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Presented by
This is Africa, a publication from the Financial Times Ltd, examines African business and politics in a global context makes sense of the relationships that Africa is building with the rest of the world. It aims to challenge international preconceptions about the continent and to identify the opportunities and the risks in this dynamic business environment. This is Africa equips senior decision makers with the knowledge to understand the evolution of African economies, find partners and investments that match their criteria for return, or development, and position their brands to take advantage of the rise of the African consumer.
Please visit: www.thisisafricaonline.com |
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Presented by
The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) is a non-profit, independent, global industry association that promotes greater understanding of, and a more favourable climate for, private equity and venture capital investing in the emerging markets of Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. EMPEA was founded in 2004 with the belief that private equity and venture capital can be critical drivers of economic growth in emerging markets while simultaneously generating strong returns for investors.
Please visit: www.empea.net
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Lead sponsor
Abraaj Capital is the leading alternative asset management group in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA). Since inception in 2002, we have raised over US$ 7 billion and distributed almost US$ 3 billion to our investors. Based in Dubai, the Abraaj Group operates eight additional offices in Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Istanbul, Karachi, Ramallah, Riyadh and Singapore, with two additional offices, namely London and Mumbai, due to open imminently.
The group has made more than 40 investments in 11 countries across the MENASA region and has achieved 21 exits. More than 70 world-class investment and operating professionals work for the group. Abraaj Capital Funds have holdings in 30 companies, including some of the region's most prominent – such as Air Arabia, the region's leading low-cost carrier; Acibadem Healthcare Group, Turkey's leading privately owned hospital operator; and Al Borg Laboratories, the Middle East's biggest privately owned medical-testing laboratory company.
Abraaj Capital has won many regional and international awards, including six consecutive years as 'Middle Eastern Private Equity Firm of the Year' from London-based Private Equity International. Abraaj Capital Ltd., a member of the Abraaj Group, is licensed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority. The group is also an associate member of the European Venture Capital Association.
Please visit: www.abraaj.com
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Lead sponsor
Actis is a leading private equity investor that invests exclusively in the emerging markets. With a growing portfolio of investments in Asia, Africa and Latin America; we currently have US$4.8bn funds under management.
As a long-term business partner we adopt an approach defined by corporate governance, rigorous environmental and social standards, and decency in all that we do.
In 2010, Actis won African Private Equity Firm of the Year for the third consecutive year and African Infrastructure Fund Manager of the Year, both awarded by Private Equity International Media.
Please visit: www.act.is |
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Lead sponsor
Citadel Capital (CCAP.CA on the Egyptian Stock Exchange) is the leading private equity firm in the Middle East and Africa. Citadel Capital focuses on building regional platforms in select industries through acquisitions, turnarounds, and greenfields executed via Opportunity-Specific Funds. The firm’s 19 OSFs now control Platform Companies with investments worth more than US$ 8.7 billion in 15 countries spanning 15 industries, including mining, cement, transportation, food and energy. Since 2004, Citadel Capital has generated more than US$ 2.2 billion in cash returns to its co-investors and shareholders (on investments of US$ 650 million), more than any other private equity firm in the region. Citadel Capital is the largest private equity firm in Africa by PE assets under management (2006-2011, as ranked by Private Equity International).
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Lead sponsor
Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our 141,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve their potential.
Ernst & Young refers to the global organization of member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. For more information about our organization, please visit www.ey.com
How Ernst & Young's Global Private Equity practice can help your business
Value creation goes beyond the private equity investment cycle to portfolio company and fund advice. Ernst & Young’s Global Private Equity Center offers a tailored approach to the unique needs of private equity funds, their transaction processes, investment stewardship and portfolio companies’ performance. We focus on the market, industry and regulatory issues. If you lead a private equity business, we can help you meet your evolving requirements and those of your portfolio companies from acquisition to exit through an integrated global resource of 141,000 professionals across audit, tax, transactions and advisory services. Working together, we can help you meet your goals and compete more effectively.
