Africa

The latest report from RisCura and SAVCA tracks the performance of a selection of South African private equity funds during the three months to September 2011.

This South Africa private equity performance survey from KPMG and SAVCA shows the market continued to display ongoing resilience and performed more positively than peer sectors abroad during 2010. Investor confidence can be attributed to a number of factors, including the relative insulation of South African financial institutions during the downturn, decreasing/low interest rates and 2010 infrastructure development commitments, the survey suggests.

This 16-month research project by Monitor Group examines 439 enterprises in nine sub-Saharan nations that seek to use market mechanisms to improve the lives and livelihoods of people living at the bottom of the economic pyramid.

This report from RisCura and the South African Venture Capital & Private Equity Association tracks South African private equity funds during the three months to December 2010. It shows managers have continued to navigate their way through the end of the recession, and many have shown upward portfolio revaluations.

This factsheet from Preqin shows key statistics regarding fundraising, active firms and funds in Egypt and some examples of institutional investors that have committed to Egypt-focused funds.