Private Equity

Sub-Saharan Africa

PEI Awards 2023: EMEA winners

CVC Capital partners scoops five awards, including, for the first time, lender of the year.

9 min read · 01 March 2024

Africa Special: How PE firms are looking for the exit

Despite a strong 2022, PE firms still face significant hurdles in finding exit opportunities.

4 min read · 01 September 2023

PEI Awards 2022: EMEA winners

Clearlake picks up the prize for deal of the year for its $3.1bn takeover of Chelsea Football Club

8 min read · 01 March 2023

DOWNLOAD: How investors' PE allocations shifted in H1 2022

Dig deeper into how investors are operating in private equity with PEI's analysis of H1 2022 activity.

1 min read · 09 August 2022

African VC gets ready for take-off

Venture is attracting growing interest on the continent, despite investor expectations not always matching the realities of the local business environment.

5 min read · 01 September 2021

A towering performance for African telecoms

Private equity investment has helped power a connectivity revolution in Africa despite the hurdles to extending rural access to broadband.

7 min read · 01 September 2021

FSD: Catalysing local capital in Africa

Private markets have a crucial role to play in deploying capital where it is most needed, says Evans Osano at development agency FSD Africa.

3 min read · 01 September 2021

Green shoots emerge for African fundraising

Market conditions for private equity firms are improving, but more work needs to be done to mobilise local capital.

7 min read · 01 September 2021

Fintech is 'significant opportunity' in Africa

The financial sector – especially fintech – has overtaken 'consumer discretionary' to take the largest share of private equity deal volume.

2 min read · 01 September 2021

Regional breakdown: Southern Africa

South Africa faces headwinds, but GPs still have an appetite for the country, ranking it the third-most attractive on the continent.

2 min read · 01 September 2021

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