Private Equity
A reduction in multiples “may not be a terrible thing” as multiples have been rising slowly over the past few years, says Bain & Company partner Nirad Jain.
1 min read · 08 February 2016
Fundraising for the continent soared to $4.3 billion last year, up from $1.9 billion the year before, according to AVCA’s PE Data Tracker.
2 min read · 03 February 2016
The transaction is the firm’s eighth investment from Fund VI, which closed on R7.9bn in January 2013.
2 min read · 25 January 2016
Private equity firms continue to be attracted by opportunities to invest, driven by the region’s large population and rising consumer spending, according to the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.
3 min read · 22 December 2015
Private equity capital is increasingly spreading out of investment hub South Africa, and GPs will continue to find attractive opportunities to invest in Sub-Saharan Africa – if they are willing to work hard, says StepStone’s Marleen Groen.
3 min read · 21 December 2015
The Pan-Africa firm sold insurance company C-Re Holding to Saham Finances this month.
2 min read · 29 September 2015
The emerging markets fund is targeting investments in financial services in Africa and Asia.
2 min read · 07 September 2015
As Cauris Management prepares to return to market next year with its third fund, partner Jean-Marc Savi de Tové talks to PEI about the untapped potential in Francophone West Africa.
3 min read · 05 August 2015
An African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association report notes that 156 PE transactions took place in the region from 2007 to 2014.
2 min read · 31 July 2015
New hire comes little more than a year after KKR completes its first Africa investment.
2 min read · 06 July 2015
