Differentiating your fund: Stand up if you don’t stand out

Despite the existence of some genuinely distinctive individuals in the private equity industry, the difficulty of distinguishing private equity funds from one another is well-trodden ground. Indeed, the notion has become so accepted that it even has its own acronym, “JAMMBO”: Just Another Mid-Market BuyOut fund. So, in an industry rich with strong personalities and…

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Africa R(a)ising – How to secure commitments for Africa strategies from non-African investors (Part II)

Concluding our two part series on securing capital for Africa funds from non-African investors, Matthew Craig-Greene and Ross Manton provide a number of additional nuggets of advice. Data1 from AVCA (the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association) shows that fundraising for Africa slowed significantly from $3.4bn in 2016 to $2.3bn in 2017, not much…

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Differentiating your fund: Stand up if you don’t stand out

Africa R(a)ising – How to secure commitments for Africa strategies from non-African investors (Part II)

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