Africa-focused fundraising had a strong year in 2015, returning to pre-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) levels of capital raised and the number of funds closed growing from 2014, writes Christopher Elvin, Head of Private Equity Products at Preqin
As CBO Investment Management seeks to raise a $150m fund dedicated to investing in the under serviced SME space in West Africa, AGF’s Anna Lyudvig catches up with Managing Partner, Bex Nwawudu, to learn more
Jacques Verreynne of NKC African Economic says that the country has for many years been on an unsustainable path
Doing good and making profits must be aligned for both to be sustainable, writes James Brice, CEO and founder of EBS Advisory
Acorn Private Equity has recently announced that its maiden fund, focused on SMEs in Southern Africa, completed its final exit and achieved lucrative returns for investors. AGF catches up with Gerhard Visagie, Investment Director at Acorn, to learn more about its success story and future plans
Andreas Schonning of Global Real Estate Institute speaks with Carlo Matta, CEO at Laurus Development Partners about the West African real estate market and how it will look like five years from now
The East African region continues to attract private equity (PE) investors and while Kenya remains the primary target for PE capital, Tanzania is also seeing as increasingly popular investment destination, writes Anna Lyudvig
There’s been an increasingly popular belief off late, that improving macroeconomic indicators across Africa suggest stable monetary policies and currency regimes are expected - with a better focus on debt management and issuance. While Africa has always promised to deliver on that front, it has only now started to gather a wider audience in financial circles. For apart from the continent being one the fastest expanding regions in the world today, with diverse internal and external trends propelling its growth, it has also achieved stability in its political landscape. All this makes for a potent mix to enable further growth.
Currently at over 1 billion inhabitants, the African population is set to double by 2050. With such unprecedented growth, a number of existing challenges around food security and affordable housing will become acute if there are not adequate interventions from governments, NGOs and the private sector.
The AGF Private Equity Top 40 is our annual guide to the most influential, innovative and powerful figures in the private equity industry. Ranging from pan-emerging markets giants to local fund managers, this year’s list comprises individuals who have been in the forefront of Africa private equity and venture capital investing.
Currencies in the sub-Saharan African (SSA) region have had a tumultuous ride this year, undermined by a prolonged commodity price slump, and the resultant spillover effects to the balance of payments and fiscal positions, as well as global growth concerns and external monetary policy decisions.
As the African continent continues to attract global interest, Mauritius is rising to become the natural gateway for investing in Africa, writes Shaffick Hamuth, Economist and former Senior Investment Advisor of the Board of Investment, Mauritius.
South Africa has a deep pipeline of available infrastructure assets, affirm Mark van Wyk (top), Head of Impact Investing, and Kasief Isaacs (bottom), Portfolio Manager: Infrastructure Development Fund, Mergence Investment Managers.
South Africa formally encourages investors to integrate into their investment decisions sustainability issues such as environmental, social and governance (ESG). Anna Lyudvig explores whether SA hedge funds have been taking ESG issues seriously.
