private equity

Private equity firm raises $296m to drive digital inclusion

Convergence Partners, a leading private equity investor dedicated to the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, closed its Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund (CPDIF) at…

SA’s most promising businesses honoured by SAVCA

A multi-store, e-commerce start-up and an energy drink brand were among the winners at this year’s prestigious SAVCA Industry Awards. Hosted by the South…

Alithea IDF announces largest gender-inclusive private equity fund in Africa

Africa’s first women-led and women-focused private equity fund, Alitheia IDF (AIF), has announced the final close of the $100 million (R1 552 898 000,00)…

Convergence Partners close Digital Infrastructure Fund at $120m

Private equity investor Convergence Partners has announced it has successfully closed its Digital Infrastructure Fund (CPDIF) at $120 million. The firm specialises in investment…

How has Covid-19 impacted private equity in Africa?

Over the past year or so, we’ve all become familiar with a whole host of terms we knew nothing about at the start of…

Everything you need to know about East African startup landscape [2019 Update]

Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or…

Everything you need to know about SA’s tech startup ecosystem [updated 2019]

Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or…

More private equity firms to participate in later stage million-dollar VC deals

Obasanjo-Adeleye said last year she’d noted what she described as an “interesting trend” in the increasing number and rising participation of private equity firms in later stage transactions in the “tens of millions”.

Over a year on, when will big companies’ SA SME Fund get going? [Opinion]

South Africa’s private sector loves to lament how poor the government’s support has been for small business — but it seems, business owners shouldn’t expect much either…

Private equity returns up a whopping 123% in 2016 reveals Savca report

South African private equity capital returns to investors were up 123.2% last year to R18.3-billion — up from R8.2-billion in 2015, reveals the Savca 2017 Private Equity…

Unpacking South Africa’s tech startup and scaleup investor landscape

Getting access to the right seed and growth finance is critical to the success of most emerging technology companies. But finding the right investor…

Report: SA private equity comes out on top

According to the recent RisCura-SAVCA South African Private Equity Performance Report [download], private equity in SA yielded favourable returns over a 10-year period. The report…

SA private equity gains despite national economic slowdown

Looking for investment growth in South Africa? Well, private equity seems to be where most of the action is. A recent report by RisCura…

Investors should look to private equity in Sub-Saharan Africa, says CEO of SAVCA

Private equity in Africa is set to present significant opportunities, says CEO of the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA), Erika van der…

New regulations set to boost private equity activity in Namibia

New regulations in Namibia, requiring institutional investors to invest a minimum percentage of their assets into unlisted assets, are set to provide a significant…

South African private equity returns continue to grow, says report

South African private equity returns continue to grow, according to a report released by South African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA). This…

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