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Due Diligence: Private equity investor reveals Africa’s untapped opportunities

Published by Michael Avery on 19 December 2018

Talking to Peter Baird, managing principal of Investec Asset Management’s Africa Private Equity unit.

Due Diligence: ‘Spreadsheets are always wrong,’ says private equity boss

Published by Michael Avery on 30 November 2018

‘You need to be able to roll with the punches and keep making the right decisions in difficult times.’

Due Diligence: Talking investment in Africa with Phatisa co-founder

Published by Michael Avery on 6 November 2018

Phatisa co-founder Duncan Owen on the firm’s investment philosophy and the biggest misconception about his job.

Due Diligence: ‘Investing in Africa cannot be done from New York or London’

Published by Michael Avery on 13 October 2018

Tidjane Deme, who co-leads the Partech Africa Fund, talks about his investment philosophy and the continent’s untapped opportunities.

Due Diligence: Talking clean energy investment in Africa with Inspired Evolution managing partner

Published by Michael Avery on 29 August 2018

Inspired Evolution’s Christopher Clarke on doing renewable power deals in Africa.

Due Diligence: Alta Semper identifies untapped formal retail potential in Nigeria and Ethiopia

Published by Michael Avery on 3 August 2018

‘Nigeria and Ethiopia are Africa’s most populous nations and have two of the lowest penetrations of formal retail in Africa,’ says Alta Semper CEO Afsane Jetha.

Due Diligence: RMB Corvest on how it approaches private equity investments

Published by Michael Avery on 18 June 2018

‘We don’t try and run the business but rather back the incumbent management team,’ says RMB Corvest’s Genevieve Alberts.

Due Diligence: ‘Out of 26 investments, we’ve only lost money on one deal’

Published by Michael Avery on 14 May 2018

Medu Capital co-founder Nhlanganiso Mkwanazi says private equity is not as glamorous as it looks.

Due Diligence: Agile Capital CEO sees opportunity in infrastructure and agri-processing

Published by Michael Avery on 16 April 2018

We sat down with Tshego Sefolo to find out how he approaches his investments.

Due Diligence: How Nisela Capital’s founder made the moves that mattered

Published by Michael Avery on 26 March 2018

Richard Ngwenya, the founding principal of Nisela Capital, talks fundraising and dealmaking.

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