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OPIC: impact demand vastly exceeds our ability to serve it

<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

PEI Awards: Keep the votes coming!

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

Impact duo teams up on Kenyan ferry business – Exclusive

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

Vote now in the 2016 PEI Awards

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

Carlyle agrees second African deal of the year

The firm has agreed to acquire network connectivity provider CMC Networks from Investec.

2 min read · 23 November 2016

LeapFrog plants healthcare flag in the sand

The profit-with-purpose investor has sealed its first healthcare deal, investing $22m in a Kenyan retail pharmacy.

3 min read · 23 November 2016

Adenia holds €180m first close on Fund IV – Exclusive

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

AfricInvest to launch evergreen financial sector fund

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

Abraaj invests in sub-Saharan African fertiliser company

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

Kenyan firm looks to raise $40m from local LPs

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

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