The Rise Fund to invest $200 million in Airtel Africa’s mobile money business, at $2.65 billion valuation. Airtel Africa to explore potential listing of mobile money business within four years.

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Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, has announced the signing of an agreement under which The Rise Fund, the global impact investing platform of leading alternative investment firm TPG, will invest $200 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (“AMC BV”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Airtel Africa plc (th