Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, has affirmed his position that businesses will maintain their commitment to recruiting highly qualified and...
Reuters | ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Tuesday private equity veteran Adebayo Ogunlesi, who is currently the CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), has joined its...
Bloomberg | A team spun out of Carlyle Group Inc. said they’ve got backing from the founders of the US private equity (PE) firm as well...
By investing in women, the fund hopes to unlock the potential of women-led businesses in Africa, and, ultimately, the economic transformation of their countries.
Reuters | Vista Equity Partners will acquire a majority stake in Salesloft Inc, valuing the sales engagement software company at US$2.3 billion, the Wall Street Journal...
Vista aims to merge Blue Prism with Tibco Software.
From milk churning in Zimbabwe to rose growing in Ethiopia, private equity investments in Africa have returned to pre-recession levels of 2007 and should keep rising...
(The Financial) – Private equity (PE) exits in Africa reached an 8-year high in 2014, and strong activity should continue as more companies enter the period...
Africa, once off the radar of many investors, continues to rise as a destination for private equity firms. Private Equity funds invested US$8.1 billion in African...
By Ritesh Anand Over the last decade, private equity has significantly grown in sub-Saharan Africa from less than US$1 billion in 2009 to over US$4 billion...
With a target fund of $300 million (about Sh480 billion), Mkoba Private Equity Fund—the first ever private equity fund in Tanzania—will be inaugurated tomorrow by President...
Sub-Saharan Africa attracted 1.6 billion US dollars of private equity investment in 2013, the highest in five years. The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) noted...
More Africa-owned private equity funds and financial service institutions can help the continent reduce the amount of capital flight to foreign countries seeking investments, the Executive...
Africa’s private equity scene is looking more and more attractive to global investors seeking higher returns from riskier assets on the continent other than traditional debt...
Private equity and venture capital is one asset class that is still grossly misunderstood in African economies. This is according to Michelle Essomé, CEO of African Private Equity and...
In the past two years, private equity deals solidified in Kenya have doubled, according to a Capital FM report. As outlined in the article, an East Africa...
Africa-focused Private Equity fundraisers brought in over US$2 billion between January and September this year, exceeding 2012 full-year figures, according to Private Equity Africa, an industry...
Oil rig in Uganda. PHOTO/Tullow Oil East Africa’s first land based locally-owned drilling contractor is just starting up, signalling the intention of local investors to get...
(Reuters) – Investors from Europe, Asia and the United States are not the only ones chasing growth opportunities in Africa these days – Africans themselves are...
East African Community partner states are looking into the possibilities of raising more money from international capital markets and in turn reduce donor dependency. The plan...
Private equity funds in Africa posted an 11.2 percent annualized return for the past 10 years ending September 30, 2012. African private equity funds have outperformed...
Despite a drop in the number of private equity deals in Africa in 2012, the value of the deals increased. The rise in value is attributed...
Kenya is among African markets considered a favored destination for private equity investments in 2013 while Tanzania and Rwanda will be favorites in East Africa, according...
Africa-based private equity funds will be seeking new strategic partners in 2013 to improve their capacity to finance bigger deals to meet growing demand for funding...
In the last decade, Africa has experienced an unprecedented influx of private equity investments. The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) estimates that private equity investments...
Investors are forming partnerships and increasing manpower to take advantage of the opportunities for private equity investors in sub-Saharan Africa. A private equity value chain is...
Adebayo Ogunlesi. PHOTO/File Adebayo Ogunlesi, a Nigerian-born investment banker made international headlines when he led the acquisition of London’s Gatwick Airport from the British Airports Authority...
Africa is growing, and African companies need cash to expand. Investors want in on the action, especially given low returns in many other parts of the...
Private equity investment into Africa more than tripled in 2011 to reach US $3 billion, according to the Chief Economist of the African Development Bank (AfDB)....
Rising business confidence and consumer demand have lifted private equity (PE) fund executives’ appetite in East African economies to an all-time high, shrugging off rising concern...
