DPI Announces CEO Succession

DPI Completes $190 Million Investment in Alameda Healthcare

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DPI Portfolio Company, Optasia, Completes Successful IPO in Johannesburg

DPI Signs $190 Million Investment into Alameda, Egypt’s Leading Private Healthcare Group

DPI Launches new Venture Capital Strategy and Completes Transaction for $105 Million Nclude Fund

CMGP Group Completes Initial Public Offering Exceeding $340 Million Valuation

DPI Leads $110 Million Investment Round in Moniepoint

DPI Launches 2023 Impact Report

Impact Report 2023

DPI Announces Exit from International Facilities Services

DPI, BII, and EBRD Announce Exit from Kelix Bio

DPI: Reflections on 2023 and a look ahead to 2024

DPI backs management of Pan African Towers, a leading Nigerian digital infrastructure provider

Kazyon attracts $165m investment from DPI-led consortium

DPI-led consortium to buy Solevo, a leading African distributor of specialty chemicals

Marcyrl attracts new investment from DPI and Amethis

Ukheshe announces investment from DPI and Fireball Capital

DPI welcomes new partners in Kelix Bio

DPI exits investment in leading Egyptian retailer, B.TECH

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DPI Insight: Our Approach to Value-Add

DPI Announces CEO Succession

DPI Completes $190 Million Investment in Alameda Healthcare

DPI Portfolio Company, Optasia, Completes Successful IPO in Johannesburg

DPI Signs $190 Million Investment into Alameda

DPI Launches DPI Venture Capital and Completes Transaction for Nclude

CMGP Group Completes Initial Public Offering

DPI Leads $110 Million Investment Round in Moniepoint

DPI Launches 2023 Impact Report

DPI Announces Exit from International Facilities Services

DPI, BII, and EBRD Announce Exit from Kelix Bio

Reflections on 2023 and a look ahead to 2024

DPI backs Pan African Towers

Kazyon attracts $165m investment from DPI-led consortium

DPI-led consortium acquires Solevo

Marcyrl attracts new investment from DPI & Amethis

Ukheshe announces investment from DPI & Fireball Capital

DPI welcomes new partners in Kelix Bio

DPI exits investment in leading Egyptian retailer B.TECH

DPI: Impact & ESG

Invest profitably and help save the world

Our Approach to Value-Add

A premier African investment firm

We are among Africa’s leading international investment and private equity institutions. We believe that partnership with our investee company management teams, along with our investors is key to our success. Our focus is to continue delivering skillsets to our companies to help them grow, while delivering top quartile* returns to investors through our disciplined, process-led approach.

2007

DPI founded

4.0

of capital raised since inception

70500

Employed by portfolio companies

DPI was founded in 2007 on the vision of building a premier investment firm with excellence at its core. We wanted to back exceptional businesses to allow African entrepreneurs and CEOs to achieve their ambitions, while striving to deliver top-quartile returns and positive impact for Africa.

Runa Alam

Co-Founding Partner and Chair

Our Business

As a premier private investment firm, we work closely with CEOs, management teams, and entrepreneurs across Africa to drive growth while seeking competitive returns for investors.

We take an integrated approach to all investments. Our investment team, Value-Add Portfolio Management Team, and Impact and ESG Team work as one, partnering closely with investors to understand and meet their needs.

Impact & ESG

Our work delivers competitive commercial returns while realising the highest standards of Impact and Environmental, Social and Governance work.

Our Portfolio

Through our rigorous and analytical investment approach, we create sustainable growth and long-term value in portfolio companies. Our portfolio includes established and growing businesses, with an emphasis on those benefiting from Africa’s growing consumer class.

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DPI announces CEO succession

Press Releases | 26 Feb 2026

Development Partners International completes $190 million investment into Egypt’s Alameda Healthcare to fuel international expansion

Press Releases | 19 Feb 2026

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