Catalyst Partners to invest heavily in mattress sites in East and Southern Africa
Mattress producer owned by Paul Kavuma’s fund is planning a ramp-up.
20/12/2021 at 12h51, by Africa Business+
Catalyst Principal Partners‘ Mammoth Foam Africa (MFA) – whose major shareholder is Paul Kavuma‘s fund – has launched an ambitious expansion plan. Two years after being taken over by the Kenyan investor who bought 80% of its shares through Catalyst Fund II, the company is preparing to increase storage at its sites in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda and Mozambique.
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