Published: September 2020
How do investors successfully exit an investment during an economic downturn? Join our panel of experts for the last part of our AVCA 2020 Focus Series as they share their insights and experiences of exiting investments during uncertain times.
Published: September 2020
Join Arjuna Costa, Managing Partner at Flourish VC; 'Tokunboh Ishmael, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Alitheia Capital; Genevieve Sangudi, Strategic Africa Advisor at The Carlyle Group and Partner at Alterra Capital Partners; and Marc Stoneham, Portfolio Manager at Development Partners International, as they share how they have supported their portfolio companies and created sustainable value during these uncertain times. This session was moderated by Rasheeda Seshie, Partner and Chief People Officer at Africa Foresight Group.
Published: July 2020
Join Paul Boynton, co-Chief Executive Officer at Old Mutual Limited, Paul Kokoricha, Partner at African Capital Alliance, Skander Oueslati, Senior Partner, CIO & Co-Head of sub-Saharan Africa at AfricInvest, Luc Rigouzzo, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Amethis as they explore the new investment opportunities within Africa’s private investment space. This session was moderated by Heleen Goussard, Head: Alternative Investment Services at RisCura.
Published: July 2020
Hear Catherine Swanepoel, Chief Investment Officer of South Suez Capital, Chuck Burbridge, Executive Director of Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, Christian Dunbar, City Treasurer of the City of Philadelphia, Dabney Tonelli, Partner: Investor Relations of Helios Investment Partners and Herman Marais, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of EXEO Capital as they discuss how African fund managers can effectively engage and educate commercial investors on Africa's vast investment opportunities. This session was moderated by Alexandre Alfonsi, Partner of Axonia Partners and Marc Lasserre, Managing Partner of S.O Capital Advice.
Published: June 2020
Gain insights from leading venture capitalists as they examine how COVID-19 has impacted Africa's venture capital industry.
Published: June 2020
Gain regional insights on Africa’s private investment landscape in 2020 and beyond.
Published: April 2020
Hear from Albert Alsina, Founder & CEO, Mediterrania Capital Partners; Yomi Jemibewon, Managing Partner, CardinalStone Capital Advisors; Adesuwa Okunbo-Rhodes, Founding Partner & Managing Director, Aruwa Capital Management; Karima Ola, Partner, Leapfrog Investments and John Seymour, Head, Private Equity and Mezzanine Finance, Sanlam Investments on how they are mitigating the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic on their investor relations, investment strategies, and portfolio companies. This session was moderated by Geetha Tharmaratnam, CEO & Founding Partner, Aequalitas Capital Partners.
Published: April 2020
Hear from the legal experts from AVCA's Legal and Regulatory Committee: Geoffrey Burgess, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton; Pierre-Yves Denez, Senior Legal Counsel, Bpifrance Investissement; Folake Elias-Adeowale, Partner, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagi; Mark Kenderdine-Davies, Chief Legal Officer, CDC Group; Roddy McKean, Director, Anjarwalla & Khanna; Rafik Mzah, Chief Legal Officer, AfricInvest; Folasade Olusanya, Partner & Head, Corporate Commercial, Jackson, Etti and Edu, and Cindy Valentine, Partner, Simmons & Simmons as they examine the legal measures needed to ensure the preservation of current investments amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Published: April 2020
Hear from Carola Bose, Director & Head: Africa Funds, Equity & Mezzanine, DEG/KfW; Shruti Chandrasekhar, Head, SME Ventures, IFC; Papa Demba Diallo, Director-General, FONSIS; Alison Klein, Manager, Private Equity, FMO; Paulo Martelli Director: Investments, FinDev Canada; Line Picard, Chief Private Equity Officer, AfDB and Stephen Priestley, Managing Director, Funds & Capital Partnerships, CDC Group on how Africa's pioneering investors are bolstering Africa's private investment industry. Opening remarks during this session was provided by Michelle Kathryn Essomé, Chief Executive Officer, AVCA and the session was moderated by Enitan Obasanjo-Adeleye, Head of Research & Training, AVCA.
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