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Private Equity in Africa
Editor’s note:This was a previously posted item,but in light of the current financial crisis,such news are well being reposted.Will such fund be maintained ,and Africa demand for capital be satisfied, bringing great returns to the ones that bet on the growing middle and upper-middle class in Africa ?
The rapid growth of private equity in Africa will be underlined on Tuesday as Kingdom Zephyr, a company that has a policy of investing in mid-sized African companies,
Mwana
A pan-African resources company listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market[ Aim:MWA]
With operations and exploration activities in Zimbabwe, and a broad range of exploration and development projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ghana, the asset base of Mwana Plc is diverse and well spread [gold, nickel, copper, zinc, cobalt,diamonds and oil and gas].
Ivory Coast Gold output to pass 8 Tonnes in 2008
Ivory Gold production will go from 1.5 tonnes to 8.5 tonnes in 2008 thanks to investment/extraction by Canadian mining company, Etruscan Ressources,[TSX:EET]that has been exploring for gold and diamonds in Africa for over 12 years. The Australian mining corporation,Equigold,[Asx:EQI],and British RandGold[Lse:RRS;Nasdaq:GOLD] also joined the ranks of the gold hunters in the Ivorian market.[Abidjan.net]
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“Recommandations and comments made by Dr. Mark Mobius, the executive Chairman of Franklin Templeton “
They are bargain hunters, they love cheap stocks and thus love bear markets
- Emerging markets look good for long term investors for several reasons: they are growing faster than developed countries, they have less debt, they have more reserves, inflation is coming down, they are taking up a lager share of world trade and also trading more with each other
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Private Equity World[21-23 October 08]
Some of the topics and questions discussed at the conference would be the following:
-Africa,the last frontier for private equity ?
-How does Africa compare to the international markets ?
-What countries would bring future growth ?
-State of the markets VS Investment trends
-Major trends and Mid sized and large Funds
-State of secondary market
-Difficulty of achieving exit in emerging capital
Nigerian Stock Exchanges recommandation
Banks: Access Bank, Diamond Bank, First Bank, Oceanic Bank, Skye Bank, UBA
Breweries: Guiness, Nigerian Breweries
Building Materials: Wapco
Food/Beverages: Dangote Sugar, Flour Meals of Nigeria
Healthcare:Glaxo Smithkline
Insurance: AIICO, Gold Link Insurance, Lasaco Insurance, Law Union and Rock, Mutual Benefits, Prestige, WAPIC
Mortgage:Union Homes Savings and Loans
Petroleum: African Petroleum, Oando, Total
Real Estate: UACN Property Development
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