Private Equity
This marks the DFI’s single biggest commitment to a PE fund, and the largest commitment to any impact fund in history.
2 min read · 10 December 2015
<span class="ITALIC">The hire will bolster the $1 billion partnership, which has so far made one investment in Africa since its formation in June.</span>
2 min read · 10 December 2015
A new standardised ESG questionnaire from the UN's responsible investment unit seeks to lighten reporting workloads for GPs and LPs alike.
2 min read · 03 December 2015
The Nigeria-based investment management firm is seeking to raise $150 million to invest in West African SMEs.
2 min read · 18 November 2015
The Mauritius-based firm is seeking to raise €200m for its latest vehicle that will seek control positions of €5-20 million in companies in its target geographies of Mauritius, Madagascar, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, its manager partner Antoine Delaporte tells PEI.
2 min read · 05 November 2015
The firm’s acquisition of Morocco’s Al Kindy and Menara is the firm’s 27th investment in health care globally and the sixth investment from its Abraaj North African Fund II, a $375m vehicle that closed in August.
1 min read · 04 November 2015
CIO Bruce Zimmerman says the endowment is looking for new private equity partners on the continent.
2 min read · 28 October 2015
Altius Associates' Rhonda Ryan tells Private Equity International it’s a busy year ahead with funds coming to market looking to raise at least a combined €30-40 billion.
3 min read · 15 October 2015
The private equity arm of the asset manager is planning to raise its allocation to private equity by 50 percent over the next three years.
3 min read · 06 October 2015
PEI Research & Analytics reveals that private equity fundraising this year is likely to surpass total capital raised globally in 2014.
2 min read · 01 October 2015
