Introduction Gallagher’s Structured Credit and Political Risk semi-annual Market Update informs our clients, both existing and prospective, of the capacity available in the commercial insurance market. Capacity is broken down between each insurer (whether Lloyd’s syndicate or insurance company) showing their maximum line size and policy tenor, as well as… Read More
In August 2018, President Trump signed a bill expanding the scope and powers of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The new law has important implications for Chinese investment in the US market and may complicate capital flows between two countries already engaged in a… Read More
Right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro from the Social Liberal Party (PSL) and Fernando Haddad of the leftist Worker’s Party (PT) are now set to face each other in the runoff election on 28 October. Bolsonaro led a crowded field of 13 presidential contenders with 46% of the total vote,… Read More
Ten years ago, the founders of what would become LeapFrog Investments took off across Europe, trying to sell the idea of a private equity fund out to change the world. At first the idea seemed “crazy” in the words of one of the founders. However, today, LeapFrog manages over US$1bn… Read More
Ten years ago, the founders of what would become LeapFrog Investments took off across Europe, trying to sell the idea of a private equity fund out to change the world. At first the idea seemed “crazy” in the words of one of the founders. However, today, LeapFrog manages over US$1bn… Read More
New York, 5 November 2018— The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) launched today its flagship report, “Blended Finance in the Least Developed Countries”. This first-of-its-kind report argues that, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, increases in public and private finance must benefit the world’s 47 least developed countries. For… Read More
Welcome to Africa Voices, a special publication from the Actis Macro Forum. Actis has been on the ground in Africa for over 70 years now, with offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Lagos, Nairobi and Cairo today, but with investments across the continent in all of our principal asset classes – Energy, Real… Read More
2017 was a challenging year for many African economies. But significant political changes, particularly in Southern African, and improved commodity prices have turned the tide for many markets. Africa’s largest markets – Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt – have all improved their Risk-Reward scores, but we also find many smaller… Read More
The handbook “Investing in Africa’s Small and Growing Businesses”, a new tool to foster the development of early-stage SME investment in Africa and encourage the rise of new investors on the continent. The primary objective of this handbook is to provide an operative document for the future investment companies of… Read More
It goes without saying that elections matter when investors are looking at the attractiveness of M&A opportunities. Pending elections can freeze a market like no other political event. Conversely, elections can trigger speculative investment, driving investors with a low aversion to risk to get first-mover advantage under a new government. Read More
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