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Why Pioneering Private Investors are Increasingly Critical to Africa’s Development

LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Africa has long been a place for pioneers. With more than ten percent of the world’s population, and less than two percent of the world’s GDP, Africa needs far more investment that it receives. The challenge of identifying strong investments in a massive continent that is a complex array of 54 jurisdictions and even more languages, cultures, and political systems, has kept many private equity investors away. The Overseas…

Recent Private Equity Deal Activity in Africa

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: There have been a number of recent investments in 2015 into private healthcare and pharmaceuticals in Nigeria and into agriculture in Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya, and into life insurance and financial services business across West Africa, particularly Ghana. Telecommunications businesses across Africa also remain attractive. Regrettably a number of deals have collapsed or been put on hold (often indefinitely) due to the commodity slump (in particular the low oil…

Harnessing Maghreb’s Growth Potentials: A Private Equity Perspective

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Very often investors wonder whether investing in the Maghreb is beneficial and delivers high returns. There are several reasons why this region is more attractive than other emerging markets in the world. In the Maghreb countries, future growth expectations tend to be high, competition levels are rather low and markets relatively stable. Also, there is usually a strong pipeline of good companies in fundamentally good sectors. Another important element…

Private Equity | Metier Capital Growth Fund II closed at ZAR2.5 billion …

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South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa | Metier Capital Growth Fund II completed further closings to June 2016, raising in excess of ZAR2.5bn, with further commitments expected by final closing. The fund is the successor fund to the Capital Growth Fund of 2006/7 which invested in eight portfolio companies, the majority in value now realised. The fund will focus on private equity investment in buy out and growth capital transactions in South, Southern and Sub-Saharan…

EGYPT: The Gateway for International Private Equity Investment into Africa

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Located at the North Eastern gate of Africa, Egypt is considered the gateway to African markets in terms of both investments flows, and target exports destinations. Together with the 90 million plus citizens, its professionally sophisticated financial sector adds to its comparative advantage as an appealing destination for investment flows, mandated towards both the local market and the neighbouring African countries, known for their huge investment potential. In spite…

Private Equity Activity, Growth and Performance in Morocco

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Morocco has begun to emerge as a real operational platform for African investment seeking to position for the new economic dynamic in Africa. Building on a cornerstone location between West Africa, North America and Europe, and leveraging its own solid decade of successful market reforms and extensive, international-standard infrastructure expansion, Morocco is a bridging platform between the north and the south. Longstanding Africa commercial, cultural, and political ties and…

Private Equity | LeapFrog companies reveal new model of growth, creating 102,000 jobs

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: LeapFrog Investments today announced that its portfolio companies now employ 102,438 people in Asia, Africa and Latin America. “Nothing sustains a family more than a secure job. Each job typically supports a family of five in our focus countries, while benefiting the wider community,” said Dr. Andrew Kuper, LeapFrog’s CEO and founder. “For the past three years, our financial services companies have grown annual revenue on average by 43…

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