{"id":76476,"date":"2025-10-19T07:07:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T07:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/africa-lighthouse-acquires-minority-stake-in-bayport-botswana"},"modified":"2025-10-20T08:51:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T08:51:04","slug":"africa-lighthouse-acquires-minority-stake-in-bayport-botswana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/africa-lighthouse-acquires-minority-stake-in-bayport-botswana","title":{"rendered":"Africa Lighthouse Acquires Minority Stake in Bayport Botswana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Local private equity firm, Africa Lighthouse Capital (ALC) has acquired a minority stake in financial lender Bayport Botswana.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The deal marks the full deployment of ALC\u2019s Fund 1.<\/p>\n<p>The value of the investment and specifics on the size of the Bayport remain undisclosed as the equity holders seek to keep the value of their stock private.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are acquiring a minority stake in Bayport Financial Services Botswana. This will mean our first fund will be fully invested,&#8221; said ALC CEO, Bame Pule at a briefing. &#8220;We are attracted to Bayport Botswana due to its amazing performance despite current economic difficulties.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bayport is a financial lending institution with over 25,000 customers in Botswana. Most of the clients are public sector employees, participating through deduction at source agreements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Botswana<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. Local private equity firm, Africa Lighthouse Capital (ALC) has acquired a minority stake in financial lender Bayport Botswana. The deal marks the full deployment of ALC\u2019s Fund 1. 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