28 Apr
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Morocco has emerged as the top investment destination for private equity in North Africa, attracting 51% of all deals and 43% of total capital invested in the sub-region between 2010 and 2014, according to a report by the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA).
20 Apr
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Despite the backdrop of significant volatility across all investment markets during 2014, SA private equity funds continued to offer relatively strong performances, according to the fourth quarter 2014 RisCura-SAVCA South African Private Equity Performance report.
4 Mar
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The deal activity on the African continent remains strong with $8.1bn worth of deals completed in 2014, a new report by the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) has revealed.
13 Feb
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Private equity and venture capital fundraising in 2014 increased year-over-year in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets.
15 Jan
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Investments into South African private equity funds delivered an annualized rate of return of 18.5%, net of fees, over the ten years to September 2014, according to the RisCura-SAVCA South African Private Equity Performance Report.
11 Dec
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As African private equity markets evolve, the ‘sweet spot’ is to be found at the smaller end of the deal size spectrum, according to Nick Tims, managing director in the client group at Investec Asset Management.
10 Dec
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Advanced Finance & Investment Group (AFIG Funds) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM), the regional stock exchange for UEMOA (the West African Economic and Monetary Union), for the financing of private companies via the stock exchange.
9 Dec
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EMPEA has launched the Frontier Markets Council, an advisory body comprised of and dedicated to fund managers, institutional investors and industry advisers active in the frontier markets.
9 Dec
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The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) has launched the Francophone Africa-focused Legal & Regulatory Committee, a sub-Committee of AVCA’s Legal & Regulatory Committee (L&R; Committee).
8 Dec
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The conditions are ripe for private equity investment into Africa, according to Steve Costabile, Head of Private Funds Group at PineBridge Investments.
28 Nov
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The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) has launched the Stakeholder Advocacy and Communications Committee (SACC), an advisory group that will work with AVCA to advance and promote its advocacy-led stakeholder engagement.
21 Nov
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Capital Trust Group has received the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) approval for its EuroMena III fund to be regulated under the de-minimis AIFMD (Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive), making it one of the first funds in the region to be regulated by a European governing body.
3 Nov
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Private equity investors are ideal partners to help fund the infrastructure gap in Africa, according to the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA).
24 Oct
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Kusuntu Partners has launched a service for linking up the Africa focused private equity funds and investors to Africa small and growing businesses that are looking for growth and expansion capital.