AGF catches up with Erika van der Merwe, CEO of the South African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) to discuss the organisation, its role and private equity landscape in Southern Africa.
A new $918m deal with the IMF should alleviate some of Ghana’s fiscal pressures and help restore investor confidence ahead of a critical bond issue, but further reforms will be needed to balance the budget.
Private equity investors are taking into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, helping to drive best practice, attendees heard at the launch of the first Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) Case Study Compendium in Sandton, South Africa last week.
Some of the lowest valuations in decades in the African mining sector are likely to spur a wave of deals in the sector, creating a window of opportunity for private equity players.
The US Federal Reserve is set to tighten its monetary policy for the first time after the 2008 global financial crisis. Anna Lyudvig analyzes the possible implications for African markets
Kenya in particular and East Africa as a whole are the real winners emerging from global market volatility, and 2015 will be a prosperous year for the region, says Anna Rosenberg of Frontier Strategy Group
Investing in frontier markets can come with a higher degree of volatility than more established markets, but to Dr. Mark Mobius and his team at Franklin Templeton Investments, they offer exciting potential.
Even simple investment funds such as mutual funds can pose financial stability risks, and regulators need to know more about them through hands-on supervision, and better data and oversight, according to new research from the International Monetary Fund.
STANLIB, a South African-based and pan-African multi-specialist investment company, has recently reached a final close of its first private equity infrastructure fund, raising R1.2bn ($104.8m) in total commitments. Africa Global Funds speaks with Andy Louw, Principal, Infrastructure Investments, STANLIB, about the fund’s strategy, renewable energy and fundraising for the second fund.
Nicholas Piquito, Group Chief Investment Officer for African Alliance Asset Management, talks about the Group’s investment capability and growing trends in African asset management.
Trouble was brewing long before the decision to seek IMF assistance last August, writes Said DeSaque, CEO and Principal, DeSaque Macro Research.
Bankability is one of the biggest issues in the African infrastructure space, finds Anne-Louise Stranne Petersen.
Investing in African real estate is an exciting way for investors to support and benefit from Africa’s rising consumer, says David Lashbrook, Head of Africa Investment Strategies at Momentum Global Investment Management.
Trends from the consumer world will drive incremental shifts for investment managers in 2015, say Marius Esterhuysen (left), senior regional manager, and Joel Burnette (right), consultant, at Advent Software.