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Lead sponsor
Kingdom Zephyr Africa Management is a pan-African private equity firm that partners with established African companies providing the capital and strategic assistance needed to foster regional expansion. Kingdom Zephyr manages the Pan-African Investment Partners (PAIP) funds with US $615 million dollars in committed capital.
The PAIP funds invest in high-growth, strong demand sectors that address the needs of the growing African middle class. The Kingdom Zephyr team works with portfolio companies to strengthen management, improve business strategy and streamline operations to foster regional expansion and the sustainable development of local African economies.
Kingdom Zephyr was created by Zephyr Management, L.P., a global leader in emerging markets private equity, and Kingdom Holding Company, the investment holding vehicle controlled by HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud of Saudi Arabia. Both Kingdom and Zephyr have been investing in Africa for over fifteen years.
Kingdom Zephyr operates from offices in Accra, Johannesburg, London and New York.
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DFI partner
IFC International Finance Corporation
Please visit: www.ifc.org
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Co-Sponsor
Cordiant is a unique fund manager specialising in emerging market, private sector investments. With $2.4 billion in capital commitments, the firm counts a number of North American and European pension funds amongst its investors.
Cordiant manages five funds including three emerging market loan funds, one African private equity fund, and a G20-led global infrastructure fund. These funds offer institutional investors access to a diversified pool of high quality, income generating, emerging market investments. Since 2001, Cordiant has made nearly 200 investments in more than 50 emerging countries.
Cordiant is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, and screens and monitors all investments for environmental, social and governance issues.
Please visit: www.cordiantcap.com |
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Co-Sponsor
Development Partners International LLP (DPI) is the London based investment adviser to ADP I, a private equity fund currently investing across Africa. Our focus is on companies benefiting from the fast-growing emerging middle class. We work throughout Africa and see the benefits of investing in the fast-growing, post-conflict and newly liberalising countries in Africa.
DPI is now a leading private equity adviser in African investments with over seven highly experienced private equity professionals mostly of African origin. The founding partners, Miles Morland, Chairman and Runa Alam, Chief Executive Officer, have significant breadth and range of experience in African investments and the team combined has over 50 years of African investment experience.
Please visit: www.dpi-llp.com |
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Co-Sponsor
Founded in 1984,
Ethos Private Equity is a leading South African private equity fund manager.
With over 25 years of successful investing, our strategy is time-tested and proven across a range of economic and political cycles. Independently owned and managed by its investment professionals, ensuring that Ethos remains a management-driven firm whose interests are strongly aligned with those of our stakeholders.
As a control and growth investor, Ethos takes an active ownership role in its portfolio companies, utilising proven value creation strategies to generate superior and consistent returns for investors.
Our core premise is that the businesses into which Ethos invests are stronger, more robust, more sustainable and more valuable on exit than they were prior to Ethos’ ownership.
Ethos is currently raising Fund VI, focusing mostly on control acquisitions and expansion capital in medium-to-large companies in South Africa and selectively in sub-Saharan Africa.
Please visit: www.ethos.co.za |
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Partner Publication
The Banker is an invaluable source of cutting-edge market intelligence for finance professionals throughout the world. It leads the debate on all the issues surrounding the global banking industry, providing in-depth news and analysis, exclusive interviews with senior industry figures and definitive regional bank listings, including the internationally acclaimed Top 1000 World Banks.
Please visit: www.thebanker.com |
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Partner Publication
fDi Intelligence is a specialist division of the Financial Times, established to provide industry leading insight into globalisation with a portfolio of world-class products, services and business tools. fDi Intelligence enables both companies and economic development organisations to make informed decisions regarding their foreign direct investment strategies.
Please visit: www.fdiintelligence.com
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Partner Publication
FTfm is the FT’s weekly supplement for the global fund management industry. It provides thought leadership for the asset management industry all over the world by analysing the important news stories on industry directions and trends, providing a forum for debate on the big issues and publishing high quality profiles of leading fund managers and top executives.
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Partner Publication
PWM is the only title dedicated to the European wealth management and fund distribution markets. Each issue provides detailed information on investment product mechanics, in-depth analysis of market trends and comparative data on rival products.
Please visit: www.pwmnet.com |
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Partner Publication
BRICS New Partnerships |
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