SPECIAL REPORT: Exclusive to Orbitt readers The G-20 and Paris Club moratorium on loan servicing faces rejection by many African governments that seek more extensive debt relief measures. Meanwhile, private creditors warn that the G-20 proposal risks unnecessary costs and will thwart future access to capital. EXX Africa explains which countries are eligible for […]
Deal origination has stayed relatively constant in Africa over the past couple of decades, and private equity firms have reported completing roughly only 1% of the leads they explore. Recent improvements include firms opening offices in key cities, hiring local talent or even consuming and analysing the limited market studies available. Nevertheless, deal origination and […]
King & Spalding LLP is an international law firm representing a broad array of clients, including half of the Fortune Global 100. With more than 1,100 lawyers in 21 offices across EMEA, Asia and the United States, the firm has handled matters in over 160 countries on six continents. King & Spalding is one of […]
SPECIAL REPORT: Exclusive to Orbitt readers Despite rating agency resistance, Africa wants to convert some of its debt into longer-term instruments in order to head off any risk of default. The extreme instance of Zambia demonstrates the urgency for debt distressed African countries to join a continental effort to restructure loans. Without such an […]
Remote working is currently on the rise in Africa and across the globe. With ROAM Africa announcing its remote working policy recently, it is expected that many other companies will soon follow suit. For companies in Africa, the financial benefits of remote working remain the key motivator for shifting to this work model. While the cost savings […]
During periods of economic downturn, access to finance becomes a harder task than ever, with traditional lenders tightening purse strings to mitigate increased risks – not least when it comes to cross-border transactions. Yet for smaller businesses operating vital parts of the supply chain, having access to capital during these periods is crucial. As Ben […]
With businesses around the world severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, many may require some form of restructuring in the near future. Even before the pandemic, several sectors in the Nigerian economy were primed for reorganisation, either to meet regulatory requirements, maximise performance or stay afloat, increase economies of scale, increase market share or diversify […]
AMC Advisory is the specialist corporate finance advisory business in the AMC Group with a dedicated focus on the high growth private markets of Sub-Saharan Africa. Within the current context the group has provided a quickfire three-point plan for challenges that are being faced across the continent right now: Crisis Management Solution: Commit to crisis […]
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation (“WHO”) declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic, with the WHO “deeply concerned by the alarming levels of spread and severity” of the outbreak.1 In response, the financial markets have plummeted to levels not seen since the 1987 stock market crash. Central banks in the UK and US […]
