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    • One Thousand & One Voices Establishes $300m Private Equity Fund to invest in Sub-Saharan Africa
    • CDC appoints new Managing Director for Africa Funds
    • I&P Management rebrands to Adenia Partners
    • Catalyst Principal Partners buys 50% stake in Ethiopia's Yes Brands
    • XSML finances expansion of Starz-kin into Congo's interior
    • Injaro invests in Ivorian poultry inputs company, Proveto SA
    • Fanisi Capital makes second investment in ProDev Group Holdings, Rwanda
    • ECP's Oragroup realizes growth ambitions by attracting US$18 million of fresh capital
    • AVCA CEO Michelle Essome speaks to CNBC Africa on Private Equity having an effect on the growth of Africa
    • Actis celebrates success of Ugandan bank sale
    • The Abraaj Group is bullish on strong growth potential in Africa's lesser known cities
    • Harvesting Growth: The Rise of Private Equity Exits in Africa
    • Jacana Partners Appoints New Chief Investment Officer
    • Trade buyer influx boosts exit activity in Africa
    • New Index For African Private Equity Reveals 11% Annualised Return For 10 Years Ending September 2012
    • ECP exits Osead Maroc Mining at 8.4x
    • Rockefeller Foundation and the Tony Elumelu Foundation launch new Impact Investing fund for Africa
    • XSML's Central Africa SME Fund reaches final close at $19 million
    • Citadel Capital appoints new Executive Chairman, and new CEO for its energy distribution business
    • Carlyle eyes east and west African banks for potential investments
    • Kenya's biggest retail chain, Nakumatt Seeks $50 Million for New Africa Store Openings
    • Jim O'Neill, Chairman Goldman Sachs Asset Management discuses Africa at AVCA Conference
    • The Abraaj Group founder and CEO receives prestigious Oslo Business for peace award
    • Amethis Finance completes first equity transaction in $10.5m Chase Bank deal
    • XerXes Investment Global in $164m Abuja Electricity deal
    • ECP Portfolio company secures Congo Water Distribution Deal
    • Omidyar Network and Monitor Group release African entrepreneurship report
    • Injaro invests in Nafaso, Burkina Faso's largest seed production company
    • Amethis Finance invests $10.5m in Kenya's Chase Bank
    • AVCA CEO, Michelle Kathryn Essome speaks to CNBC's closing bell on African private equity
    • Phatisa's African Agriculture Fund invests in Cote D'Ivoire consumer goods company, Continental Beverage Company (CBC)
    • Venture Partners Botswana Invests in private healthcare provider, Ongwediva Medipark Limited
    • Abraaj Group invests in Uganda's largest pharmarcy retail chain, Vine pharmaceuticals
    • Amethis Finance makes first closing at $300m
    • IFC invests $48m in Amen Bank Tunisia
    • Impaxis Capital closes $14 Million Financing from AFIG's Atlantic Coast Regional Fund
    • Catalyst Fund I makes second investment in Tanzanian tea company, Chai Bora
    • Clean Cookstoves and Fuels: A Life-Saving Investment in Africa
    • Hot Spots in African Deal Flow
    • O'Melveny's Solom Wifa Named to The Lawyer's "Hot 100" List
    • Amethis African Finance receives $150m from OPIC for investment in key sectors
    • Jacana announces merger with InReturn Capital to create $75 million SME fund
    • Former Managing Partner of Vision Capital joins Jacana Partners as Investment Director for East Africa
    • Global Environment Fund (GEF) adds Sulanji Siwale as a Managing Director
    • XSML invests in Cafe Gbako, Central African Republic coffee roasting facility
    • Ethos Fund VI Exceeds Fundraising Target
    • XSML invests in Bamara Transports DJ, Central African Republic transport company
    • Updated International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation (IPEV) Guidelines
    • Powering Agriculture (by USAID): Request For Proposals
    • Phatisa's Pan African Housing Fund First closes on $41.5 million
    • Boost for African Business as MBA Graduates Plan to Return as Entrepreneurs
    • Myths and Facts in African Private Equity
    • Pearl Capital Partners exits Africert
    • The African Agriculture Fund Invests in DRC Palm oil producer, Ferona Inc
