8 Miles LLP is a private equity firm focused on investments in Africa. We invest in consumer-driven businesses & service providers with strong growth prospects.
Employees: 1-10
Investment Type: Private Equity Firm
Investment Stage: Private Equity
Portfolio 8
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| - | eleni | eleniexchanges.com | $5M | Ethiopia, ... |
| - | Awash Wine | awashwines.com | - | Ethiopia, ... |
| - | Beloxxi Bi... | beloxxigroup.com | - | Nigeria, O... |
| - | Orient Ban... | orient-bank.com | - | Uganda, Ka... |
| - | Eagle Chem... | eagle-chemicals.com | - | Egypt, Cai... |
| - | Blue Skies | blueskies.com | - | Canada, On... |
| - | Biyinzika ... | biyinzika.co.ug | - | Uganda, Ce... |
| - | Verde Beef... | verdebeef.com | $7.4M | - |
Persons 1
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | |||
| - | Johan | Fransson | Advisor | - | - |
News 16
| Date | Title | Description |
| 07.06.2021 | 8 Miles exits Eagle Chemicals | London, UK: 8 Miles LLP, the pan-African Private Equity firm, announces that it has exited its minority stake in Eagle Chemicals to a consortium consisting of Ezdehar and FMO. Eagle Chemicals is the leading producer of resin and polymer pro... |
| 05.05.2021 | 8 Miles completes sale of Orient Bank Limited to I&M Holdings PLC | 8 Miles, a pan-African Private Equity firm, is exiting Orient Bank after a six-year holding period having first backed the company in 2015. The deal was structured through 8 Miles Fund I. |
| 05.09.2017 | 8 Miles joins UN-PRI | 8 Miles LLP announced today that it has become a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN-PRI). |
| 02.06.2017 | Private Equity Africa Award Winner | 8 Miles is pleased to have been awarded the Mid-Cap Deal of the Year (2016) for its investment in Beloxxi. |
| 31.03.2017 | Companies to Inspire Africa | In March 2017 the London Stock Exchange launched an initiative called 'Companies to Inspire Africa', in partnership with PwC and with the backing of major DFIs such as CDC and AfDB. |
| 27.03.2017 | 8 Miles invests in Africa's leading fresh fruit producer | London, UK: 8 Miles LLP, the pan-African Private Equity firm, today announces an investment in Blue Skies, a UK-incorporated business with operations in several African countries that is the leader in the production of fresh-cut tropical fr... |
| 24.03.2017 | Norfund invests in Verde Beef | The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund) announced an investment of USD 7.4 million in 8 Miles’ portfolio company Verde Beef Processing PLC (“Verde Beef”), an Ethiopian beef producer. Verde Beef is an integrated beef... |
| 10.08.2016 | 8 Miles invests in Nigerian biscuit company | London, UK/ Lagos, Nigeria/ Cologne, Germany: An investment consortium led by 8 Miles LLP, the pan-African Private Equity firm, and made up of 8 Miles, African Capital Alliance (ACA), a leading Sub-Saharan Africa focused Private Equity firm... |
| 09.06.2016 | Private Equity Africa Awards | On 9 June 2016 at the annual Private Equity Africa Awards dinner at the Langham Hilton Hotel in London, 8 Miles received a special recognition award for its investment in Orient Bank, as a frontier deal in Uganda. |
| 25.04.2016 | 8 Miles invests in Ethiopian agribusiness | London, UK: 8 Miles LLP, the pan-African Private Equity firm, today announces an investment in Verde Beef Processing PLC, an Ethiopian agribusiness that specialises in producing premium beef in Adami Tulu, Oromia in Ethiopia. The investment... |
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Mentions in press and media 1
| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.01.2013 | Morgan Stanley, IFC Invests $7.5 million To Boost Food Security | Eleni Gabre-Madhin, announced today that Morgan Stanley and International Finance Corporation (IFC) have both agreed to make an equity investment totalling about $7.5 million in the Kenya-based company which will incubate and support the fo... |