AGF Magazine - April 2019 issue
- In a region where only a minority of the population has access to a bank account and SMEs struggle to get financial help from traditional banks, Albert Alsina, CEO and Founder of Mediterrania Capital Partners, explains how the PE industry is becoming a catalyst for the African Fintech ecosystem’s development, enabling large-scale banking and supporting entrepreneurs and SMEs in their expansion plans (pp. 10-12).
- In this month’s issue of Africa Global Funds, we also caught up with Kenneth Kaniu, Britam Asset Managers CEO, to learn about their anchor investment in Tiserin Capital, and the needs and constraints of institutional investors in Kenya and East Africa (pp. 14-15).
- On the infrastructure front, we hear from Moritz Breickmann, Investment Director at African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) who showcases some successful airport redevelopments in Africa. Read on to find why airport infrastructure projects on the continent can provide attractive long term returns to investors (p.17).
- In this month’s issue we also learn that the FTIF Templeton Africa Fund was merged into the FTIF Templeton Frontier Markets Fund. We speak with Ahmed Awny and David Haglund about the Fund and its African investments (p.16).
- Finally, Rob Childs, Head of International for Prescient Fund Services shares his views on the global distribution challenges facing African fund managers and why the firm decided to domicile their offshore fund range in Ireland (p. 22).
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KawiSafi Ventures raises $70m to invest in African energy
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FMO in aquaculture deal
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Axis hires South Africa Representative Officer
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Nile Africa, Frontier and Emerging Fund ceases operations
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Vantage exits Thebe Timrite
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BlueOrchard partners with IFC
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Latest News
KawiSafi Ventures raises $70m to invest in African energy
Acumen, a non-profit organisation that invests philanthropic capital in companies and leaders tackling poverty, has announced an approximately $70m close of the for-profit fund, KawiSafi Ventures.
Nile Africa, Frontier and Emerging Fund ceases operations
Nile Capital Investment Trust has decided to terminate the Nile Africa, Frontier and Emerging Fund, according to the SEC filing.
FMO in aquaculture deal
April 19, 2019, 9:37 p.m.
Axis hires South Africa Representative Officer
April 19, 2019, 9:30 p.m.
Vantage exits Thebe Timrite
April 17, 2019, 2:35 p.m.
BlueOrchard partners with IFC
April 17, 2019, 2:23 p.m.
Analysis & Features
Has Nigeria become boring?
April 18, 2019, 1:30 p.m.
Ramping up African investment
April 18, 2019, 1:10 p.m.
Investing in mezzanine debt
April 4, 2019, 9:35 p.m.
FTIF Templeton Africa Fund merges into Frontier Markets Fund
March 26, 2019, 1:46 p.m.
Fundraising in 2018 and beyond
March 21, 2019, 9:40 p.m.
African capital markets continue steady development
March 19, 2019, 2:12 p.m.
RisCura launches Delegated Investment solution for pension funds
March 13, 2019, noon
African PE: investor appetite improves
March 11, 2019, 10:21 p.m.
