Africa
17 August 2010
CDC is the UK’s development finance institution. Owned by the UK government’s Department for International Development, CDC provide capital to invest in private equity funds in emerging markets, with a particular emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. By supporting the private sector, CDC contributes to long-term poverty reduction in developing countries.
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29 April 2009
Godfrey Albertyn on Metropolitan's private equity fund investments, on private equity investing in South Africa, and on the role that private equity fund managers need to play in the South African transformation process.
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29 April 2009
Richard Laing on CDC's mission and on how to invest successfully in Asia and Africa. Laing has almost 25 years of experience in the emerging markets. He says that investing in the poorest countries of the world is not just good developmentally but also makes sense financially.
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28 April 2009
Haydee Celaya on backing new and established managers in developing countries, on which countries and regions are hot in the emerging markets, and on why networks, reference checks and reputation are so very important when investing in riskier opportunities.
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