Published: 25 September 2019
A provisional look at 2019 half-year private equity activity in Africa, including funds, deals and exits announced.
Published: 14 March 2019
This edition of AVCA's Annual African PE Data Tracker highlights a rising trend in PE investments in Africa's information technology sector, and persistent interest in the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors in 2018. For the first time, the report also include exit data along with regional spotlights and case studies.
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Published: 21 September 2018
The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) and PwC are delighted to present the first report analysing exits of African private equity (PE) portfolio companies on the global capital markets. This report provides a historic analysis of PE-backed initial public offerings (IPOs) of African portfolio companies, including companies with significant operations in Africa, between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2017.
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Published: 24 April 2018
AVCA is pleased to announce the publication of the 2018 Exit Study, How private equity investors create value. Presented by EY and AVCA, the study examines PE exits between 2007–17 using data drawn from both public sources and confidential interviews with former PE owners of exited businesses.
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Published: 5 April 2017
AVCA is pleased to announce the publication of the 2017 Exit Study, How private equity investors create value. Presented by EY and AVCA, the study examines PE exits between 2007–16 using data drawn from both public sources and confidential interviews with former PE owners of exited businesses.
Published: 27 April 2016
AVCA is pleased to announce the publication of the 2016 exit study, How private equity investors create value. Presented by EY and AVCA, the study examines PE exits between 2007–15 using data drawn from both public sources and confidential interviews with former PE owners of exited businesses.
Published: 29 April 2015
The update to the 2013 AVCA and EY’s study Broadening horizons: how do private equity investors create value? highlights a strengthening market for private equity exits in Africa. Private equity firms exited 40 companies between 1 January and 31 December 2014, a 38% increase from 29 exits in 2013.
Published: 24 April 2014
This is the second of our annual studies of how private equity (PE) investors create value in Africa. In our inaugural report, we countered popular opinion about PE in Africa to prove that the industry was making excellent progress in exiting its portfolio companies. We also provided evidence of genuine value creation by PE firms in the region through hands-on involvement in the companies they back.
Published: 23 April 2013
This joint research piece, looking at value creation through exit deals across Africa, provides an answer to the commonly asked question “are there exits in Africa?” The continent’s stock markets, other than the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, are still very small and relatively illiquid, and the intermediary networks remain far from complete across the region. As a result, a widely held perception is that exits are hard to achieve and that therefore they are few in number. However, our analysis points to a higher level of exit activity than might be expected.
Published: 1 August 2012
Often referred to as the ‘final frontier’ market by private equity investors, Africa is showing signs of promise due to its rapidly improving economic environment, favorable demographics and growing private sector business activities. Investors who are diligent in their research of investment opportunities have been able to realize outsized returns while minimizing perceived risks. Opportunities exist across the continent, which has been largely overshadowed as an emerging markets private equity destination by hot BRIC markets.
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