services, Retail & distribution, Healthcare, Media & entertainment, Tourism & hospitality, and Education, in the following areas: Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, and Cameroon. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.