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Investment Summary

Apis Partners Invests In Q Link

On January 1, 2017, growth capital firm Apis Partners invested in internet software and services company Q Link

Investment Highlights
  • This is Apis Partners’ 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Apis Partners’ 1st transaction in South Africa.
Investment Fate
  • Q Link was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2022.

Investment Summary
Date 2017-01-01
Target Q Link
Sector Internet Software and Services
Investor(s) Apis Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Q Link

Pretoria, South Africa
Q Link provides a cloud-based, one-stop collections solution and service to improve collection rates and efficiency for a wide spectrum of industries, including financial services, banking and finance, healthcare, labor organizations, and large employers in both the public and private sectors. Q Link is a strategic partner to its clients, Q Link’s affiliate company, Q Sure, specializes in similar services but is aimed at the specific needs of the short-term insurance market. Q Link is based in Pretoria, South Africa.

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Apis Partners

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2014
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Apis Partners is an investment group focused on investing in financial services companies operating in emerging markets. Specific areas of interest include payments, insurance, credit/savings, capital markets, and tech-enabled service providers. Apis looks to back companies benefiting from increased mobile adoption and access to financial products and services. Apis Partners was established in 2014 and is headquartered in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 30
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 10
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 4 of 17
Country: South Africa M&A 1 of 5
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 3
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-31 NTT DATA Payment Services

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