- 14 leading global development finance institutions were also involved in the capital injection
42Markets Group, the financial and capital markets fintech investment group, has secured $10 million in growth funding from Convergence Partners, a leading private equity investor dedicated to the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, after it recently closed its Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund (CPDIF) at $296 million.
The most mature of the 42Markets Group businesses is capital markets services and advisory firm Andile (UK), which brings deep market and industry expertise to help the Trade and Treasury departments within Banks, leapfrog legacy software to streamline and automate their IT Operations infrastructure. The business currently services Investment Banks and Central Banks, across Africa, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Australia, and India.
Other Group companies include early-stage platform business:
- FXFlow (South Africa): FX exposure and risk management platform that creates value for importers and exporters in regulated markets
- Mesh (Netherlands, Mesh.trade): an institution-grade, decentralised, multi-sided Financial Markets platform that bridges the gap between TradFi, (the traditional world of Financial and Capital Markets), AltFi (a range of alternative, traditionally illiquid financial assets and investment instruments) and DeFi (the new world of Distributed Ledger Technology and Tokenomics).
What They’re Saying
42Markets Group CEO Andries Brink states, “this is a real vote of confidence in the positive impact investment in digital financial infrastructure can have, both in developing and in mature markets.”
Brandon Doyle, CEO of Convergence Partners, added: “This is one of our first investments in the digital transformation of financial markets. We see 42Markets as an emerging winner in this space. Their group companies have a long track record of consistent double-digit growth and a quality leadership team with deep expertise and experience in the capital markets.”
Fourteen leading global development finance institutions (DFIs) based in Europe, the US, and Africa are the investors in CPDIF and Brink says “this is the connected capital we have been looking for. We are proactively engaging with these investors to explore further opportunities to work together”.
Christian Roelofse, Investment Officer responsible for the Netherlands DFI says: “FMO is pleased with the efforts of Convergence Partners in identifying and supporting African entrepreneurs. Through their investments in companies like 42Markets, we believe that digitally enabled financial inclusion will be advanced on the continent. Through our partnership with Convergence Partners, we are proud to be associated with innovative companies that are developing relevant solutions for the biggest needs of our time.”
About 42Markets
42Markets is an incubator of specialist Fintech businesses that have deep expertise in financial and capital markets, with the ultimate objective of making markets simpler, smarter, and more accessible.
Focusing on financially sustainable and transformational businesses, the Group builds exponential shareholder value by identifying scalable business opportunities in specialist financial and capital markets categories and then uses the Group’s global reach and industry credibility to take these propositions to market.
