XSML Finances Digital Printing Company Quickprint (Sub-Saharan Africa)

Frontier markets-focused private equity fund manager XSML has invested in Democratic Republic of the Congo-based digital printing business Quickprint. The company provides digital printing solutions for corporates, non-governmental organizations, small- and medium-sized enterprises and individuals. Quickprint intends to use the financing to purchase new printing machines. Financial details of… Read More

Emerging Capital Partners Partially Exits Oragroup (Sub-Saharan Africa)

Pan-African private equity firm Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) has partially exited its stake in Togo-based Oragroup, a commercial banking holding company with operations in West and Central Africa, through a sale to Gabon’s Strategic Investment Fund. The divested stake had originally been acquired through ECP’s Central Africa Growth (CAGS)… Read More

Private Credit Solutions: Mezzanine Financing in Emerging Markets

What is Emerging Markets Mezzanine Financing? Access to finance is one of the most prevalent challenges facing countless entrepreneurs and business owners across the emerging markets. Local banks have traditionally focused their lending on only a handful of large companies—in part, because they view smaller firms as having insufficient assets… Read More

2014 Global Limited Partners Survey

Key findings from the 2014 Global Limited Partners Survey include: 41% of LPs* plan to increase the percentage of their total PE allocation targeted at emerging markets over the next two years, higher than the 32% reporting similar intentions in the 2013 survey. 54% of LPs* expect to increase the dollar value… Read More

Legal & Regulatory Bulletin – Issue No. 11, Spring 2014

In the spirit of Spring, this Bulletin focuses on growth—in the diversity of fund structures available to investors; in positive reforms in West and Central Africa and in the regulation of European venture capital; and in support for fund managers when implementing environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) requirements throughout their… Read More

Legal & Regulatory Briefs – Spring 2014

South Korea Lowers Barriers for Retail Investors Source: Yonhap News Agency, AVCJ, Kim & Chang Legal Newsletter South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Commission will allow domestic retail investors to indirectly invest in private equity, thereby broadening access to the asset class for investors and growing the pool of capital available… Read More



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