Private Equity
Headline numbers only tell you so much, says Clarisa De Franco, CDC’s managing director of funds and capital partnerships.
2 min read · 29 August 2019
Alison Klein, manager, private equity, at FMO, discusses the new opportunities in Africa.
2 min read · 28 August 2019
The collapse of the emerging markets private equity investor is already having far-reaching repercussions. What does it mean for the continent’s GPs, LPs and management teams.
6 min read · 28 August 2019
Platform plays, ethics, FX, bigger exits, early liquidity and more private credit. What else is leaving its mark on PE in the continent?
7 min read · 27 August 2019
While other emerging market economies stumble, Africa’s macro story is increasingly robust, says Runa Alam of Development Partners International
8 min read · 27 August 2019
Africa brings its challenges, but other markets just would not be as rewarding, says Tope Lawani, managing partner at Helios Investment Partners.
8 min read · 27 August 2019
Paul Boynton of Old Mutual Alternative Investments looks at where to make a difference and how it can be measured.
8 min read · 27 August 2019
The firm has raised €375m for Amethis Fund II as it eyes another fundraise on the continent.
2 min read · 09 June 2019
Junior and mid-level employees are widely regarded as attractive targets, while more senior personnel may find themselves on the receiving end of tough questions from future business partners.
3 min read · 18 March 2019
Global firms' pullback from Africa has been greatly exaggerated, AVCA chief Michelle Kathryn Essomé explains.
4 min read · 28 February 2019