14 December 2021
The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) and the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) are pleased to release the first-ever report on Nigerian Pension funds engagement with private equity. The report incorporate…
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November 15, 2021 – London, UK: The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) is delighted to announce new appointments to its Legal and Regulatory (L&R) Committee. The new Committee members are Olawunmi Abiodun, Vice President a…
Read more »28 October 2021
Paris, Octobre 2021 - Une version française du rapport « Private Equity & Venture Capital in Africa - Covid-19 Response Report » produite par Oxford Business Group (OBG) en collaboration avec l’African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (A…
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London, UK | 11 October 2021 Despite widespread decline felt by most economies across the globe, private equity fundraising in Africa has already managed to reach US$1.3bn for the first half of 2021, when including final and interim closes. Mirroring the…
Read more »25 August 2021
London, August 25, 2021: To bolster economic and social growth in Africa, the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) has announced the establishment of the AVCA Training Academy (“AVCA Academy”) to provide private investment profe…
Read more »05 August 2021
Columbia Business School is launching the EC-Africa Program (Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness in Africa) to equip entrepreneurs from mid-sized African companies with the skills, tools, and a network to grow their businesses in today’s global environ…
Read more »07 July 2021
Volume of total reported venture capital deals in Africa in 2020 rose to 319 from 140 in 2019 Financials remains the most attractive sector for VC investment, followed closely by Information Technology Despite decrease in value of VC deals in 2020, Af…
Read more »24 June 2021
London, 24 June 2021 – African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), the pan-African industry body which promotes and enables private investment in Africa, today announced its collaboration with APO Group, the leading pan-African communic…
Read more »10 May 2021
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Kofo Sanusi as the Association’s new Chief Operating Officer. Kofo brings over a decade of experience in strategic business and operational planning, and financial management. She has worked across Africa, …
Read more »06 May 2021
Lagos, Nigeria, 6 May 2021: Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) has partnered with the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) to empower local investors and develop private equity (PE) as an asset class in Nigeria.…
Read more »20 April 2021
London, 20 April 2021: Global and African dignitaries, institutional investors, fund managers and entrepreneurs opened the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association's (AVCA) 17th annual conference today. The live virtual programme brought tog…
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15 April 2021, London: Today, the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) announces its sophomore Industry Survey release. The definitive review examines a broad cross-section of global and African Limited Partners' (LPs) and General…
Read more »29 March 2021
29 March 2021, London: Today, the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) announced the release of its 2020 Annual African Private Equity Data Tracker report. The anticipated annual report provides data and analysis on private equity…
Read more »25 January 2021
The Board of Directors of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Abi Mustapha-Maduakor as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Ms Mustapha-Maduakor joins AVCA from MedAccess, a subsidi…
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Will you be joining us for #AVCA2023? Enrol onto a professional development programme to get the most out of the AV… https://t.co/lyMDMKj6jQ
Join us for #AVCA2023 Panel 2: Exploring the Timeless Treasures and #InvestmentOpportunities in North Africa Hear… https://t.co/Cy8qfoAyLh
#AVCAMemberHangouts happening TOMORROW at 13:00 BST Join us online tomorrow afternoon for our informal interacti… https://t.co/6oqVEZil61
Are you #fundraising or thinking of fundraising this year? We'll be hosting #PitchClinics for AVCA Member… https://t.co/tXXEm1TjIF
AVCA is delighted to announce H.E Mostafa Madbouly, The Prime Minister of Egypt & Chairman of MSMEDA - BOD as the o… https://t.co/jxOgntyTVM
