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  Africa’s dry powder drops 20%

  Aug 17, 2018

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  Africa’s private equity dry power has dropped by almost a 20% year-on-year, as fund managers deploy capital at a faster rate than they are fundraising. This … Watch nowmore →

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  Swedfund profits boosted by Africa exit

  Aug 01, 2018

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  Swedfund’s latest annual figures have been bolstered by an Africa exit, a deal sold to Abraaj, in 2017, boosting year-on-year earnings by over 30 times. … Watch nowmore →

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  OPIC sets up $1bn Africa platform

  Jul 06, 2018

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  The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has created Connect Africa, a platform that is set to invest about $1billion in Africa’s technology and infrastructure spaces. … Watch nowmore →

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  FX hedges would attract more commercial LPs

  Jun 29, 2018

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  A significant number of commercial LPs would allocate more capital to emerging markets if adequate currency hedges were available in the market. The LPs state … Watch nowmore →

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  SSA continues to attract most impact investors

  Jun 20, 2018

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  Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) attracts the highest number of impact investors, in terms of volumes, but lags behind on aggregate values of capital invested, according to … Watch nowmore →