Private Equity
The continent’s private equity is scaling up, with regionalisation emerging as a key strategy. PEI scouts out where activity is highest and where the next opportunities will be.
6 min read · 05 September 2019
The emerging markets firm has assumed management rights for global buyout fund APEF IV and Abraaj's third sub-Saharan Africa fund.
2 min read · 15 July 2019
The private equity giant approached secondaries buyers about acquiring LP stakes in its 2013-vintage Sub-Saharan Africa Fund and making a stapled commitment to its successor.
2 min read · 20 May 2019
A timeline shows what Abraaj and founder Arif Naqvi are alleged to have done regarding the misappropriation of capital from its 2015-vintage Growth Markets Health Fund, according to the US regulator's complaint.
1 min read · 12 April 2019
Global firms' pullback from Africa has been greatly exaggerated, AVCA chief Michelle Kathryn Essomé explains.
4 min read · 28 February 2019
The firm had been seeking $250m for the vehicle and was expecting to hold a first close in the second quarter of last year.
2 min read · 13 February 2019
LPs in Abraaj's sixth global flagship and certain regional funds have been asked to cover credit line payments.
3 min read · 17 October 2018
CDC, South Suez and 57 Stars discuss the risks – and returns – of investing in Africa.
5 min read · 18 September 2018
From rising to falling star, Africa rewards those with discipline, patience and the skills to build a market leader.
5 min read · 17 September 2018
Several huge closes drove the average fund size to $778.8m in 2017, up from $564.2m the previous year.
1 min read · 05 January 2018
