Investment Summary

Mustard Capital Partners Invests In Busy Internet

On November 1, 2001, private equity firm Mustard Capital Partners invested in communications company Busy Internet

Investment Highlights
  • This is Mustard Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Mustard Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Ghana.

Investment Summary

Date 2001-11-01
Target Busy Internet
Sector Communications
Investor(s) Mustard Capital Partners
Deal Type Venture

Target

Busy Internet

Accra, Ghana
Busy Internet provides both social and commercial services. It is a collaboration of two local investment companies (Fidelity Capital Partners and Databank) and a British entrepreneur. Busy's first location is a 14,000 square foot space in the heart of Accra, and over the years it has expanded to two other branches and provides services such as cybercafes, copy and printing services, serviced offices, laptop browsing lounges, and Broadband ISP services. Busy Internet is based in Accra, Ghana.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Mustard Capital Partners

Accra, Ghana

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 32M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Jacana Partners (formerly Fidelity Capital Partners) is a private equity firm focused on investments in West Africa. Jacana has specific interest in opportunities located in Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Target sectors include consumer products and services, agri-business, food and beverage, distribution, media, information technology, telecommunications, financial services, healthcare, tourism, hospitality and manufacturing. The Firm prefers to make 'significant' minority investments (about 25%). Jacana Partners was established in 1997 and is located in Accra, Ghana with addtional offices in London, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 21
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Venture M&A Deals 1 of 11
Country: Ghana M&A 1 of 14
Year: 2001 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-08-01 Isopanel

Accra, Ghana

Isopanel is a manufacturer of insulated panels, polystyrene insulation, and roofing sheets in Ghana. Isopanel was founded in 2002 and is based in Accra, Ghana.

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