The Africa Private Equity and Debt Immersion (APEDI)

May 15, 2017 | Washington D.C, USA

Leveraging alternatives to maximize risk-adjusted returns

The APEDI aims to leverage the expertise of leading Africa-focused private capital investors and fund managers to examine the success and failures of the standard private equity model in Africa. The immersion will provide insight into how PE in Africa will develop (benchmarking, performance, returns and value-add) over the next 12-months. With emphasis on leveraging technology for benchmarking performance, the appetite for secondaries market, tax and regulatory developments; and their impact on fund formation, tax issues, terms and conditions. The immersive format is designed to foster dialogue, interaction and introductions between LP/GP active in African private equity and debt markets. Sessions will include, amongst others:
  • Africa - U.S Geopolitics and the Prospects for Capital Flows in 2017 & Beyond;
  • The Reality of African Private Equity (PE): Value Creation & Delivering Alpha;
  • Legal & Tax Implication of Institutional Equity & Debt Funds;
  • Practitioner Views on Infrastructure Private Equity & Debt; and
  • Mezzanine Debt: A Solution for Africa's Mid-Market Funding.
For more information, please visit the event website.
BACK