LeapFrog takes stake in Ghana’s Fidelity Bank as Amethis exits

LeapFrog takes stake in Ghana’s Fidelity Bank as Amethis exits

The pan-African private equity firm has exited the Ghanaian institution it joined in 2014. 

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            ▪ LeapFrog takes stake in Ghana’s Fidelity Bank as Amethis exits

▪ The pan-African private equity firm has exited the Ghanaian institution it joined in 2014. 

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After several weeks of waiting for approval from the Ghanaian authorities, Amethis has finally been given the green light to sell its stake in Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited to LeapFrog Investments, an impact investment fund that has raised more than $2 billion since its inception in 2017.

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