Author Archives: admin

• BC Partners in Dümmen SBO

  Oct 21, 2015

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  Agriculture, Buyout, Exits

  UK-based BC Partners has acquired a majority stake in Dümmen Orange, an agriculture production company with significant operations in Africa – through a secondary buyout … Watch nowmore →

• Africa fundraising hits $5bn in 2015

  Oct 21, 2015

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  Funds

  Africa-focused fund closures have brought in about $5billion this year, with over 75% of the capital raised by brand-name managers, according to Private Equity Africa … Watch nowmore →

• AIIM hires Singh to head East Africa

  Oct 21, 2015

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  People

  African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) has appointed Ulisha Singh as senior director and regional head of East Africa. At AIIM, Singh will be responsible for … Watch nowmore →

• Ethos puts Waco exit on ice

  Oct 21, 2015

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  Infrastructure, Portfolio News

  Ethos Private Equity has postponed the exit of South Africa-based industrial services portfolio company Waco International due to market uncertainty. The private equity investor was … Watch nowmore →

• IFC in $1.4bn Ghana deal

  Oct 21, 2015

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  Deals, Infrastructure, News, Transport

  The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is working on plans to back a $1.4 billion Meridian Port Services (MPS) deal, a logistics infrastructure development company in … Watch nowmore →