
Private Equity in SSA – Investor vs Entrepreneur Perspectives
by Obolobo
Lately, I’ve been thinking about how to apply developed world financing structures to companies in Ghana. Now, I’m not oblivious to existence of private equity and venture capital funds active in Sub-Saharan Africa. Here is a short-list of some very large ones: Actis Emerging Capital Partners Zephyr Management All of those funds manage billions of dollars. They would be small by comparison to established ones in the the US, e.g. Blackstone, KKR, Apollo. From the perspective of the entrepreneur I’m […]
Categories: Entrepreneurship, Personal • Tags: Actis, Emerging Capital Partners, Private Equity in SSA, Zephyr