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Private Equity Primer
Private equity is the common term for equity investments into non-listed companies in order to help such companies develop and grow under stable conditions. Private equity investments entail not only access to capital but also to other resources like financial and industrial competence, networks and advisors.
Nigeria As An Emerging Market For Private Equity Investments
Since 1999 Nigeria has experienced a profound level of structural, political and economic changes that have made it one of the emerging markets in Africa. Nigeria has evolved to the point where there are excellent investment opportunities in multiple asset classes, including public equities, debt, and private equity.
The origins of Islamic private equity in the Gulf
The Islamic private equity industry is a very young one and traces its roots back less than a decade. In 2003 Kuwait’s Global Investment House appears to have been one of the first institutions to explore Islamic private equity through the launch of a Kuwaiti dinar denominated Private Equity Fund where the investments were channelled into little-known unlisted Kuwaiti companies. Also in Kuwait during the same year, Kuwait Finance House’s $100m New Zealand Australia Private Equity Fund was launched.
VENTURE CAPITAL AND PRIVATE EQUITY 2008
THE PRIVATE EQUITY INDUSTRY is in buoyant mood and foresees only minor speed bumps ahead, according to the just-released KPMG/Savca Venture Capital and Private Equity Industry Performance Survey 2008 (reporting… Read more
