Verdant Capital has closed four private equity-related transactions in South Africa with important fund raisings for Bridge Taxi Finance and Retail Capital, the sale of Nedan Oil and the sale of Baxi to MFS Africa
Business
Maximising growth and minimising risk
At AFSiC 2021 Simon Gray, head of business development & marketing at BVI Finance, moderated a formidable panel of financial experts to discuss the unique opportunities posed by the African continent, and how funding can be secured to unlock this potential
Lendable targets fund for emerging fintech investments
Lendable Inc., a leading emerging market fintech credit provider, is targeting a US$100mn closed-ended fund focused on emerging and frontier market fintech investments
Facilitating trade and investment while mitigating risk in West Africa
Hosted by BVI Finance and African Review, a panel of financial experts and business leaders joined moderator Anthony Osae-Brown, bureau chief at Bloomberg, to discuss how to minimise risk and maximise economic growth in West Africa
UN issues guidance on negotiating trade agreements during pandemic
The United Nations has released a first version of a Handbook on Provisions and Options for Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic’