Tag: Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA)
Southern Africa’s private equity market – key drivers and pressures
Southern Africa’s Private Equity (PE) industry remains cautiously optimistic. The outlook is underpinned by deal-making momentum, resilient portfolio performance and a shift toward more diversified investment strategies. These evolving dynamics were unpacked at our recent PE Connect event. Industry leaders explored the key drivers and pressures shaping Southern Africa’s private equity market.
Private Equity – a perfect catalyst for growth
While there is still largely a pessimistic mind-set regards the South African economy locally, there are many companies that have been reporting good results and positive profits margins - think banks and service industries. As such, there is a real case to be made that this (positivity) will be able to drive economic growth.
Venture Capital & Private Equity investments – some legal insights
There is an increasing amount of investment entering the venture capital and private equity space in South Africa and abroad. In the latest SAVCA Venture Capital Industry survey, it is said that R 6.97 billion had been invested into 841 active deals, with 53.4% of the recipients being seed or start-up stage businesses.
SA venture capital industry grows despite tough economic climate
The emerging South African venture capital (VC) industry continued to experience robust growth in 2018, with 181 new VC deals reported – an increase of 13.8% from the 159 deals reported in 2017. This is according to the newly released SAVCA 2019 Venture Capital Industry Survey, which also shows a substantial increase in the overall value of all deals, up from the R1 billion invested in 2017 to just over R1.5 billion in 2018.
