May 4, 2011

Funds

Kingdom Zephyr expands into Nigeria

Leading Africa private equity firm Kingdom Zephyr Africa Management Company announced the opening of its new office in Lagos, Nigeria. It has $615 million under ...

Other Countries

Vital impact PE fund raises $250 m and invests in Angolan housing

A private equity fund that does "impact investing" in housing, agriculture, education and health says it has raised more than $250 million for its first ...

Funds

Funds flows into African private equity – $1.5bn in 2010

Funds inflows into private equity in sub-Saharan Africa including South Africa (SSA) were $156 million in the first quarter of 2011, according to research by ...

Funds

ECP announces new CIO for giant African private equity fund

Pan-African private equity specialist Emerging Capital Partners today announced that Andrew Brown is appointed Chief Investment Officer (CIO) in a new position. He will join ...

Funds

Africa climbs as attractive private equity destination, survey

Africa is soaring in its attractiveness to global private equity investors. Over the next 2 years, nearly 30% of global LPs plan to expand PE ...

Exchange news

Ethiopia aims for IFRS for medium and large enterprises

A panel is working on a proposed bill, the “Financial Report Proclamation of Ethiopia”, which could bring fundamental changes to Ethiopia's financial reporting system by ...