Despite the flux in many African markets over the past few years, the number of PE-backed IPOs in both African and global stock exchanges has remained relatively constant. Over the 2010-2017 period, PE-backed IPOs generated over USD3 billion, contributing 16 per cent in terms of volume and 23 per cent
Private equity fundraising in Africa, including final and interim closes, totalled USD2.1 billion in the first six months of 2018, highlighting the continuing attractiveness of Africa’s investment landscape, according to a new report by The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA). Some 60 per cent of that amount
CAMRADATA, a provider of data and analysis for institutional investors, has launched a Private Markets Database giving investors who are looking for more diversification in their investments access to a new private markets screen within CAMRADATA Live. CAMRADATA Live enables asset managers to showcase their strategies and allows institutional investors and
Private equity investors are shifting their focus away from South Africa and finding opportunities to capture growth in the rest of the continent. According to the Bright Africa 2018 report, produced annually by RisCura, South Africa has always made up a large proportion of private equity transaction activity. However, the
The value of offshore M&A deals in the first half of 2018 nearly matched the total recorded for the entire year 2017, according to a report released today by offshore law firm Appleby. The latest edition of Offshore-i, an Appleby report that provides data and insight on merger and acquisition
More than two thirds of small business owners (67 per cent) are working on plans to deliver growth in the next three months. This represents a rise from this time last year (61 per cent) and in every English region, there is an increase in the proportion of small businesses
European institutional allocators continue to invest in alternative investments in heavy numbers, according to the latest Context Allocator Trends Report produced by Context Capital Partners. The latest study showed that 72 per cent of European investors are optimistic about the future of the alternative asset management industry, with more than
Ibis Capital, profiled in AlphaQ, a specialist education technology alternative investment manager, is to launch the world’s first education technology special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. The new company will be called EdTechX Holdings and will list on Nasdaq, according to a regulatory filing. ExTechX Holdings intends to build a
The size of the alternative investment industry will grow by USD2.5 trillion in the next three years, according to new research from international asset manager Fidante Partners. The research is the first study not only to aggregate the diverse asset classes that fall under the ‘alternatives’ umbrella, charting their course
UCITS and AIFs recorded net sales of EUR28 billion in Q2 2018, a significant decrease on the EUR222 billion of sales seen in Q1, according to the latest European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) Quarterly Statistical Release for the European investment funds industry. Multi-asset funds and other funds registered net inflows of
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