Private equity firm Catalyst Principal Partners has just announced its second investment in a Kenyan firm — a stake in Jamii Bora Bank. The deal comes soon after Catalyst invested in drugs retail chain Mimosa Pharmacy. Mr Paul Kavuma, the Catalyst chief executive officer, spoke to the Business Daily on the PE... read more →
Nov
07
Jan
11
As international investors launch the largest private equity funds yet to target Africa, the pace on Kenya’s own domestic market is quickening as a result of regulatory innovation and the development of homegrown funds, go-betweens and data tracking. More than 25 private equity funds are active in Kenya now, according... read more →
Jan
11
Interview with Catalyst Principal CEO, Paul Kavuma on CNBC Africa
Jan
11
Financial services, manufacturing, ICT firms and mid-sized companies trading in retail and consumer goods within the East African region will benefit from $100m private equity fund established by Capital Principle Partners. The German development finance institution, DEG announced its intention to invest into Catalyst Fund at a gathering was also... read more →
Jan
10
When Citadel Capital, an Egyptian private equity firm, acquired the shares of the struggling initial leader of Sheltham, the Rift Valley Railways consortium, it went head to head with Kenya’s Trans-Century, one of the country’s largest private equity firms. Both parties have since come to an agreement about dividing the... read more →
Jan
09
The British government owned investment firm, Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC), will set up a new private equity fund in Kenya in the next few weeks to channel a new wave of direct investments in East Africa. “The new private equity (PE) fund targeting general investments will be up and running... read more →
Dec
09
NAIROBI, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Private equity firms are setting up shop in east Africa attracted by a growing young and urban population, but also by better political stability and sounder macroeconomic management, the manager of one fund said. Regional integration by at least five east Africa nations, natural gas... read more →
Sep
30
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Jun
05
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday 20 October 2010 in Tunis, a USD 15-million equity investment in Catalyst Fund, a 10-year multi-sector private equity based in Kenya primarily covering the East Africa Community (EAC) as well as DRC, Ethiopia and Zambia. The target... read more →
Jan
11
A shortage of skilled talent to manage private equity funds in sub-Saharan Africa is the key concern for investors. Previously, investors were deterred by risks including economics and politics in the region. However, these risks are now viewed as minimal as the region showed resilience in recovering fast from the... read more →