While emerging economies have been driving global growth over the last ten years, the gap vis-à-vis developed economies is still very substantial. Skill gaps in particular severely constrain economic activity – most Continue Reading
Africa is the new frontier for private equity, yet the region is having trouble channelling the corresponding financial flows to its woefully underfunded small businesses. The continent cannot adequately develop Continue Reading
Demand, policy support and supply-chain development have together created a compelling opportunity for private finance to invest in renewable energy in Southeast Asia – private equity funds, as well as local Continue Reading
Ensuring that Africa can feed itself by 2050 and contribute to the increasing global demand for food will require well-targeted coordination and collaboration between governments, donors, entrepreneurs, the Continue Reading
Growth in emerging markets is currently leading the financial development institutions (FDIs) to re-focus their efforts on low-income countries – bringing sub-Saharan Africa to the fore once again. FDIs can play a Continue Reading
Stabilising growth in Africa – growth which is real but fragile – depends partly on the dynamism of SMEs, which receive little in the way of private equity support. Funds’ profitability can be enhanced, in Continue Reading
When hedge funds are set up in offshore centers, they benefit from favorable conditions when investing in Africa. Their investments may spur economies, but short-term profit targets, the lack of transparency and tax Continue Reading
From the decision to open up its equity capital to the withdrawal of the private equity fund four years later, step by step SOMDIAA reveals the four stages of this marriage of two worlds, and shows how a family Continue Reading
While fund managers may influence public policy geared towards improving the investing environment, they make a more significant impact by improving portfolio companies’ governance standards. This is because Continue Reading
A question frequently asked is whether profitability is the only criterion to be taken into consideration when private equity is evaluated. By itself, profitability is not an adequate basis on which to assess the Continue Reading
