Firm Announcements · 26 Feb 2026
DPI announces CEO succession
Sofiane Lahmar appointed Chief Executive Officer; Co-Founder Runa Alam becomes Non-Executive Chair, effective 1 April 2026 — the firm's second generation of leadership.
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Investments & Exits · 19 Feb 2026
DPI completes $190 million investment into Egypt's Alameda Healthcare to fuel international expansion
One of the largest private equity investments in Egypt's healthcare sector, backing the country's leading private hospital group.
Portfolio Company News · 18 Nov 2025
Optasia completes IPO on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, raising c.R6.3bn at a R24.5bn market capitalisation
A landmark listing for a DPI portfolio company and for African fintech.
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- 26 Feb 2026DPI announces CEO successionFirm Announcements
- 19 Feb 2026DPI completes $190 million investment into Egypt's Alameda Healthcare to fuel international expansionInvestments & Exits
- 24 Dec 2025DPI exits Atlantic Business International, a leading financial services provider in West AfricaInvestments & Exits
- 18 Nov 2025Optasia completes IPO on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, raising c.R6.3bn at a R24.5bn market capitalisationPortfolio Company News
- 07 Jul 2025DPI signs $190 million investment into Alameda, Egypt's leading private healthcare groupInvestments & Exits
- 20 May 2025Sylndr, with fresh $15.7m, lets users buy, sell, finance and service used cars in EgyptPortfolio Company News
- 12 May 2025Nawy raises $52 million to transform real estate access across MENAPortfolio Company News
- 05 May 2025Money Fellows raises $13 million to digitise community-based financePortfolio Company News
- 15 Apr 2025DPI launches DPI Venture Capital and takes over advising the Nclude FundFirm Announcements
- 18 Dec 2024CMGP Group completes IPO on the Casablanca Stock Exchange, raising c.$110mPortfolio Company News
- 29 Oct 2024Moniepoint secures US$110 million to scale digital payments and bankingPortfolio Company News
- 12 Jun 2024DPI announces exit from International Facilities ServicesInvestments & Exits
- 08 Apr 2024Inside the exit: DPI aimed to fill gap in drug development for emerging marketsDPI in the News
- 25 Mar 2024DPI, BII and EBRD announce exit from Kelix bioInvestments & Exits
- 08 Jan 2024Marc Stoneham: urbanisation, population growth and digitisation make Africa compellingInsights & Perspectives
- 20 Dec 2023Reflections on 2023 and a look ahead to 2024Insights & Perspectives
- 20 Oct 2023DPI joins the Initiative Climate International (iCI)Firm Announcements
- 01 Sept 2023Gender-lens investing gains momentumDPI in the News
- 27 Apr 2023Kazyon attracts $165 million investment from DPI-led consortiumInvestments & Exits
- 19 Apr 2023DPI-led consortium to buy Solevo, a leading African distributor of specialty chemicalsInvestments & Exits