BPOPF-backed fund to acquire Flo-Tek

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The newly established private equity fund, Botswana Opportunity Partnership (BOP) is seeking to buy the Lobatse-based pipe-manufacturing firm, Radical Investments, trading as Flo-Tek Pipes & Irrigation.

BOP is a partnership between the Botswana Public Officers Pensions Fund (BPOPF) and Capital Management Botswana (CMB), with the mandate to invest in businesses in Botswana.

Flo-Tek chief executive officer, Vijay Naik, confirmed that negotiations for BOP to acquire Flo-Tek are at an advanced stage, but declined to provide further details on the transaction.

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