In her report, Alice Cumming highlights Cami Mbulawa's perspective, emphasising the importance of fostering collaboration and establishing regional benchmarks to attract private equity investment in Africa. Africa's private equity landscape…
Pre-2012 is characterised by smaller EV/EBITDA multiples, with 34% of transactions in Africa taking place in the 2.5x-5x bracket. Conversely, 74% of post-2012 transactions have taken place at above 5x.…
Median EV/EBITDA multiples of listed equity in Africa have trended downward since the end of 2013. Conversely, median private equity multiples have steadily increased. There is a convergence of private…
Although there has been a downward trend in activity over the past year, the consumer discretionary sector has continued to attract interest from investors, making up 22% of all transactions in 2015.…
Although there has been a downward trend in activity over the past year, the consumer discretionary sector has continued to attract interest from investors, making up 22% of all transactions in 2015.…
The dip in transaction activity in 2015 is not surprising, considering the macroeconomic uncertainty experienced in many key markets during the year. The unknown impact of declining oil revenues, currency exchange controls,…
