18 May 2022
By Rehma Imrith, Commercial Director In the wake of the global economic downturn initiated by the Covid-19 pandemic, numerous businesses have found themselves facing financial difficulty. As a result, many companies – especially those in the emerging ma…
Read more »04 April 2022
A collection of news across the African private equity and venture capital industry | XSML reaches hard cap for African Rivers Fund III at USD 85 million XSML, a fund manager active in Central & East Africa, has reached the hard cap for its African …
Read more »28 October 2021
The State of Blended Finance 2021 is the fifth edition of Convergence's flagship annual report. The report uses Convergence's proprietary blended finance data to provide an updated analysis of the blended finance market, including blending approaches, sec…
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 »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 »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 »17 March 2021
With advisory support from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, Activa Assurances today launched two new insurance solutions in Cameroon, aiming to reach up to one million women by 2022. As part of its "Activ'Lady" program, Activa is bringing two innov…
Read more »25 February 2021
NAIROBI, 24 February 2021: FSD Africa today announces the signing of co-operation agreements with AVCA, EAVCA, SAVCA and PEVCA to coincide with the launch of the Africa Private Equity and Private Debt Programme. The programme is a new initiative to suppor…
Read more »11 February 2021
Tariye Gbadegesin, the Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investments Limited, has recently been appointed to both the United Nations PRI Advisory Committee, and the United Nations Technical Working Group on Financ…
Read more »09 February 2021
IQ-EQ has launched IQ-EQ Compass, an innovative and integrated service offering that simplifies Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) compliance and helps our clients build sustainable value and reputational resilience. Changes in the international …
Read more »29 July 2020
By OlayemI Anyanechi, Managing Partner, Sefton Fross & Oluwaseyi Alao, Associate, Sefton Fross Introduction The Nigeria currency has been under a lot of pressure in recent times, owing to decrease in export earnings due to the instability in price …
Read more »16 June 2020
AVCA's Head of Research & Training, Enitan Obasanjo-Adeleye discusses the findings of AVCA's research on climate change, the implications of climate change on Africa's PE ecosystem and the role African PE can play in reducing the risks of climate chan…
Read more »01 June 2020
The current COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe is not stopping leading African law firm, Bowmans, from moving forward. Less than a year after it announced it was opening a new office in Mauritius and entering into an alliance with Assefa & Associat…
Read more »21 May 2020
By Tom Scriven CFA, Partner & General Counsel, RENEW In our latest white paper, we outline seven reasons why RENEW believes a ‘stay the course’ approach to investing in SMEs in Ethiopia is the best response both to the economic crisis created b…
Read more »13 August 2019
Charles Russell Speechlys has advised Growthpoint Investec African Properties Limited (GIAP), the pan-African real estate investment business managed by Growthpoint Investec African Property Management, on its first two acquisitions, in Ghana and Zambia. …
Read more »25 June 2019
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised TPG in its definitive agreement to take over management of the existing assets of the Abraaj Group’s US$1bn Global Healthcare Fund. The fund will be named the Evercare Health Fund and will be managed by TPG Growth,…
Read more »23 April 2019
DLA Piper has advised Phatisa, a leading African development and private equity fund manager, and other minority shareholders, on the sale of a controlling shareholding in Meridian Group (Meridian) to Ma’aden, the Saudi Arabian based mining and metals com…
Read more »24 January 2018
When it comes to deal sourcing, Africa is no different from other regions in the world – investment practitioners on the continent encounter numerous friction points when sourcing investable opportunities. The reasons for this are both general and speci…
Read more »23 August 2017
Inspired, a leading group of premium schools in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Australia, announced it has received a significant strategic growth investment from TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm. Inspired is a co-educational,…
Read more »17 December 2014
CDC has published guidance for investors to help them assess the likely risks of serious or fatal workplace incidents in emerging markets. The guidance also advises investors on how to reduce the likelihood of such incidents.While drawing on broad industr…
Read more »12 June 2014
Many African countries have enjoyed a distinct improvement of framework conditions. Africa is home to six of the world's ten fastest-growing economies. The continent as a whole has reported a threefold increase in its economic performance since 2000.The o…
Read more »02 April 2014
LAGOS, 2ND APRIL 2014: Release today, the second annual joint study by the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) and EY confirms private equity (PE) in Africa is becoming a more established asset class in the region’s investment la…
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RT @BritishIntInv: We're establing a first-of-its-kind trade access programme with @INOKSCapital. The $25 million funding is aimed at enabl…
📰 #Mauritius Legal & Regulatory Update In this #webcast, Shamima Mallam-Hassam, MD @TridentTrust, discusses Maurit… https://t.co/rtTj92Dh4x
RT @IFC_org: Private sector is developing solutions tackling #ClimateChange, #HumanCapital, finance and technology. Does your company have…
#Startups In Africa Are Solving Real Challenges Tijan Watt, co-founder & GP at Wuri Venture, explores troubling ma… https://t.co/iy5iNApcYz
For #PlasticFreeJuly we highlight the @BritishIntInv and @norfund investment in the #LonaGroup, a South African int… https://t.co/3nGiZQfqBO
