Industry Quarterly Review

Q2, 2022

Published: 3 August 2022

We are delighted to present the inaugural Industry Quarterly Review, a new data-driven publication series highlighting the key trends defining Africa’s private capital landscape. Drawing on AVCA’s latest Research, the Industry Quarterly Review is designed to demonstrate the breadth and impact of our industry with a regular roundup of the preceding quarter’s industry news, market activity and regulatory reform.

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Member Case Study | Adenia Partners Portfolio Company: Herholdt’s

Herholdt's Case Study

Published: 6 May 2022

Herholdt’s is a family business established in Bloemfontein, South Africa, in 1964, whom successfully diversified into the distribution of solar energy installations. Impressed by the company’s growth and development impact potential, Adenia partnered with the second-generation family members, who had been running the business for more than 5 years, to buy out the founders.

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AVCA Country Snapshot: Senegal

Published: 20 April 2022

This edition of the AVCA's Country Snapshot provides a sector analysis of Senegal's business climate, private capital investment evolution, liberal investing landscape, deals and exits. Discover how the Senegalese economic outlook compares to the rest of West Africa.

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Venture Capital in Africa: Third Edition

Driving Africa's economic growth

Published: 19 April 2022

2021 AVCA’s Venture Capital in Africa report presents an overview of the venture capital ecosystem. It provides an analysis of the latest trends and development of Africa’s start-up investment landscape and the profile of the investors active on the continent.

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2021 African Private Capital Activity Report

Published: 19 April 2022

2021 AVCA’s Africa Private Capital Activity report presents the current state and recent development of private capital activity in Africa. It provides an analysis on the latest trends of fundraising, investments, and exits unfolding across the continent in 2021.

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2022 AVCA Currency Risk in Africa Report

Co-authored by AVCA and TCX

Published: 24 March 2022

The Currency Risk Management Practices in African Private Equity and Venture Capital report convenes survey results from 37 GPs and 26 LPs engaged in African private equity. It assesses their views of the importance and impact of currency volatility, as well as their strategies for evaluating and managing the same. The survey respondents represent a broad cross-section of investors by type, size, and location.

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Pension Funds and Private Equity in Nigeria Study

Co-authored by AVCA and PenOp

Published: 14 December 2021

We are delighted to present the inaugural Pension Funds and Private Equity Report, produced in partnership with the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp). This report exemplifies our commitment to providing topical, independent, and thoughtful research to the industry. Our hope is that this report serves as a practical exposé for industry professionals on the factors driving Nigerian pension funds’ views of investing in private equity.

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PE et VC en Afrique

Résponse au Covid-19

Published: 28 October 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 (AVCA), a été publiée ce jour. Cette publication, fruit d’un partenariat entre OBG et HEC Paris, présente des données essentielles ainsi que des infographies relatives aux tendances actuelles et futures en matière de capital-investissement et capital-risque.

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2021 H1 African Private Equity Data Tracker

Provisional half-year private equity funds, deals and exits activity

Published: 7 October 2021

A provisional look at 2021 half-year private equity activity in Africa, including funds, deals and exits.

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Venture Capital in Africa: Second Edition

Driving Africa's economic growth

Published: 7 July 2021

We are pleased to present the second edition of AVCA's Venture Capital in Africa report, a study of Africa's venture capital deal activity and investors' profile from 2014 to 2020. This report also features investment case studies from AfricInvest and TPG Growth.

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