Africa

Investors are capitalising on opportunities to make an impact as well as a financial gain on the continent, say Webber Wentzel’s Michael Denenga, Angela Simpson and Andrew Westwood.

The biggest riser on this year’s list is greatly increasing its support for fund managers rocked by covid-19 and currency volatility.

Helios Investment Partners has backed a deal that values NBA Africa at $1bn in enterprise value.

Investors in emerging markets should be 'in it for the long haul' and make sure to back a variety of GPs, according to panellists at an EMPEA and IFC conference.

The $12.2bn public pension would consider increasing its current 5% target allocation to PE as part of a future asset allocation review, says CIO Angela Miller-May.

Declaration Partners is eyeing deals in Africa which can have better risk-reward trade-offs, says its owner and Carlyle Group co-founder.

The $12.2bn pension made its first direct allocations to African private markets in 2019 after previous exposure via funds of funds.

Find out who took the plaudits in Fund, Deal and Exit of the Year, plus the different markets and geographies across the region.

The winners in the healthcare, technology, consumer, energy, long-term private equity, frontier markets and impact firm of the year categories.