The “Founder’s Den” event, which took place at the Old Mutual headquarters in Sandton on Thursday 25 July, is responsible for successfully hosting over 150 […]
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Digital innovation agency Specno launches Johannesburg’s very first Founders Den event for young founders, investors & tech enthusiasts
Specno is excited to confirm the announcement that its bi-annual Founders Den event will be taking place in Johannesburg later this month. The gathering, which usually takes place in Cape Town, aims to shape the future of business in South Africa, by bringing together a number of visionary entrepreneurs, tech industry leaders, and investors.
Why fund of funds unit trusts are the way to go
Investors have the option to either construct their own portfolio of selected single unit trusts or use a fund of funds solution – otherwise known as a fund of funds unit trust.
The African Private Equity Market’s role in the continent’s exciting transformation
Rapid innovative developments and increased demand in these sectors have attracted the attention of PE investors, who have an important role to play in financing the continent’s exciting transformation.
45 entrepreneurs from Africa attended the sixth edition of the SIBC
From November 23 to 29, 2022, 45 entrepreneurs from 18 African countries met in Marseille for the 6th edition of the Social & Inclusive Business Camp (SIBC) […]
Massive increase in M&A deal value in Sub-Saharan Africa in the first half of 2021
There were 333 M&A deals announced in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in the first six months of 2021 (H1 2021), valued at USD 57.7 billion, according […]
Top African regions set to become leading startup and investment hubs
On the back of Cape Town being recognised as the tech capital of Africa, topping international rankings for foreign direct investment strategy, Ian Lessem, Managing Partner at HAVAÍC – investors […]
African dealmaking decreases, the Africa’s Free Trade Agreement expected to boost recovery
Dealmaking activity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) dropped in the second half of 2020 (H2 2020), when compared to the second half of 2019 (H2 2019) […]
African Challenges to African Development
The parlous story of African economic and social development since independence best expressed in the failure to achieve the autonomous capacity for self-actuated development and […]