Absa Capital Private Equity buys EnviroServ in private equity deal

This is considered to be the Largest local private to public transaction this year. A consortium led by Absa Capital Private Equity has acquired leading South African waste management group EnviroServ Holdings Limited, in a transaction valued at ZAR 1.9bn. The deal is reportedly the largest public-to- private transaction in South Africa this year.

Absa Capital boosts Investments Team

In line with their objective to attract the best talent available in investment banking, Absa Capital today announced three appointments to further boost their Investor Services and Equity Investments team. Both the Infrastructure Equity Investments and Private Equity businesses will benefit from the appointments.
Thando Mhlambiso has been appointed as Managing Principal to head up [...]

Absa Capital Private Equity Head Appointed to SAVCA Board

ANDRE Pieterse, Managing Principal, Absa Capital Private Equity, has been appointed to the board of the South African Venture Capital Association (SAVCA). The decision was taken at the association’s annual general meeting, which was recently held in Johannesburg.
 Absa Capital Private Equity was most recently in the news when it announced it would buy the entire [...]

Absa Capital appoints three female bankers

Absa Capital, a division of Absa Bank Limited, and South Africa’s only fully local and fully global investment bank, has transformed its Executive Committee through the appointment of three top female bankers to key positions on the eve of its second anniversary.
Natasha Andrykowsky and Makhosi Kunene have been appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and [...]

Absa Capital Dominates Private Equity Survey

Absa Capital, the investment banking division of Absa Bank Ltd, dominated the ten largest private equity transactions reported in 2007. This is according to the KPMG and SAVCA Venture Capital and Private Equity Industry Performance Survey released on Wednesday night.
Absa Capital Private Equity led and/or participated in five of the top ten largest private equity [...]

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