28 November 2017
Deal origination is a labour-intensive process, especially when conducted through traditional methods such as accessing business owners in the immediate network, screening inbound leads, engaging with investment intermediaries, and proprietary research fo…
Read more »18 September 2017
With the increasing appetite for investments into African jurisdictions, the South African private equity landscape needs to adapt in order to attract direct foreign investment and to facilitate the seamless investment and divestment in and from these j…
Read more »22 August 2017
Nigerian law guarantees investors the unconditional transferability of proceeds of their investments in Nigeria in convertible currency, provided that inflow and repatriation are effected through Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) authorised dealers - subject …
Read more »03 August 2017
Being local is key. Simply put, it helps us to identify great businesses, work in partnership with investee companies, and manage risks. That philosophy has always been core to the investment thesis across each of the markets we work in and Africa is no e…
Read more »06 July 2017
In February, AVCA spoke to Clarisa De Franco, Head of Africa Funds, and Jeremy Cleaver, Portfolio Director, about CDC Group’s investment strategy over the next five years and the importance of development finance to Africa’s growth. We asked them to sha…
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RT @SonghaiAdvisory: Excellent report by @AVCA_Africa on #Africa's private capital ecosystem. The continent raised USD4.4bn last yr, 4 time…
RT @tolushola: Recent data from the @AVCA_Africa show that African start-ups attracted a record $5.2 billion in venture capital last year,…
@BritishIntInv & @Citi agree US$100mn risk-sharing facility, to unlock supply chain finance for #Africanbusinesses… https://t.co/XVMYGDVmiH
