Private Equity
The firm had been seeking $250m for the vehicle and was expecting to hold a first close in the second quarter of last year.
2 min read · 13 February 2019
The Danish SDG Investment Fund will invest in companies focused on renewables, water, financial services and agribusiness.
2 min read · 06 February 2019
Stephen Priestley will lead a team in developing permanent capital vehicles and sunset funds focused on Africa and South Asia investments.
2 min read · 30 January 2019
Banks are changing the way security notices are issued to LPs following the firm's collapse.
4 min read · 11 January 2019
The Tunisia-headquartered firm will target around $500m for AfricInvest Fund IV, according to a source with knowledge of the fund.
2 min read · 08 January 2019
More capital than ever is flowing to the continent’s entrepreneurs. With venture capital deal sizes increasing and international VCs joining local counterparts, is African VC reaching critical mass? Vicky Meek reports
4 min read · 12 December 2018
Runa Alam, co-founding partner and CEO of Development Partners International, tells us what is on the minds of African investors.
6 min read · 03 December 2018
For Actis, fintech isn’t the most exciting investment opportunity in emerging markets – emerging markets are the most exciting opportunity in fintech, says partner Ali Mazanderani.
7 min read · 03 December 2018
Colony Capital’s acquisition of the firm’s LatAm business is the most progressed of the sales processes underway for Abraaj funds, according to documents seen by PEI.
3 min read · 14 November 2018
Henri de Castries – who led the €1.4trn French insurance giant from 2000 to 2016 – will provide the firm’s board with new relationships and strategic guidance.
2 min read · 16 October 2018
