Private Equity
<span class="ITALIC">Elizabeth Littlefield, the CEO of the US government’s development finance institution, discusses OPIC’s impact investing tracking system and its interest in venture capital and renewable energy.</span>
4 min read · 14 December 2016
Our highly popular annual awards have got off to a flying start, with nearly 2,000 respondents making their views known at the time of writing.
1 min read · 13 December 2016
Ferry builder and operator Globology, part-owned by Dutch family office DOB Equity, will use the investment to double its fleet.
2 min read · 05 December 2016
The polls are open for the annual PEI awards – don’t miss your chance to tell us who shone this year.
2 min read · 02 December 2016
The firm has agreed to acquire network connectivity provider CMC Networks from Investec.
2 min read · 23 November 2016
The profit-with-purpose investor has sealed its first healthcare deal, investing $22m in a Kenyan retail pharmacy.
3 min read · 23 November 2016
The sub-Saharan African firm has held a first close on 90% of its target for Fund IV, which is more than twice the size of its predecessor.
2 min read · 07 November 2016
Panellists at a forum in London spoke of the need for more creative fund structures for investing in Africa and other emerging markets.
3 min read · 28 October 2016
The firm, which raised $1.3bn for its Africa funds last year, is betting on the increasing use of urea-based fertilisers around the world and Indorama’s expansion into African, US and European markets.
2 min read · 14 October 2016
Fanisi Capital is targeting $75-$100m for its second fund, which will invest across Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
2 min read · 12 October 2016