• LP gets approval to back African funds

    A UK-based LP investor has expanded its strategy to Sub-Saharan Africa SSA which will see it inject capital into funds that target the region for the first time The clearance includes direct deal investments The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EBRD has made the move following the sign-off of its ...

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  • Top 30 Funds to Watch in 2023 (Free Content)

    em LPs looking at Africa are being presented with an interesting bouquet of funds in many of which are selling mid-cap generalist strategies Private Equity Africa looks at the first of a a href https peafricanews com full-list-of- -funds-to-watch full list of a key vehicles to look out for in The ...

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  • Which LPs are now backing Africa? (Free Content)

    Africa s private equity fundraising plummeted a href https peafricanews com africa-fundraising-sinks-to- -year-low year-on-year a sliding to its lowest level in eight years as global LPs shy away from the continent This has been exacerbated by development finance institutions DFIs cutting their fund commitments in favor of direct and debt deals ...

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  • African VC deals drop off

    Venture capital deal making in Africa dropped off in shedding almost million in aggregate deal values year-on-year weighed down by a slump in late-stage deals The asset class also saw seed stage deals get pricy venture debt spike while Chinese investors sealed large-caps in the early-stage space Deal makers closed just ...

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  • African PE dry power sheds $300m

    Africa s private equity dry power stayed largely on par in shedding only about million year-on year even with deal making spiking and fundraising sliding to record lows Dry powders levels in contracted to billion losing million in the year This is a meagre contraction from the billion recorded in according ...

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  • Africa fundraising sinks to 8-year low

    Africa s private equity fundraising plummeted year-on-year sliding to its lowest level in eight years as mid-to-large generalist GPs suffer - with a number cutting fund sizes - while LPs favour smaller regional and specialist strategies Fund managers cobbled together a meagre million in for private equity sliding from the billion ...

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  • African deals stay steady at $6.3bn

    p class MsoNormal Dealers delivered billion worth of deals in Africa in which is roughly on par with the billion closed in the previous year p p class MsoNormal The figure covers disclosed value transactions across private equity venture capital private credit infrastructure and natural resources according to Global Private Capital ...

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  • African VC dry powder skyrockets

    Africa s venture capital dry power has hit record highs doubling year-on-year signalling an overheating of the continent's early-stage deal making space as more cash now chases fewer deals This is as the private equity space remains stable with dry powder largely on par year-on-year Venture capital dry powder in Africa ...

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  • African exits hit record high at $7bn, beating deals

    Private equity dealers delivered billion worth of exits in Africa in the highest level in four years beating deals closed in year according to recent research The total value of exits in the year was about billion more than the billion investors put in private equity deals in the year according ...

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  • IFC tops DFI rankings

    The International Finance Corporation has been ranked the most transparent development finance institution DFI in a newly launched index IFC topped the charts among the DFIs under analysis scoring about in terms of transparency Makhtar Diop pictured is managing director at IFC The US-based LP and direct investor was closely followed ...

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