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  • Africa-Focused Private Credit Fund to Raise $200 Million by 2026

    September 2025

    TLG Capital, an Africa-focused fund, plans to raise $200 million and use the proceeds to offer credit to…

  • TLG Capital boosts Ugandan healthcare investment

    September 2025

    TLG Capital boosts Ugandan healthcare investment in a deal that reflects both a financial commitment…

  • Series 1 of Nigeria’s 1st private debt fund fully deployed; FCMB and TLG set to launch series 2

    August 2025

    FCMB Asset Management and TLG Capital’s oversubscribed Series 1 has allocated capital to five mid-market operators…

  • TLG Capital X Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest)

    July 2025

    We are bullish on Kenya. After last year’s hell-ish macro, today, we see many high-caliber entrepreneurs…

  • TLG Capital and DBK invest $6.5 million in the Ark Group

    July 2025

    TLG Capital, a private credit fund focused on investing in sub-Saharan Africa, has partnered with the…

  • What does TLG’s new $200m Africa private credit fund actually do?

    June 2025

    Private credit in Sub-Saharan Africa is an asset class that looks different from anywhere else on earth. We…

  • AGIF II: Mobilizing $75 Million to Empower Africa’s Entrepreneurs

    May 2025

    With the first close of the TLG Capital Africa growth Impact Fund II (AGIF II), we have mobilized $75 million …

  • TLG Capital - Investing in the promising African markets, w/ Isaac Marshall

    April 2024

    The video features a conversation with Isaac Marshall discussing investment dynamics and opportunities…

  • TLG Announce $75m First Close of Africa-Focused Private Credit Fund

    April 2025

    TLG Capital is proud to announce the $75 million first close of its second private credit fund. Other investors include…

  • Nigeria's Q4 2024 Economic Growth: Key Insights and Investment Opportunities

    April 2025

    Following the release of Nigeria's Q4 2024 foreign trade statistics report earlier this month, I spent some time…

  • TLG Capital and Manufacturing Africa Launch Technical Support Platform...

    April 2025

    TLG Capital has partnered with Manufacturing Africa to onboard BDO, McKinsey & Company, ESS (Environmental and…

  • Private credit with Aum Thacker, Investment Professional at TLG

    March 2025

    In this conversation with Chipo Muwowo, Aum Thacker discusses why private credit is transformative for…

  • TLG Capital exits Nigerian pharmacy platform

    March 2025

    TLG Capital, an Africa-focused impact investment firm, has exited its six-year investment in Express…

  • Private Credit: a game changer for African SMEs

    March 2025

    Trade finance instruments remain one of the most resilient downside protection strategies. Research from…

  • Commercial returns investing in impactful African businesses

    March 2025

    TLG Capital was one of four dedicated Africa funds to make the IA 50 this year. Many further exciting…

  • African Economy: 2025 Outlook with Isaac Marshall

    January 2025

    The discussion centers on Africa’s prospects for economic growth in 2025, focusing on key drivers,..

  • Foreign investors optimistic about Nigeria - Aum Thacker

    January 2025

    In this video, Aum Thacker, shares insights on foreign investor sentiment toward Nigeria, the outlook for the…

  • Africa needs more fund managers, let’s build together

    January 2025

    This was the 6th consecutive year that TLG Capital won the Credit Investor award from Private Equity…

  • Where is Nigeria’s volatile currency headed in 2025?

    December 2024

    Is inflation being properly recorded? Would a trailing peg help the naira? Will we see less sell-offs next year…

  • Currency Conundrums: Volatile African Exchange Rates and What Can Be Done

    October 2024

    TLG Capital is an investment firm that has been investing in SMEs across sub-Saharan Africa for… 

  • Setting Sail: Steering Kenya’s Banking Sector Toward Future Resilience

    October 2024

    Earlier in October, I spent some time in Kenya – with a packed schedule including meetings with 14 banks,…

  • TLG Capital at St James’s Palace: A Royal Evening for African Entrepreneurship

    June 2024

    Not every day you have dinner at the Royal Residence at Saint James’s Palace! A night of serious discussion…

  • TLG Capital and FCMB Launch Nigeria’s First Local Currency Private Credit Fund

    May 2024

    FCMB Asset Management Limited and TLG Capital proudly present Nigeria's first-ever private credit local…

  • From Liberia to Target Stores: TLG Capital Fuels the Rise of Liberty & ...

    May 2024

    We are delighted to announce an investment into Liberty & Justice (L&J), an innovative African…

  • Inside Nigeria’s economic paradox: risk, reward, and a billion-dollar question

    April 2024

    Why would anyone put dollars into Nigeria? After a whirlwind week in Lagos and a brief stop in Accra, I've…

  • Decoding Nigeria’s Strategy: monetary innovation in a complex economy

    March 2024

    Since I first arrived in Lagos, the Nigerian Naira has lost over 400% of its value against the USD. Global financi…

  • Inside Africa’s Financial Pulse: Credit, Currency, and Central Banks

    February 2024

    This week I dive into the depths of African financial restructuring, where the stakes can be binary and the…

  • Game of Loans: Africa’s Banking Landscape Explored

    January 2024

    In 2023, I had 177 meetings with over 50 different banks in Africa. 3,603 emails and countless WhatsApp calls…

  • Innovation in SME Financing: Lessons from 35 Deals Across Africa

    January 2024

    35 deals, 23 successful exits, and a decade of experience later, TLG Capital is still innovating new…

  • Private Credit in Emerging Markets: Capital Where It Counts

    2023

    Exit Number 22 for the TLG Capital. Established in 2002, CommIT is a leading IT and Telecom solutions…

  • Investing in Africa’s Healthcare Future: The Role of Local Solutions

    2023

    TLG Capital’s pharmaceutical business, TLG Pharma, distributes generic medicines (serving those in the…