    • Fonds Cauris Croissance II Limited invests in AZALAI Hotels regional expansion
    • Actis backed Ugandan company, Umeme starts trading after successful IPO
    • Morocco's Attijariwafa bank and Invest AD plan joint Africa equities fund
    • Shanduka Group advances African growth strategy through acquisition of a stake in MTN Nigeria
    • Namibia's Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) introduces private equity policy
    • AVCA CEO, Michelle Essome speaks to CNBC about African private equity
    • CDC takes first step in new strategy as it provides $32.5m finance facility to founders of African agribusiness
    • Marlow Capital acquires various assets of Waste Giant through its portfolio company Wasteman
    • Call for Expression Of Interest from IT venture capital fund managers
    • South Africa's Luhabe will not raise second women's private equity fund
    • The AAF SME Fund Invests in Cameroonian commercial farm, West End Farms
    • Carlyle leads private equity investment in Tanzania's Export Trading Group
    • Venture Partners Botswana (VPB) exits Transport Holdings
    • Wendel signs its first direct investment in Africa, with $125 million investment in IHS
    • Carlyle seals maiden deal in Africa with $210m investment
    • TLG Capital Invests in EmVest
    • Citadel Capital SAE partners with QInvest and other Qatari investors in joint venture to import and regasify LNG in Egypt
    • Catalyst Principal Partners reaches final close at $125 million
    • Emerging Capital Partners wins Private Equity Deal of the Year at Africa Investor's Investment & Business Leader Awards 2012
    • Union Global Partners completes its capitalisation of Union Bank of Nigeria with $500 million of equity
    • Actis raises $278m for real estate in Africa
    • Emerging Capital Partners portfolio company, IHS, acquires MTN towers in Cote d'Ivoire and Cameroon
    • Angola establishes $5bn sovereign wealth fund
    • Emerging Capital Partners wins Private Equity Deal of the Year at Africa Investor's Investment & Business Leader Awards 2012
    • Nordic Development Finance Institutions invest $34 million in Norsad Finance Limited
    • Capitalworks invests in Rhodes Food Group
    • Business Partners Limited launches R400m (US$46m) venture fund to benefit high impact entrepreneurs
    • Africa's Private Equity Landscape with Rory Ord, Head of Riscura Fundamentals
    • XSML unlocks the Congo river with investment in SOGETRA
    • Pearl Capital Partners invests US$ 1.25 million in Highland Seed Growers Limited
    • AfDB Injects USD 7 Million Equity into Pan African Housing Fund to Increase Access to Housing in African Cities
    • Buyout firms braced for final frontiers
    • Actis named best real estate developer in Africa by Euromoney
    • TunInvest-AfricInvest receives $26m investment from EBRD ( 'European Bank for Reconstruction and Development')
    • AVCA embarks on African Impact Investing Policy Research funded by the Rockefeller Foundation
    • Fidelity Capital Partners Rebrands to Jacana Partners and Announces New Board Member, Dominic Adu
    • Avanz Capital in collaboration with AVCA, release a new study on the private equity market in Africa
    • Africa's Savannah Fund and Google's Eric Schmidt invest in Binu mobile via $2 million fundraising round
    • FMO and Fairview introduce Fund of Funds for Africa
    • Actis Senior Partner, Paul Fletcher speaks to the FT on Why Africa is an attractive investment environment
    • ECP Co-CEO, Vincent Le Guennou, honoured in "50 Most Influential Africans" list
    • Business Partners International receives $7m investment from AfDB
    • AfDB invests 7 million Euros into I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs SME Fund
    • Abraaj Capital completes acquisition of Aureos Capital
    • The West Africa Emerging Markets Growth Fund (WAEMGF) invests nearly CFA 1bn ($1.9m) in SIPRA
    • AVCA launches Legal & Regulatory Committee
    • Adlevo Capital and Intel Capital make growth capital investment In Rancard
    • Actis exits Banque Commerciale du Rwanda
    • Pearl Capital Partners invests US$ 1.2m in northern Uganda agricultural centre
    • Viadeo partners with leading expert network in Africa, EMRG
