The
Financial Times and EMPEA are pleased to present the 6th annual Private Equity in Africa
Summit.
This leadership summit considers the role that
the private equity industry – which has been amongst the most active in
responding to Africa’s commercial opportunity – can play in harnessing Africa’s growth for economic transformation.
Join a host of industry leaders to examine the diverse opportunity set in Africa and the accelerating role of private equity development across the continent.
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Nhlanhla Musa Nene, Finance Minister, Republic of South Africa |
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Vijay Mahajan Professor University of Texas at Austin, and Author of Africa Rising and The Arab World Unbound |
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REGISTER TO LOOK BEHIND THE DATA AND HEADLINES
- KKR seeks fertile ground in Ethiopia (Javier Blas, Financial Times. 04 June 2014)
- Private equity profits spur Blackstone (Henny Sender, Financial Times. 17 April 2014)
- Capital invested in the region reaches a five-year high of US$1.6 billion in 2013, with East African deals increasing by 29% year-over-year.*(EMPEA Industry Statistics)
- Private equity buoyed by deals in less developed African markets (William Wallis, Financial Times. 2 April 2014)
- Sub-Saharan Africa takes third place in most attractive emerging markets private equity destination.*(EMPEA Global Limited Partners Survey)
- Private Equity Needs Less of a Shadowy Existence (Patrick Jenkins, Financial Times. 31 March 2014)
*Complimentary places are available, free of charge, to senior investment professionals from institutional investor firms that are LPs in private equity funds. Qualifying institutional firms may include Pension Funds, Insurance Companies, Endowments, Foundations, Corporate investors and Single Family Offices who are not engaged in advisory services or fundraising operations. Paying places are available to Fund Managers, GPs and senior representatives from Consultancies and other Professional Services Firms.
