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South African hedge funds show strength and maturity in 2015

Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — Over the last 12 months, the South African hedge fund industry has gone from strength to strength and there is growth in almost all areas. Preqin’s Hedge Fund Analyst online service shows that since June 2014, the number of South Africa-based funds has increased from 104 to 124, while the total assets managed by South Africa-based hedge funds has increased from just over ZAR41bn to around ZAR66bn….

Former Nigerian Central Bank Governor Joins Blackstone Africa Fund

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Abuja, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa) — Blackstone and Black Rhino, the giant private-equity firm, has revealed on Thursday, the appointment of Lamido Sanusi, Emir of Kano and Former Governor of the Nigerian Central Bank, as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Black Rhino was formed in January 2012 to develop and to invest in transformational infrastructure projects in Sub-Saharan Africa’s power generation and fuel transportation sectors. “We are pleased that Emir Sanusi has agreed…

IFC is injecting $20 million in equity into Agrivision Africa

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Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa) —The IFC is injecting $20 million in equity into Agrivision Africa to help finance its expansion program in Zambia bia investments in supply chain optimization, development of irrigated land and to restructure its balance sheet to the appropriate gearing level. Established in Mauritius, Agrivision focuses on large scale commercial farming through three subsidiaries in Zambia, twp of which are farms growing maize, soya beans and wheat while the third is…

Financial services firm gets $20m for Africa expansion

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa): Mauritius-based financial services firm, afb, which provides innovative consumer and SME financial products, has signed a $20 million investment deal with GEMCORP, that enables the former to hasten its speed of growth within sub-Saharan Africa. A statement from afb, quoted the firm’s chief executive officer, Karl Westvig as saying that the deal will help them extend to a number of countries within the next five years. Currently, afb…

Omidyar Network Bets on Nigeria’s Growing Travel and Tourism Sector with Investment in Hotels.ng

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Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa) — Omidyar Network today announced an investment in Hotels.ng, a hotel-booking platform in Nigeria. The company provides an online marketplace to connect consumers to more than 14,000 small and medium hotels in the country, most with no prior digital presence. The Series A round investment is part of Omidyar Network’s Consumer Internet & Mobile initiative, which focuses on supporting new digital solutions to connect people, enabling them to share…

South Africa’s Pension Fund acquires stake in Bayport Management

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Port Lious, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa):-The Public Investment Corporation (PIC), manager of South Africa’s $150 billion Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), is investing $149 million in Bayport Management, the Mauritius-based financial services company. However, the size of the minority stake acquired was not disclosed. Bayport Management Limited provides unsecured loans to customers in developing markets including several in Africa. Founded in 2001, the company now has over 6,700 employees servicing over 500,000 customers through 405 branches…

IFC Supports Tech Companies with US$10mn Investment in Wamda Capital

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Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa) — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing $10 million in a venture capital fund that supports promising technology companies, part of an effort to drive job creation across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The investment will help Wamda Capital advise entrepreneurs and provide seed funding to tech firms in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and other countries. Such support is considered vital in a region where…

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