Is it Time to Realize Governments’ Unlisted Assets?
As the 2017 general election approaches, there has been debate on the impact of the first Kenyan sovereign bond. On July 6th 2014, the Kenyan government received USD 2 billion from its successful sovereign bond issuance. The positive and strong subscription of the bond allowed the government to go back to the international markets in...
RisCura – EAVCA East Africa Private Equity Deal Dashboard
EAVCA in association with RisCura, are pleased to release the inaugural East African Private Equity Deal Dashboard. The purpose of this dashboard is to provide investors and practitioners with an aggregate view of the deals and exits that have taken place across the region. This dashboard highlights the sectors, countries and deal types that have...
New Data on East African Private Equity Activity
The first ever dashboard on East African private equity deals has been released, another step forward in the quest for solid investment data on the African continent. Put together by global professional investment services firm RisCura on behalf of the East African Venture Capital Association (EAVCA) the dashboard shows that Kenya is dominating the...
SA Private Equity Resilient Amid Volatile Financial Market Conditions
With investors searching for yield amid global market volatility and slowing economic growth, the performance of South African private equity continues to highlight the benefits of including this asset class into a diversified institutional portfolio. The latest RisCura-SAVCA South African Private Equity Performance Report, which tracks industry data...
Could Selling State Assets Fund Governments Shortfalls?
Once again, the Finance Minister stated in the mid-term budget that state assets would be sold to ‘not let the budget deficit and borrowings creep up.’ But what are they worth? Independent analytics and advisory firm RisCura calculated the values of certain state-owned entities and found that the sale of these unlisted assets might reasonably...
Africa: Supply and Demand of Private Equity Funding Capital Skewed
The supply of capital for large cap opportunities in Africa is outstripping the demand for capital. At the same time, small and mid-caps are underfunded across the continent, with the exception of North Africa. This keeps the price within a lower range as competition among investors is lower. “Smaller sized transactions are priced similarly to...
