US technology-focused private equity giant Accel-KKR has made a “significant” investment in Stellenbosch-based Entersekt.
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Rand Merchant Investment Holdings, through financial technology innovation hub AlphaCode, and Nedbank Private Equity, through BoE Private Equity Investors, have each acquired minority shareholdings in South African fintech player Entersekt in