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weekly roundup of Africa's Private Capital news
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Private Equity
Abraaj files petition for provisional liquidation
Abraaj Holdings has filed a petition in the the Grand Court in the Cayman Islands asking to appoint PwC as provisional liquidators while it looks to reorganize its affairs.
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After LP claims of mismanagement of a healthcare fund, Abraaj filed for liquidation last week
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Private Equity
LeapFrog takes stake in Nigerian PFA
Having sold its stake in Petra Trust in March this year, LeapFrog Investments is striking a deal for a piece of another West African pensions company.
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Private Equity
Shell Ventures leads latest equity round for SunFunder
Oil major Royal Dutch Shell's corporate venture capital arm has led a group of investors backing SunFunder.
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Private Equity
Remgro-backed CIVH takes initial Vumatel stake
Community Investment Ventures Holdings, a private equity telecoms investor in which Remgro holds a majority stake, is taking an initial stake in Vumatel.
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Private Equity
Criterion Africa holds first close for latest forestry fund
Criterion Africa Partners has held the first close for its latest fund, the planned $150 million Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund II.
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Private Equity
AfDB invests in Zebu's Africa Food Security Fund
Zebu Investment Partners latest fund, the African Food Security Fund, has won an investment commitment from the African Development Bank.
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Perspectives
Still wanted: smart, strategic private equity deals
T
he past three years have reset benchmarks in private equity and debt markets. Whereas there was previously far more "easy" money to be had says RMB Corvest,
the economic downturn has brought with it an increasingly realistic and sober approach to investment, and an appreciation that one can no longer expect to
achieve
the same level of gearing.
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Risks and opportunities of backing African hydropower
With only 8% of Africa's hydropower potential developed, the opportunity for investors is great.
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Perspectives
Stop Abraaj's meltdown from impacting SDG investing
Impact Alpha urges the Gates Foundation to be transparent on its investment in Abraaj's healthcare fund in order to limit the fallout's impact in SDG investing.
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Regional Energy Cooperation Summit
Accra, September 26th to September 28th, 2018
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Africa Trade & Investment Global Summit
Washington, DC, June 24th to June 26th, 2018
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2nd Namibia Renewable Energy & Power Infra Investors
Windhoek, July 5th, 2018
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London, September 19th, 2018
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Africa Renewable Energy Forum
Marrakech, November 15th to November 16th, 2018
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Gas Options: North & West Africa Summit
Marrakech, November 15th to November 16th, 2018
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Cape Town, November 5th to November 7th, 2018
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International Gas Cooperation Summit
Durban, December 4th to December 5th, 2018
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