Overview
The London Stock Exchange was the venue for the ‘Private Equity in Africa’ conference, the first partnership event organised by Financial Times Global Events, This is Africa and the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA).
Bringing together 180 attendees from throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, USA and the Middle East, the event was the scene of lively discussion and debate on the opportunities and challenges of private equity investing in Africa and drew widespread acclaim for presenting a packed programme of speaker and panel sessions focussing on the key issues facing the industry.
Keynote speakers and contributors included H.E. Paul Kagame, President, Republic of Rwanda, Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister, United Kingdom, Peter Schmid, Partner and Head of Africa, Actis, Ahmed Heikal, Chairman, Citadel Capital and Tom Barry, CEO, Zephyr Management.
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Keynote Address: The role of private investment in delivering economic and social prosperity in Africa: Rwanda’s story.
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Panel One – What private equity investors must know about Africa.
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Panel Two - How the investment climate is improving for private equity in Africa.
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Panel Three – The LP perspective: What factors determine our willingness/ability to increase our exposure to African private equity?
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Panel Four – Super LPs: The unique role of the DFIs in African Private Equity.
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