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Have you read the Global Private Equity Report 2020 by Bain & Company? This 11th annual report shows that private equity posted another great year. But the game is getting harder. Read the full report here: bain.com/globalassets/noinde…
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Have you read the 2020 edition of McKinsey’s annual review of private investing? Their ongoing research on the industry’s dynamics and performance has revealed several critical insights, including the following trends:
1) Private markets complete an impressive decade of growth...
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2) The fundraising outlook remains favorable.
3) Industry performance has been strong, but manager selection remains paramount.
Read the full report here: mckinsey.com/industries/priv… #privateequity #privateequityreport #privateequityfirm
Several factors could give the private equity industry a sky-high bounce. Find out more from this article: weforum.org/agenda/2020/01/n… #investment #privateequity
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What has changed about private equity? And why is it experiencing the renaissance it has since the turn of the century? This article briefly explains the important changes in private equity in the past 10 years: forbes.com/sites/forbesfinan… #privateequity
One of the most immediately noticeable features of today’s private equity market is the sheer volume of capital available #privateequity
Another shift we’ve seen in private equity has been a growing interest in middle-market companies #privateequity
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"Private equity investment in private education facilities has been noted... particularly Kenya, with its growing middle class and shortage of schools." moneymarketing.co.za/african…
Stronger exit opportunities, trade sales, secondary transactions, IPOs, and increasingly sophisticated features and capital structures. These are the emerging trends for PE in Africa in 2020, according to this article published on AVCA. Read more here: avca-africa.org/newsroom/afr…
Professional services firm EY, published the results of its 7th annual PE CFO survey, providing more insight into the ever-changing nature of the CFO function at a PE firm. Here's a summary: alpha-week.com/private-equit…
"At a social level, in 2018 the government announced an ambitious five-year development plan: the Big 4 Agenda... The government has acknowledged the significance of entrepreneurs and investors as the key to achieving this agenda." pioneerspost.com/news-views/…
Private Equity Investment in Education:
"Economies are asking for the skilled labor force that is not there at the moment and only education can bridge that gap...” africa.com/building-a-skille…
For 2020 and beyond, more market uncertainty means collaborative deal-making approaches should be made, in which business owners seek help from proven partners that they trust. This article talks about a win-win strategy for making private equity deals weforum.org/agenda/2020/01/a…
"While a lot more remains to be done, Africa’s health-care sector is at an exciting crossroads. The meeting of public policy, private entrepreneurs, investors, and technology is bound to transform the development landscape for the better." project-syndicate.org/commen…
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"The most active sector in East Africa in the past five years has been Consumer Staples, which has accounted for 22 percent of private equity investment..." privateequityinternational.c…
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Kenya has this year dominated the deals landscape in East Africa, accounting for 71 percent of all deals and cementing Nairobi’s status as the regional business hub businessdailyafrica.com/mark….
"Low-cost, for-profit private provision is a critical element to support governments and donors to achieve UHC in a sustainable way. However, support is needed to develop, test and scale these innovations." weforum.org/agenda/2019/12/a…
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