    • XSML Invests in 4G internet provider in Central African Republic
    • Citadel Capital leads landmark investment as Egyptian Refining Company reaches financial close on US$ 3.7bn greenfield petroleum refining project
    • XSML supports the education sector in Congo with investment in Le Palmier
    • Soula Proxenos, Managing Partner, International Housing Solutions speaks to CNBC about the potential of African private equity
    • Adlevo Capital leads growth capital investment in Paga
    • Silk Invest closes private equity investment in Ethiopia
    • OPIC invests in Actis Africa Real Estate Fund II
    • Medu Capital launches Fund III, receives $65m investment from OPIC
    • AFIG CEO & Founding Partner, and AVCA Director, Papa Madiaw Ndiaye speaks to CNN's Robyn Curnow on the developmental impact of African Private Equity
    • Actis invests in Nairobi's largest shopping destination
    • Aureos invests $1.7m in Togolese private hospital, Clinique Biasa
    • ECP wins Private Equity Africa Award
    • Jacana, a pan-African firm focused on SMEs launches new brand identity and website
    • USAID launches Powering Agriculture Grand Challenge
    • The Africa CEO Forum launched at the AfDB Annual Meetings in Arusha
    • AVCA Appoints new Board Members and launches Advisory Council to propel African PE industry to new heights
    • James Mwangi, Kenya Equity Bank CEO named Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012
    • Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) buys 5% stake in South African grocery chain, Spar
    • South Africa's PIC Invests $ 250m in Ecobank
    • Jojo Tanks bought by RMB Private Equity
    • Aureos Southern Africa Fund completes successful exit from leading brick manufacturer
    • BTG Pactual launches $ 1bn Africa buyout fund
    • Phatisa's African Agriculture Fund Concludes an Investment of US$ 24 million in Zambia's Golden Lay
    • Silicon Valley VCs Launch Seed Capital Fund for Africa
    • VC4Africa launches secure network for private investing
    • Grameen Foundation, KfW and CARE's Access Africa Fund Invest in World's First 100% Mobile Microfinance Institution
    • Ethos Private Equity Invests Additional R100m In Transaction Capital
    • Development Partners International Invests in CAL Bank (Ghana)
    • Impact Investor, LeapFrog Accquires $ 5.5m Stake in Ghana's Express Life, Expanding Insurance Industry in West Africa
    • IFC Investment in Assupol Holdings to Help Expand Access to Insurance in South Africa
    • UAP (Kenya) Raises KES 4.7 Billion From Private Equity Investors
    • Emerging Capital Partners invests in Nairobi Java House
    • African Development Bank sponsors Fund of funds for Agribusiness in Africa
    • African Development Bank Approves over USD 400 million for Morocco Solar Power, Agvance Africa and Capacity Building in RECs
    • ECP Shortlisted for African Private Equity Fund of the Year
    • Rod Evison, MD- Africa for CDC Group speaks about AVCA's Annual Conference and Backing businesses to deliver change in Africa
    • South Africa PIC eyes $3.8 bln private equity push
    • EMRG Webcast: Mobile Technology in Africa
    • 9th Annual AVCA Conference, Ghana
    • Cauris Management sells its stake in Petro Ivoire
    • Ghana Stock Exchange to Launch Alternative Market for SMEs
    • Addax & Oryx in exclusive talks with Emerging Capital Partners
    • Abraaj Capital Announces Acquisition of Aureos Capital
    • AVCA Conference 2012 Newsletter
    • AVCA in EDFI Newsletter
    • Sub Saharan Africa Mezzanine Fund - Request for Proposal
    • End of Year Message from AVCA
    • Call for Proposals: Fund Manager for Early Stage, Kenya Focused Climate Technology Investment Fund
    • AVCA and Cambridge Associates Collaborate to Develop African Private Equity and Venture Capital Performance Data
    • AVCA Announces the appointment of a new CEO and two new directors
    • Deep Drilling Company Closes USD 8 Million Financing from AFIG Fund Atlantic Coast Regional Fund
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    • AVCA Board member, Hurley Doddy Speaks to CNBC on Private Equity and the African growth story
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