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By Amma Gyampo, CEO of GVCA As Ghana’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Ato Forson, prepares to deliver the mid-year budget review on July 24th, private equity capital investors and institutional investor trustees are keenly focused on specific policy announcements. Their expectations revolve around creating a more conducive environment for domestic capital to attract foreign investment, […]
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By Bryan Turner, Partner, Spear Capital In some respects, things have never been better when it comes to private equity in Africa. Despite global economic headwinds, for example, some US$7.6 billion was invested across 626 deals in 2022 (versus US$7.4 billion over 429 deals in 2021, a year in which interest rates were still low and investors could borrow […]
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By Bryan Turner, Partner, Spear Capital Let’s not try and gloss over reality. The global economy has had a tough few years. A global pandemic was followed by supply chain disruptions (exacerbated by Russia’s war in Ukraine), which was then followed by rampant inflation, rises in energy costs, and increasingly high-interest rates that have suddenly […]
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Despite erratic fundraising and mixed risk and growth outlooks, deal activity in African private equity is growing. This is according to Bright Africa 2020, a research initiative by purpose-driven global investment firm, RisCura. “The private equity focussed arm of the research was the first section released today as part of a series of Bright Africa 2020 focus […]
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