Private Equity
South Africa faces headwinds, but GPs still have an appetite for the country, ranking it the third-most attractive on the continent.
2 min read · 01 September 2021
The region still attracts private equity interest as countries improve their ratings in the Ease of Doing Business index.
2 min read · 01 September 2021
Kenya remains the major draw in the area, but there are signs of competition on the horizon from the likes of Rwanda and Uganda.
2 min read · 01 September 2021
LPs favour Egypt as the country continues to achieve GDP growth through the covid-19 crisis, with healthcare a focus across the region.
2 min read · 01 September 2021
Until technology providers can provide the market with sufficiently standardised transaction templates, their solutions will be accretive, not revolutionary.
3 min read · 01 September 2021
This year’s ranking of the industry’s biggest secondaries fundraisers is larger and broader than ever.
7 min read · 01 September 2021
The secondaries market is expanding private equity access to individual investors and defined contribution pension plans.
6 min read · 01 September 2021
Secondaries market participants like Jeremy Coller, Yann Robard and Johanna Lottmann try to forecast how the sector will look in 10 or 20 years' time.
2 min read · 01 September 2021
Tech and venture stand out as bright spots as Africa’s private equity industry continues to adapt to the covid environment.
4 min read · 01 September 2021
Although the value of private equity investments took a hit thanks to covid-19, deal volume is growing.
2 min read · 01 September 2021