Cassava Technologies Announces $90 Million Equity Investment and Debt Refinancing

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TECHNOLOGY,FINANCE,EQUITY INVESTMENT

Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader, achieves three key milestones: securing a $90 million equity investment, refinancing its South African Rand debt, and finalizing its legal reorganization. These initiatives bolster its financial position and pave the way for sustainable growth.

Cassava Technologies (Cassava), a global technology leader of African heritage, proudly announces three significant milestones: a substantial equity injection, the successful completion of its South African Rand (ZAR) debt refinancing, and the finalization of its legal reorganization. These strategic initiatives position Cassava for robust growth underpinned by a strong balance sheet. Cassava has closed an equity investment round of $90 million with participation from U.S.

International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation (Finnfund), and Google LLC. This funding is a key part of Cassava’s plan to strengthen its balance sheet, drive sustainable profitable growth, and cement its position as a global technology company of African heritage. The conclusion of this equity round coincides with the successful reorganization of Cassava’s business to create an integrated digital solutions platform. This platform provides Broadband Connectivity, Co-location (data centres), Cloud, Cybersecurity, Compute (AI), and Payment services across more than 30 markets in Africa, the Middle East, India, and Latin America. Additionally, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, has successfully signed new facilities to refinance its South African Rand term loan on a multi-tenor basis. The new facilities, equivalent to USD 220 million in South African Rands, are being provided by Standard Bank of South Africa, Rand Merchant Bank, Nedbank of South Africa, and International Finance Corporation (IFC). “We are excited to announce these significant achievements, which collectively strengthen our financial position and are a powerful testament to the vision of our founder and Group Chairman, Strive Masiyiwa, and the dedication and commitment of our teams across the Group,” said Hardy Pemhiwa, President and Group CEO of Cassav

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