The African private equity firm spies an opportunity for strong returns from structured debt solutions for African SMEs.
2 min read · 01 December 2015
Insurers at the heart of new platforms, which will benefit from credit enhancement and are modelled on a $3bn pilot created for the Chinese central bank.
2 min read · 04 November 2015
Significant fund closes in the third quarter drive growth in the year-to-date fundraising tally, which already exceeds the full-year 2014 total.
2 min read · 01 October 2015
The Connecticut investment firm’s target for its Gramercy Distressed Opportunities Fund III is over three times larger than the $305 million raised by the predecessor vehicle.
2 min read · 16 September 2015
The asset management arm of the South African-headquartered bank attracted private investors alongside the development finance institutions that anchored the Sub-Saharan debt fund. Investec described it as the “first dedicated African credit and debt capital markets fund of its kind globally”.
3 min read · 13 August 2015
1 min read · 21 July 2015
As Chrysalis Capital starts to invest the money raised in its two other active investment strategies it is now searching for backers for its debut commercial real estate vehicle.
2 min read · 15 July 2015
The convertible loan facility is in support of downstream petrochemical projects controlled by Egypt’s Carbon Holdings.
2 min read · 26 May 2015
The Middle East and North Africa-focused illiquid investor will officially launch its second mezzanine vehicle later this year.
1 min read · 28 April 2015
The fund, which will continue to raise more capital, will finance off-grid energy projects mainly in Africa and Asia.
2 min read · 15 April 2015
