GuarantCo has opened a new office in Nairobi, Kenya, as it is looking to expand its business in financing infrastructure development in East and Southern Africa.
South Africa is viewed as the most attractive onshore private equity fund domicile in Sub-Saharan Africa, whereas Mauritius is leading as the most popular offshore jurisdiction, according to the EMPEA 2015 African Fund Domicile Survey.
South African private equity returns continue to edge higher, maintaining outperformance relative to the listed equity market, the latest RisCura-SAVCA South African Private Equity Performance Report has revealed.
Africa is open for business and there are a number of opportunities in the energy space, Rentia van Tonder, Head: Renewable Energy, Power and Infrastructure at Standard Bank South Africa, has said.
Business Partners Limited (BUSINESS/PARTNERS) has launched its R300m Green Fund, which is focused on financing and supporting sustainable businesses and projects in South Africa.
The South African venture capital (VC) industry continues to expand with almost R2bn in assets under management, according to the latest SAVCA 2015 VC Survey.
Cairo real estate market has maintained a steady performance and improved sentiment in the Q3 2015 due to positive macro environment in Egypt, according to Ayman Sami, Head of Egypt Office at JLL MENA.
South African-based infrastructure investor Harith has partnered with Greenstone Equity Partners, one of the largest independent fund placement firms in the Middle East, to raise capital from GCC investors for its latest Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund II (PAIDF II).
While volume remains relatively low in Africa with almost 11% of the microfinance portfolio of all microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs), investment in Africa has grown by 211% over the past five years, according to the latest survey by Symbiotics.
Over the past year there has been a greater number of pension funds looking at Africa, according to Runa Alam, CEO and Co-Founder of Development Partners International (DPI), a $1.1bn Africa private equity specialist.
Helios Investment Partners has repaid in full a $50m loan to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US government’s development finance institution.
Quantum Global’s alternative investments arm has recently joined the Forest Stewardship Council International (FSC International).
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), an infrastructure equity investment manager, has announced its industrial partnership with Hydroneo Afrique, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MECAMIDI, a global manufacturer and developer of small and medium hydro power plant equipment.
A growing consumer middle-class, powered by rapid urbanisation and shifting demographic trends is driving both property demand and growth opportunities in the real estate industry across the African continent, according to Standard Bank.
