The emergence of new breed of operators in South Africa

There has certainly been no shortage of news in 2008 and the first part of 2009, both about the telecoms sector and the state of the world’s economy. And here at Delta Partners, we feel that this year it is finally going to be different for the South African telecoms industry. “There is a confluence [...]

Measuring the economic impact of private equity funds: the South African experience

Private equity financing is undertaken for various reasons: from increasing the working capital base to restructuring the ownership and management of a business. In line with financial globalisation over the past few decades, the private equity industry has grown significantly both in value and geographic extension. This has raised concerns about the global impact of private equity and underlined the need to understand it well.

Guide to private equity

Guide to private equity
This report is produced by The BVCA that represents private equity and venture capital in the UK. It may be closely related to private equity of Africa.
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