To understand how private equity firms make investment decisions in this continent, where business models are still being established, I spoke with Arul Thomas, Partner at Lightrock, a global investing platform that focuses on impact-driven growth equity, with operations across Latin America, Europe, Africa, and South Asia. The Background
Nedbank Private Equity and the Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC) have partnered to acquire a majority stake in South Africa-based Tropic Plastic and Packaging Industry. ... Stay ahead in Africa's private equity and venture capital sector with Africa Private Equity News' monthly Dealmaker's Log – a database of reported investment ...
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PE/VC/Angel investor list in South Africa. South Africa is the second-largest economy in Africa. Its location in Africa and strong connections with Europe and the US makes it an ideal access point for services targetting low-income populations. ... Major private equity investors are Medu Capital, Ethos Private Equity, African Rainbow Capital ...
The 5 most popular stories on Africa Private Equity News this week. South Africa: Proparco partners with Investec to scale up climate investments. AFC closes €150m syndicated loan with DEG and Proparco. Futuregrowth leads investment in South African proptech company. Côte d'Ivoire: New hospitality investment fund launched. Mediterrania lands ...
2. Private equity in South Africa Private equity is an asset class which differs in nature from most other assets, including listed equity. Typically, private equity fund investments show low correlation to quoted equity markets and are relatively illiquid, particularly in the early years. Private equity will normally show a drop in net asset value
Venture capital incubation fund initiator Pearl Gray Equity Partners is targeting South Africa's small-scale gold mining space.
Jacci Myburgh, co-head of Old Mutual Private Equity (OMPE), says South Africa's investment environment has improved after years of political concerns, which were followed by the Covid-19 upheaval. OMPE's main focus during 2021 was to help its portfolio companies recover from the effects of the pandemic and to set them up for future growth.
South Africa has 374 Private Equity Funds which have a combined portfolio of 1.87K companies. Top 370+ Private Equity Funds in South Africa in Oct, 2024 - Tracxn JavaScript is disabled in your browser. enable it to enjoy the full features of Tracxn.
As one of the largest private equity employers in South Africa, we support some 28 000 jobs across our portfolio companies. Of the nearly 14 000 people employed in our Fund IV portfolio companies, almost two-thirds are women, who also account for 44% of all management roles.
South Africa's private equity market is growing as the country recovers from the pandemic, with the most invested sectors being infrastructure, real estate sector and energy. This growth is despite the recession currently looming. Cape Town, recently crowned as the 'Silicon valley of South Africa', houses many of the target companies that ...
Black-owned African Rainbow Capital has topped a list of the most active private equity investors in South Africa as the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy put in place by the government continues to bear fruit. The BEE Act was introduced in 2003 to address the inequalities faced by Black South Africans as a result of the apartheid regime. ...
Summit Private Equity offers innovative investment solutions focused on sustainable growth and value creation. Discover our unique approach to growth with impact. top of page. ... such as South Africa's BBEEE Codes. Being aligned with the 2X CHALLENGE, each fund will look to enable the inclusion & development of women in the workplace ...
Tembo Capital seeks to partner with experienced management teams to advance high quality mining assets. companies and assets. Tembo Capital is a private equity investment advisor focussing on junior and mid-tier mining companies.
The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) is a non-profit industry association, representing 160 members in Southern Africa, who collectively manage more than R170bn in assets. Skip to content. SAVCA VC Conference 2024. #Investing ForGrowth. SAVCA VC Conference 2024. #InvestingForGrowth.
After its successful predecessors, African Lion Mining Fund III is the third regional mining fund specialized in early stage equity for medium scale mineral resource companies throughout Africa, with particular emphasis on sub-Saharan …
GnT Mining is a private mining investment company. It currently focuses on precious metals but continues to look at projects in battery metals and other strategic minerals. The company is …
We are pleased to release the Q1 2023 edition of the RisCura – SAVCA South African Private Equity Performance Report. This report tracks the performance of a representative basket of South African private equity funds and is published quarterly.
Our investment team has founded and run highly respected Africa focused private equity funds, managed departments at leading, global transactional service providers and been CEOs of leading Africa-based companies. ... 1K Africa has its headquarters in Stellenbosch, South Africa, close to our portfolio company investments. Our office in Denver ...
We expect royalty and streaming finance to become increasingly important for financing base and battery metal mines across Africa in the years to come, as well as maintaining an important role in the precious metals market. This article was first published in 'The Assay' 121 Mining Investment Group Magazine (Africa Edition - February 2021).
David Thomas (left), managing director for Canada at Resource Capital Funds, and Bert Koth (right), managing director of Denham Capital, during a panel discussion on private equity's impact on the mining sector at the recent Investing …
In depth. Private markets in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have seen a continuous rise in activity since the COVID 19 pandemic. The latest AVCA Private Capital Activity Report 2022 revealed that USD 7.6 billion of private capital was invested in 2022, resulting in a 3% growth in deal value across the continent last year, after a similarly upbeat 2021. . According to the report, 37% of …
As a private equity fund, investor or management team, you face daily pressures of valuations, performance, exit strategies and regulation. The relative availability of debt, together with significant levels of capital committed to the private equity industry or held on corporate balance sheets, has strongly impacted the competition for assets and pricing levels.
Established in 2008, Enko Capital is an African-focused asset management firm managing debt, private debt, equity and private equity investments across Africa. The firm manages $800 million in its strategies. Enko offers a deep knowledge of the continent combined with best-in-class investment expertise.
This Bright Africa Private Equity report focuses on the PE ecosystem in 2021 – including fundraising, dry powder, investments and pricing – and considers some interesting trends. ... When looking at the prices for private equity assets in South Africa and Africa and the landscape that influences it, we can see market fundamentals reflected ...
Of Africa's 788 gold mining projects, 190 are in early development (Grassroots through Feasibility). Expect considerable movement across these gold mining projects across the continent in the near future.
The Deloitte Africa Private Equity Confidence Survey (PECS) provides insights into how private equity (PE) practitioners view the African PE landscape, specifically their future expectations over the next 12 months, as well as regional macroeconomic perspectives across East, North, Southern, and West Africa.
Ata Resources JV is alternative mining finance and private equity fund focused on offering innovative financing solutions for junior mining and small to mid-tier production projects in sub-Saharan Africa. This fund is currently inviting commitments. Size: US$100 million Mandate: Ata Resources Joint Venture Geographical mandate: Sub-Saharan Africa
Accordingly, there has been a notable uptick in interest in the mining sector from private equity. ... There is much talk currently about South Africa standing at a political cross-roads, in relation to its ability to make the newly formed Government of National Unity work (and to unlock the legion economic and social benefits that would flow ...
Infinite Partners is a newly established African private equity fund manager. Established in 2022 following its spin out from leading fund manager, Ethos, Infinite is founded on a bedrock of ethical, sustainable investing for good. ... Our shared 10-year track record has been built on mid-market investing in South Africa, where we partnered ...