Good returns outweigh high risk in African private equity investment
Region provides opportunities to those with a long-term view that will outlast current economic shocks
12 August 2020 - 15:56
African private equity investment has always been riskier than investment in other regions, but for those willing to invest long term and sustainably, the region provides opportunities that will outlast current economic shocks.
With much dry powder around for private equity transactions (almost $2.5-trillion was waiting to be deployed globally, Preqin reported last year), private equity investors are now studying African markets carefully to find good value opportunities in the region...
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