All posts in Pan Africa

Deal making in Africa’s private equity market has exhibited strong recovery in the first half of 2011, as investors put capital to work. At least 12 deals were revealed

Emerging Capital Partners has appointed as Andrew Brown as chief investment officer (CIO) to oversee investments across its six funds. Brown has been brought in to fill a newly

Vital Capital Investments has attracted $250 million at the first closing of its maiden Africa-focused agriculture and real estate fund, Vital Capital Fund I. The fund is targeting $500million

The Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) achieved returns of 12% on its African portfolio in 2010, as the group continues to allocate more of its capital to the region. The

Not long ago any mention of investing in an Africa-focused private equity fund would have been preceded by words such as ‘opaque’ or ‘risky’. But now Africa is

Sarona Asset Management has invested $300,000 in Zambian mobile transaction processing company, Mobile Transactions Zambia (MTZ). The funding is expected to facilitate regional expansion. Mobile Transactions offers a mobile

Carlyle Group has appointed Marlon Chigwende [pictured] and Danie Jordaan as co-heads of its Sub-Saharan Africa investment team, to spearhead its private equity strategy across the region. Chigwende joins

Africa has historically been profiled as a high-risk investment region, but the perception of the level of risk is significantly higher than reality, according to a number investor’s

US-based private equity investor Carlyle Group is launching Africa-focused buy-out and growth fund. The fund, understood to be sized at $750 million, will seek out buyout and growth capital