Finance | - Part 22

Mozambique | Plunging Tuna Bonds Wreck Africa’s Most Promising Economy

MAPUTO, Capital Markets in Africa: Even by the standards of Africa, it’s been a wild ride for Mozambique. There’s little sign it will end well. Blowing through more than $2 billion of borrowed money just as the currency and the price of commodity exports plunged has left the former Portuguese colony with near-empty coffers. Its creditors, which bought debt sold by Credit Suisse Group AG and VTB Group, may be left holding the bag. Nor does it help…

Managing and Mitigating Risk in Mergers and Acquisitions

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: A fragile global economy, coupled with local market uncertainty, and concerns over the recovery of equity markets followed by a business environment that places increasing pressures on profitability has significantly increased the complexity of deal making today. Corporate governance issues are paramount and regulatory and compliance issues demand that greater caution be exercised in ensuring that proper due diligence is conducted in assessing transactions and their associated risks. Notwithstanding…

Mezzanine Financing: A Solution for the Mid-Market Funding Gap in Africa

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Mezzanine financing in developed markets such as Europe and the United States is typically used to fill a gap in the capital structure, providing additional leverage for primarily private equity funds. In emerging markets such as Africa, mezzanine financing is a key tool in addressing the current lack of funding that is especially obvious in the mid-market, where small and medium sized companies are looking to raise between $5-…

Trade | EU Seals Trade Pact With African Nations After 12 Years of Talks

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: The European Union and six southern African nations will sign off on a trade accord Friday after 12 years of negotiations that were stalled mainly by differences over market access for agricultural products. The so-called Economic Partnership Agreements gives products from Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, and Swaziland duty- and quota-free access to the EU. South Africa, which has the region’s most-developed economy, will enjoy enhanced market access that goes beyond…

Investment | Glencore Sells Agri Stake to Canadian Fund for $625 Million

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South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa: Glencore Plc agreed to sell just-under a 10 percent stake in its agriculture unit to Canada’s British Columbia Investment Management Corp. for $624.9 million in cash as it continues to cut debt. The commodities trader and miner, which sold a 40 percent stake in the business to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for $2.5 billion in April, will retain a majority 50.01 percent stake, it said in a statement on Wednesday. The agreement takes the value…

Investment | Mediterrania Capital Partners invests in MedTech Group, Morocco

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Casablanca, Morocco, Capital Markets in Africa: Mediterrania Capital Partners, the regional private equity firm focusing on growth investments for companies in North African and sub-Saharan countries, announces the acquisition through its second fund, Mediterrania Capital II, of a stake in MedTech Group, Morocco’s leading IT business system integrator incorporating solutions from corporations such as Oracle, Microsoft, NCR, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, EMC and IBM. With 25 years of experience in the IT industry, nowadays MedTech is operating…

Finance | Investec Plans to Raise 145 Million Pounds to Boost Capital

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Johannesburg, South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa: Investec Plc plans to raise as much as 145 million pounds ($209 million) by selling equity to buy back preference shares it and other South African banks issued about a decade ago, mainly to fund transactions aimed at boosting black ownership of the economy. The offer involves placing up to 30.87 million ordinary shares in the company in an accelerated book build being arranged by JPMorgan Chase & Co.,…

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