Private Equity
Afrikelp is a South African producer of seaweed- and plant-based biostimulants used on more than 45 crops.
2 min read · 19 October 2026
VCs invested a total of $9.1bn in emerging venture markets in 2024, down from $15.3bn in 2023 and a high of $25.1bn in 2021.
1 min read · 08 January 2025
Roman and Kirill Gurskiy left EY in 2017 to pursue their passion at GEM Capital and they have never looked back.
5 min read · 11 November 2024
Stripe's $1.1bn acquisition of Bridge signals more mainstream acceptance of stablecoins among fintech players, especially those eyeing scale-up opportunities in developing markets.
7 min read · 06 November 2024
The sixth annual Rising Stars celebrates the achievements of people under the age of 40 in the venture capital industry. The deadline for nominations is November 15.
3 min read · 24 October 2024
Despite a strong 2022, PE firms still face significant hurdles in finding exit opportunities.
4 min read · 01 September 2023
Renewable energy investments have traditionally been dominated by infrastructure funds, but private equity can also play a hand in the continent’s energy transition.
7 min read · 01 September 2023
Helios Investment Partners has backed a deal that values NBA Africa at $1bn in enterprise value.
3 min read · 25 May 2021
Private Equity International's interactive presentation explores dealmaking, exit and fundraising activity on the continent in 13 slides.
1 min read · 14 September 2020
Ahmed Badreldin, the firm's former head of Middle East and North Africa, says the North Africa Fund II has roughly doubled LPs' capital on exited investments so far.
3 min read · 13 January 2020