During this live webinar hosted by Orbitt, specialist intelligence and risk advisory firm EXX Africa assesses the economic impact of African lockdowns and the outlook for foreign-exchange generating export sectors. Watch How to plan ahead for sovereign debt default in Africa: Webinar During this live webinar hosted by Orbitt, specialist intelligence and risk advisory firm […]
Using data tracked on our platform comparing H2 2019 and H1 2020, we compare levels of activity. The information is gathered from the 477 institutional investors and lenders based on indicated interest in a deal, comparing 217 transactions in H2 2019 and 230 transactions in H1 2020. These include banks, private equity funds, private debt […]
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 […]
Authored by Olayemi Anyanechi, Managing Partner, Sefton Fross. Sefton Fross is a leading full-service law firm in Nigeria internationally recognised for its expertise in corporate, commercial and mergers and acquisitions. In Volume 1 of this Series, we discussed the concept of corporate reorganisations, a redesigning process that changes the ownership structure of a company to […]
Members of the Charted Accountant team at Outsourced CFO did a recent webinar on managing clients in crises. Key themes discussed were: Market feedback, Pivoting, Scaling down, Relief Funding and Tax Relief in SA, and Leadership. You can watch conversations from the team based on working with hundreds of business owners during this time. Market […]
WS Insight is an Africa-based consulting and advisory business that develops solutions to complex problems in order to maximise, consolidate and de-risk opportunities for governments, corporates, institutions and investors. We spoke with Ashton Towler and Erik Van Der Dussen who told us a bit more about Insight as they introduce themselves to the Orbitt network. […]
Author: Lisa Pinsley, Energy, South Africa @ Actis The beginning of the lifecycle of an African power plant is inherently global. Imported development skills, capital, equipment and contractors combine with local ingenuity, regulation and workforce to create a long-lasting electricity provider to fuel hungry economies. The African continent’s reaction to the COVID-19 virus pandemic uncovers […]
This brief was developed by Sofala Partners, an Africa-focused risk and advisory firm Is currency risk the number one challenge for African investors? I. Depreciation and volatility Foreign exchange is arguably the most important part of the risk equation for any business operating in Africa, as demonstrated by the series of material local currency depreciations […]
SunFunder has adopted an agile approach to finance and foster the expansion of Daystar Power Energy Solutions in Nigeria. Richard Ndem reports from London. Power in Nigeria has been a never-ending conundrum. Despite the unbundling of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in the previous decade and the subsequent privatisation of the upstream segment […]
In association with African Business Magazine, market leaders in providing country supplements, industry reports and market intelligence on Africa. Find out more + Deal news Rand Merchant Bank – the natural gas partner Mozambique is no stranger to mega-projects, including more recently the development of gas resources offshore. The $4.87bn project financing of the […]
