Private Equity

Middle East & North Africa

Helios invests $100m in Africa Oil

The investment comes as the pan-African firm seeks to raise $300m for a dedicated oil and gas vehicle

2 min read · 05 May 2015

Study: Africa seeing strong demand from LPs

AVCA survey finds investors in private equity funds have a bullish outlook on Africa for the near future

2 min read · 30 April 2015

Fortissimo Capital closes fourth fund on $470m

The Israeli fund focuses on special situations

1 min read · 30 April 2015

‘Africa should be growing at double digits’

Speaking at AVCA’s conference in London, industry insiders argue the current growth model in Africa isn’t working

2 min read · 29 April 2015

Viola collects $250m for tech deals

The firm’s second fund will look to back 10-12 Israel-based growth-stage technology companies

2 min read · 15 April 2015

Abraaj collects almost $1bn for Sub-Sahara Africa

The fundraise comes shortly after Helios Investment Partners and Development Partners International also successfully raised capital for Africa

3 min read · 13 April 2015

Actis sells down stake in North African snack business

The dual listing on the Egyptian and London Stock exchanges gives Edita a market cap of $880m

2 min read · 02 April 2015

UK green bank goes abroad with £200m pilot programme

The bank will initially target East Africa, South Africa and India, focusing on renewables and energy efficiency

2 min read · 25 March 2015

Verod Capital secures two exits as fund close looms

Of the eight deals the Nigerian private equity firm has done, the DPI is 2.2x

2 min read · 24 March 2015

Chart of the Week: Middle East allocating more to private equity

<em><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">More than a third of LPs invest greater than 15 percent in private equity</span></em>

1 min read · 18 March 2015

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