CDC Group commits $100m into Africa-focused impact fund
The British government-backed group is committing to Helios Investors IV fund, which aims to raise $1.25bn to support initiatives in African countries
The British government-backed group is committing to Helios Investors IV fund, which aims to raise $1.25bn to support initiatives in African countries
Pan-African private equity house Helios Investment Partners has picked up a $100m commitment for its fourth pan-African fund as it eyes a reported $1.25bn for the vehicle.
CDC Group and Finnfund have anchored the $202m first close of Africinvest's latest pan-Africa private equity fundraise.
According to Datasite, over the next five years new technologies, including artificial intelligence, will transform the mergers and acquisitions process by decreasing the time it takes to perform due diligence to less than a month
Grant Thornton has named Carlos Ferreira as its national managing partner for private equity beginning on August 1, 2020. Mr. Ferreira retains his position as the global co-leader for transaction advisory services at Grant Thornton.
African venture capital activity reached its highest dollar total on record last year thanks to a surge in dollars being invested in the continent's startups.
A new coronavirus economic recovery fund targeting South Africa has been launched by Ninety One, which has just demerged from Investec Bank, and Ethos Private Equity.
Francisco Partners has held a final closing of three funds, two equity funds and one credit fund, with an aggregate $10 billion of capital. The three new funds are Francisco Partners VI LP with $7.45
Privately held assets are highly leveraged and vulnerable, which could ripple across financial markets
With leveraged companies largely shut out of central bank bond buying and price support schemes, sponsors are mulling government-backed lending schemes in several European countries, as they seek to show other creditors that they have
Investors aim to hedge risk and gain more control of startups as capital dries up
The bank said Covid-19 weighed heavily on client activity
The collapsing stock markets have reduced the value of collateral, leaving borrowers more fragile and putting leveraged investors in great danger
Government bailouts for non-bank lenders and funds that supplied leveraged securitisations are unlikely in the current climate
Bill Prew, CEO of INDOS Financial, a UK-based independent fund depositary and oversight business, has flagged the following new regulatory proposals potentially impacting alternative investment funds: There was an int...Article Link
Bill Prew, CEO of INDOS Financial, a UK-based independent fund depositary and oversight business, has flagged the following new regulatory proposals potentially impacting alternative investment funds: There was an interesting consultation publishe...Article Link
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