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Ethiopia takes first steps on PE journey

Covid-19 is a major setback, but reforms should help attract investors.

3 min read · 31 August 2020

The rise of venture capital

Startup-friendly legislation and growing foreign investor interest gives African VC a boost.

2 min read · 31 August 2020

How emerging managers are navigating the crisis

Key findings from the Emerging Manager Survey provide a snapshot of US emerging manager and institutional investor perspectives on the current landscape.

4 min read · 31 August 2020

The sectors driving deals in Africa

The rising middle class is bolstering the consumer space, as tech turns GP and LP heads.

2 min read · 31 August 2020

Side Letter: A simple way of improving diversity, Ravi Thakran's new gig, LGT on ESG

Here's an idea to make a more diverse private equity industry: hire more women and minorities. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

3 min read · 31 August 2020

Growth surges in sub-Saharan Africa

Fewer funds closed in 2019, but growth equity strategies tripled.

1 min read · 31 August 2020

IHS Markit: Delivering transparency through digitisation

IHS Markit’s Clayton Albertson on how digital tools can help managers address increasing complexity and demands for data, particularly during times of volatility

7 min read · 31 August 2020

LaSalle Capital execs spin out with aid of secondaries capital

Longshore Capital Partners will target control buyouts in the lower mid-market with a focus on founder-owned businesses in the business services sector.

2 min read · 31 August 2020

DPI on leadership and resiliency in times of crisis

Development Partners International’s Runa Alam outlines how African governments, investors and businesses are stepping up to meet the challenges created by covid-19.

8 min read · 31 August 2020

Dyal’s fifth GP stakes fund targeting $5bn but expected to raise much more

Fund V will follow the PE-oriented strategy of its two predecessors, with Dyal betting that managers will continue to see increased fund allocations from limited partners.

3 min read · 28 August 2020

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