Private Equity

North Africa

UBS: now is the time for impact investing

A shift in demographic trends and a maturing market are some of the reasons UBS thinks impact investing is a strategy to adopt now.

2 min read · 01 June 2016

LACERA plans to expand emerging market exposure

<p>PEI spoke with David Simpson, an investment officer for private equity at LACERA, about the LP’s plans to diversify commitments to private equity in new regions, which could include Africa, Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe.<br /></p>

2 min read · 17 May 2016

Abraaj exits pharma group Unimed after IPO

The IPO of the pharma firm was heavily oversubscribed and is the first on the Tunis Stock Exchange this year.

1 min read · 04 May 2016

Abraaj exits pharma group Unimed after IPO

The IPO of the pharma firm was heavily oversubscribed and is the first on the Tunis Stock Exchange this year.

1 min read · 04 May 2016

African PE exits hit nine-year high

Hold periods top six years as PE firms seek to ride out macroeconomic uncertainties, a study by industry body AVCA and EY reveals.

2 min read · 03 May 2016

8 Miles invests in Ethiopian beef exporter

Founded two years ago to take advantage of beef export opportunities, Verde Beef is expected to grow “ten-fold” with new funding according its latest investor 8 Miles.

2 min read · 25 April 2016

Insurance companies prefer private equity

The 2016 Goldman Sachs Asset Management Insurance Survey revealed that insurers believed private equity would rake in the highest returns this year.

2 min read · 25 April 2016

Kenya pushes private equity

Local pension funds have been slow commit to the asset class after the introduction of new rules last year.

2 min read · 25 April 2016

TIAA expects to invest over $100m in impact next year

TIAA Global Asset Management currently has $845m of impact investing assets under management and typically invests $100m a year, which may increase.<br />

4 min read · 14 April 2016

Helios puts brakes on oil and gas sidecar

The pan-Africa fund was looking to raise $300m for the vehicle to co-invest alongside its flagship funds.

2 min read · 04 April 2016

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