Private Equity
Accelerating demographic and tech trends make Africa a strong investment proposition, says Helios Investment Partners’ co-founder and managing partner Tope Lawani
8 min read · 31 August 2020
Landmark Partners and NM PERA recently introduced the Excess Value Method, calculating the dollar value of a private investment’s performance against a benchmark. This could change how GPs get compensated, Avi Turetsky explains.
8 min read · 31 August 2020
From infrastructure to impact investing, now more than ever the private sector has a vital role to play in Africa, says OMAI’s Paul Boynton
5 min read · 31 August 2020
The pandemic has created uncertainty for the continent’s private equity industry. Yet with the right partner and deep local expertise, firms can emerge stronger from the crisis, says CDC Group’s Clarisa De Franco
7 min read · 31 August 2020
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
The coronavirus pandemic has led clients to reassess their outsourcing needs, says Sanne Group’s Fred Steinberg.
6 min read · 31 August 2020
NAV financing can provide defensive liquidity and the funds required for buying opportunities in the wake of covid-19, say Investec’s Tom Glover and Matt Hansford
5 min read · 31 August 2020
SMEs form the backbone of Africa’s economies but often lack access to funding for growth. Mediterrania Capital Partners’ Albert Alsina explains how private equity can address this issue
7 min read · 31 August 2020
The arrival of the pandemic has spurred digital transformation, accelerating trends already in motion, says Tariq Osman, partner and co-founder at Argand Partners.
7 min read · 03 August 2020
The pandemic presents significant fundraising challenges for emerging managers; service providers with a strong history of working with those managers will be best positioned to help them navigate the crisis, explains Jeff Gendel, principal at Gen II Fund Services.
5 min read · 27 July 2020