Capital raising

Capital raising

British American Investment launches Kenya IPO

British American Investment Company (Kenya) Ltd launched its initial public offer (IPO) this week. It aims to raise KES 5.58 billion (US$62.2 million) for ...

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Kenya’s Transcentury private equity firm to list on Nairobi SE

Kenyan private equity firm TransCentury is to list through introduction at the Nairobi Stock Exchange on 14 July at a price of KES50 (USD0.58) a ...

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Does China push out private equity in Africa?

Interesting article in today's FT Tilt on whether China's model of cheap loans backing Chinese construction squeezes out private equity. The author suggests there could ...

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Rwanda’s bubbling brewer – profits soar 63%

Rwanda's biggest brewer, Brasseries et Limonaderies du Rwanda (BRALIRWA), says post-tax profit leapt by 62.8% in 2010, driven by increased sales, higher pricing and improved ...

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Rwanda Government to raise $42 mn by selling shares in Bank of Kigali and MTN

The Rwandan Government plans to raise Rwf25 billion ($42.2 million) through the sale of its shares in Bank of Kigali Ltd and telecom company MTN ...

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Ernst & Young forecasts $150 bn of FDI investment by 2015, good growth

Strong growth in new projects into Africa is expected from 2012 with foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows forecast to reach US$150 billion by 2015, says ...

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IFC invests $10 mn in East Africa’s Catalyst I private equity fund

IFC on 8 March announced it was investing $10 million in equity in Catalyst Fund I LLC. The fund aims to stimulate employment and accelerate ...

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Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) awarded “Best Private Equity House in Africa”

Emerging Capital Partners has won an award as “Best Private Equity House in Africa” named by EMEA Finance magazine. This recognizes ECP’s achievements in ...

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Listing of Tunisie Telecom cancelled

Tunisie Telecom has cancelled plans for a joint initial public offering on the Paris and Tunis stock exchanges after consultations with trade unions following several ...

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Rwanda Stock Exchange opens with brewery IPO

Africa’s newest stock exchange is the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE), launched on 31 Jan to start trading the shares of brewer Brasseries et Limonaderies du ...

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Algiers Stock Exchange: Results of Alliance Assurances IPO offer

Results have recently been released of the share offer of insurance company Alliance Assurances on the Algiers Stock Exchange. The share offer was open from ...

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Tunisie Telecom aims to list on Tunis and Paris stock exchanges

Tunisie Telecom has announced the first stage of registration with the aim of listing on the Tunisian stock exchange Bourse de Tunis and NYSE Euronext ...

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Jacana partners with Ghana’s Fidelity Capital Partners private equity manager

Jacana, a UK-based group that supports emerging SME private equity firms in Africa, has launched its second investment, a strategic partnership with Ghanaian fund manager ...

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Templeton’s Mobius tells Reuters he picks Nigeria

Templeton fund manager Mark Mobius picks China and Nigeria as tips over the next 12 months, according to an interview with Reuters. Mobius oversees more ...

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BRALIRWA, first Rwandan IPO, launches tomorrow

The Rwandan Government said today (22 November) that it aims to raise RwFr 22.1 billion (US$37.3 million) from the sale of its 30% stake in ...

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UK-Mozambique Investment Forum 2010

A UK-Mozambique Investment Forum 2010, is coming to London on 2 December.

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Lontoh Coal considers Hong Kong IPO reportedly “to avoid Zimbabwe sanctions”

Lontoh Coal ,a South African unlisted mining company with projects in Zimbabwe, wants to do its next public offer in Hong Kong, according to a ...

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Rwanda starts pre-offer campaign for BRALIRWA

Rwanda's Capital Markets Advisory Council has launched a 2 weeks’ pre-offer campaign across the country to sensitize people ready for the initial public offer of ...

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$250 million TMT and real estate fund raising capital in East Africa

Kenyan venture capital company East Africa Capital Partners Ltd is to begin raising its second fund next year, with a target size of USD250 million, ...

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AfDB aims for $10bn a year infrastructure finance

The African Development Bank is aiming to commit up to $10 billion a year to infrastructure in Africa, according to a story on Reuters. Alex ...

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