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Private Equity
AIIM takes stakes in nine renewable energy projects
African Infrastructure Investment Managers or AIIM has taken stakes in nine new solar and wind power plants in South Africa...
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Private Equity
Agile backs South African medical device business
Agile Capital has announced it's making an investment in a South African medical device business on behalf of its third fund...
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Private Debt
EAIF takes part in Nigerian fertiliser plant financing
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund is participating in the debt financing required by Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals to expand its fertilizer plant...
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Fund & Fundraising News...
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Private Equity
Finance in Motion holds first close for new forestry fund
Finance in Motion has announced the first close for the Arbaro Fund, a new sustainable forestry impact fund...
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Trends
Riscura-SAVCA report shows steady PE performance
The Riscura-SAVCA report for the first quarter of this year shows that long term private equity returns remain steady in South Africa.
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Perspectives
Proposed tax changes may hobble SME investment
Proposed changes to South Africa's Income Tax Act threaten to damp down SME investment via the Section 12J tax incentive...
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Companies, People & Profiles...
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Companies
Mergence sets up shop in Lesotho
Already an active investor in Lesotho, Mergence Investment Managers is now opening a permanent office in the country...
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People
Ketso Gordhan tapped as new CEO for SA SME Fund
Ketso Gordhan has been appointed as the new CEO of South Africa's SA SME Fund...
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Profile
Building and selling houses in mortgage-less West Africa
A podcast interview with AHWA's Robert Hornsby and US-Africa Finance's Ameet Dhillon on creating a mortgage industry that both puts people in homes and gives investors healthy returns.
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Divison Manager, Corporate & Strategic Portfolio Management PINS2 at African Development Bank
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Based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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Divison Manager, Strategy & Transaction Support PINS1 at African Development Bank
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Based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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Regional Coverage Principal, (Lusophone Countries) at Trade Development Bank
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Based in Kenya or Mauritius or Mozambique
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Based in London, United Kingdom
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Based in London, United Kingdom
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Bonds, Loans and Sukuk East Africa
Nairobi, October 2nd, 2018
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CAPEX 2018: Championing the African Professional Experience
Nairobi, August 30th, 2018
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London, September 19th, 2018
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Regional Energy Cooperation Summit
Accra, September 26th to September 28th, 2018
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Cape Town, November 5th to November 7th, 2018
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Bonds, Loans and Sukuk Nigeria
Lagos, November 6th, 2018
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Project, ECA & Structured Finance Middle East and Africa
Dubai, November 6th to November 7th, 2018
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Africa Renewable Energy Forum
Marrakech, November 14th to November 15th, 2018
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Gas Options: North & West Africa Summit
Marrakech, November 14th to November 15th, 2018
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International Gas Cooperation Summit
Durban, December 4th to December 5th, 2018
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