Published: 1 October 2013
African private equity funds outperformed US venture capital over last decade, discloses benchmark return data by the African Venture Capital Association and Cambridge Associates.
Published: 1 September 2013
In the past, private offerings of alternative investment funds (“AIFs”) in the EEA have not required the burdensome regulations that accompany public offerings. The implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive 2011/161/EU will substantially change the regulatory considerations underlying previous private placements in the EEA.
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.
@AVCA_Africa is coming to Lagos, this September! Join us from Wednesday, 11th September – Friday, 13th September fo… https://t.co/0dxQN0kNIZ
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TPG Growth announces takeover of Abraaj’s Growth Markets Health Fund. Read more: https://t.co/Ex9xTQGEdH
