International
Finance
Private equity rushes to Gulf as fundraising dries up in other regions
A growing number of private equity funds are opening offices in the Gulf, hoping to deepen their ties with cash-rich ......
Consumer
Exclusive: Zoscales, Ascent Capital Africa to strike joint PE deal in Ethiopia
East Africa-focussed private equity firms Zoscales Partners and Ascent Capital Africa are in an advanced stage of ......
Finance
Returning LP may increase cheque size for SPE Capital's new Africa fund
SPE Capital, which was spun out of Swicorp and raised $258 million to hit the final close on its first private equity......
TMT
Exclusive: Top tier PE consortium set to acquire NIDF-backed Pan African Towers
A group of top private equity firms have joined hands to strike a buyout transaction for Pan-African Towers, a ......
Finance
Sovereign wealth fund ADIA optimistic on equities, private credit after turbulent 2022
Sovereign wealth fund Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) said it was optimistic on public equities for 2023 after ......
General
Yassir-backer P1 Ventures set to loop in key LP after making first close for Africa VC fund
P1 Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm, which is currently raising its maiden institutional fund even as it ......
Finance
How this IIT Madras grad went on to create the most prolific VC firm in Africa
In the middle of 2010, Zachariah George visited South Africa on a short sabbatical that would change his destiny—......
General
US SEC to crack the whip on ESG, deceptive growth-claiming funds
Wall Street's top regulator on Wednesday is set to approve rule changes aimed at banning the deceptive labeling of ......
Finance
Barclays mulling stake sale in UK payments unit in bid to expand
Barclays Plc is exploring the sale of a stake in the unit that processes payments for UK merchants as the ......
TMT
Bharti Airtel's Uganda unit files for $216-mn IPO
Billionaire Sunil Mittal’s backed telecom services provider Airtel Uganda Ltd, a subsidiary of Airtel Africa plc, ......
