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Harnessing Maghreb’s Growth Potentials: A Private Equity Perspective

LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Very often investors wonder whether investing in the Maghreb is beneficial and delivers high returns. There are several reasons why this region is more attractive than other emerging markets in the world. In the Maghreb countries, future growth expectations tend to be high, competition levels are rather low and markets relatively stable. Also, there is usually a strong pipeline of good companies in fundamentally good sectors. Another important element…

Private Equity | Metier Capital Growth Fund II closed at ZAR2.5 billion …

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South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa | Metier Capital Growth Fund II completed further closings to June 2016, raising in excess of ZAR2.5bn, with further commitments expected by final closing. The fund is the successor fund to the Capital Growth Fund of 2006/7 which invested in eight portfolio companies, the majority in value now realised. The fund will focus on private equity investment in buy out and growth capital transactions in South, Southern and Sub-Saharan…

EGYPT: The Gateway for International Private Equity Investment into Africa

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Located at the North Eastern gate of Africa, Egypt is considered the gateway to African markets in terms of both investments flows, and target exports destinations. Together with the 90 million plus citizens, its professionally sophisticated financial sector adds to its comparative advantage as an appealing destination for investment flows, mandated towards both the local market and the neighbouring African countries, known for their huge investment potential. In spite…

Private Equity Activity, Growth and Performance in Morocco

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Morocco has begun to emerge as a real operational platform for African investment seeking to position for the new economic dynamic in Africa. Building on a cornerstone location between West Africa, North America and Europe, and leveraging its own solid decade of successful market reforms and extensive, international-standard infrastructure expansion, Morocco is a bridging platform between the north and the south. Longstanding Africa commercial, cultural, and political ties and…

Private Equity | LeapFrog companies reveal new model of growth, creating 102,000 jobs

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: LeapFrog Investments today announced that its portfolio companies now employ 102,438 people in Asia, Africa and Latin America. “Nothing sustains a family more than a secure job. Each job typically supports a family of five in our focus countries, while benefiting the wider community,” said Dr. Andrew Kuper, LeapFrog’s CEO and founder. “For the past three years, our financial services companies have grown annual revenue on average by 43…

African Private Equity: Reassess our Trades, To Buy, Sell or Hold?

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NIGERIA, Capital Markets in Africa: In September 2012, we at White Lake wrote an article called “Patterns, Predictions and Profits: the Powerful Case for African Private Equity” – our macro investment thesis at that time for Africa. The title speaks for itself -investment professionals always have a view – and we were pounding the table in support of African PE, albeit with some risk caveats. Let’s assume at that time we “bought” African PE as…

Mezzanine Financing: A Solution for the Mid-Market Funding Gap in Africa

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Mezzanine financing in developed markets such as Europe and the United States is typically used to fill a gap in the capital structure, providing additional leverage for primarily private equity funds. In emerging markets such as Africa, mezzanine financing is a key tool in addressing the current lack of funding that is especially obvious in the mid-market, where small and medium sized companies are looking to raise between $5-…

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