Investment | - Part 32

Private equity in Africa loses its shine

JOHANNESBURG, Capital Markets in Africa: Major private equity firms have seen a number of top management departures in Africa, individuals familiar with the matter said, as the funds grapple with investments hurt by a weak economy. U.S. firm Carlyle, Standard Chartered and emerging market-focused Actis have all seen a change of top executives at their Africa funds, according to these six individuals. Once seen as a beacon of growth, private equity firms expanded their business…

Funding Nigerian oil cash calls from debt key for economy: minister

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LAGOS, Capital Markets in Africa: Nigeria must get out of paying so-called cash calls to joint ventures with oil and gas companies to stand a chance of pulling its ailing economy out of recession, Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun said on Friday. The minister said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had spent 110 billion naira ($360 million) on cash calls this month, which dwarfed the country’s 41 billion naira income from oil production over the…

Africa Finance Corp. Plans More Eurobonds for Infrastructure

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LAGOS, Capital Markets in Africa: The Africa Finance Corp., a development-finance institution that funds infrastructure on the continent, plans to sell more Eurobonds to support energy-generation and logistics projects. The Lagos, Nigeria-based lender, which has financed projects in 26 African countries, has scope to borrow more offshore in its $1.5 billion funding strategy after raising 100 million Swiss francs ($103 million) in a debut three-year Eurobond in July, said Ini Urua, senior vice president for east and…

Private Equity | Virgin Active-Owner Brait Seeks London Listing, New Funding

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Johannesburg, Capital Market in Africa: Brait SE, the South African investment company that owns U.K. chains Virgin Active and New Look, plans to trade its shares on the London Stock Exchange and will consider selling new equity to fund future deals. A capital raising could take place at the same time as the proposed London listing, the company, whose biggest shareholder is South African billionaire Christo Wiese, said in a statement on Wednesday. Brait plans to move its…

MTN Gains After Raising $1.3 Billion of Loans Before Bond Sale

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Johannesburg, Capital Markets in Africa: MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s largest mobile-phone operator by sales, climbed for a second day after raising more than $1.3 billion in loans before the potential sale of bonds. The shares jumped 2.2 percent to 121.49 rand as of 12:29 p.m. in Johannesburg on Wednesday for the biggest two-day advance since June 29 and valuing the company at 225 billion rand ($16 billion). MTN is being provided with $1 billion and 4.8 billion rand…

Investment | China Brewer Said to Mull Bid for $6 Billion SABMiller Units

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LAGOS, Capital Markets in Africa: China Resources Beer Holdings Co., maker of the world’s most consumed beer, is considering a bid for SABMiller Plc’s central and eastern European assets, valued at about $6 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The producer of China’s Snow beer brand is speaking with potential advisers about a bid, the people said, asking not to be identified as the details aren’t public. A sale process for the assets, which…

Investment | DPI invests US$100mn in Atlantic Business International

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ABIDJAN, Capital Markets in Africa: Development Partners International (DPI), one of the leading African private equity specialists with US$1.1bn under management, has agreed to subscribe to a US$100mn capital increase through its ADP II Fund in Atlantic Business International (ABI). ABI is the third largest banking entity in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) and the second largest bank in Côte d’Ivoire in terms of deposits with banking and insurance operations across Côte…

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