Monday, April 09, 2018
02:51PM / Africa Capital Digest
Here's the latest weekly wrap of the most
interesting Africa-related private equity, infrastructure and venture capital
deal stories, market opinion articles and information pieces.
Deals and Deal News...
Private
Equity
Consol
plans return to JSE's main board
// africacapitaldigest.com
Consol,
which was the subject of a take private deal by a group of private equity firms
in 2007, is planning to re-list on the main board of the Johannesburg Stock
Exchange.
Read more...
Growth
Equity
The
Rise Fund and Kupanda seed energy finance play
// africacapitaldigest.com
TPG's
Rise Fund is teaming up with Kupanda Holdings to seed Nithio Holdings, an energy
finance company focused on off-grid sector opportunities in Africa.
Read more...
Sectors, Trends & Perspectives... Trends
Q1
secondary sales account for most private equity exits
// africacapitaldigest.com
Sales
by private equity firms to fellow private equity firms dominated the portfolio
exits Africa Capital Digest
reported on during the first quarter of this year.
Read more...
Trends
7
private capital fund closes recorded in first quarter
// africacapitaldigest.com
During
the first 3 months of the year, Africa
Capital Digest tracked a combined total of seven interim and final
fund closes for Africa-focused infrastructure, private equity and venture
capital funds.
Read more...
Trends
Banks
see uptick in Middle East and Africa M&A deals
// africacapitaldigest.com
Bloomberg reports that investment banks
see the pace of transactions in the Middle East and Africa gaining momentum
after a busy first quarter.
Read more...
Companies, People & Profiles...
Companies
BPE
Partners' IPO more than 84x oversubscribed
// africacapitaldigest.com
Demand
for shares in the retail tranche of BPE Partners' IPO proved to be very strong.
Read more...
Companies
500
Startups gets strategic investor
// africacapitaldigest.com
500
Startups, the venture firm and accelerator, got an investor of its own last
week.
Read more...
Current Job Postings...
Chief
Administrative Officer, Financial Inclusion at Omidyar // omidyar.com
Based
in Washington, DC, United States
Read more...
Managing
Director, TMT Investments at FOSUN RZ Capital // linkedin.com
Based
in Johannesburg, South Africa
Read more...
Country
Director, Uganda at One Acre Fund // oneacrefund.org
Based
in Kampala, Uganda
Read more...
New
this week...
Director
of Synergies at Secha Capital // sechacapital.com
Based
in Johannesburg, South Africa
Read more...
Principal,
Strategic Investments Fund at Gates Foundation // gatesfoundation.org
Based
in Seattle, United States
Read more...
Investment
Manager at Flat6Labs Central // flat6labs.com
Based
in Cairo, Egypt
Read more...
Investment
Manager, Project Finance at CDC // cdcgroup.com
Based
in London, United Kingdom
Read more...
Investment
Executive, Impact Funds, Intermediated Equity at CDC // cdcgroup.com
Based
in London, United Kingdom
Read more...
Finance
Advisory Specialist at One Acre Fund // oneacrefund.org
Based
in Nairobi, Kenya
Read more...
New
this week...
Associate,
ESG at WSP // wsp.com
Based
in Johannesburg, South Africa
Read more...
Venture
Builder at Enviu East Africa // enviu.org
Based
in Nairobi, Kenya
Read more...
Senior
Financial Analyst at Inspired Evolution // inspiredevolution.com
Based
in Cape Town, South Africa
Read more...
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