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UK-based asset management firm, Gemcorp, has been wholly acquired by its management team, led by founder and chief executive officer (CEO), Atanas Bostandjiev . Gemcorp’s...

VCA Tech Talk: Q&A with Steven Grin, Managing Partner at Lateral Capital

Analysis June 17, 2021

Q1: What number excites you in African technology investing? There has been an approximate 50% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for venture capital investment in...

Ninety One profits hit $287m

Other Headlines June 15, 2021

Ninety One, formerly Investec Asset Management (IAM) reported total profits before tax of approximately $287.8 million (£204.1 million) in the year ended March 2021. The...

ECP deal blocked by regulators

Consumer June 4, 2021

Emerging Capital Partners’ (ECP) deal to acquire a South Africa-based consumer foods retailer has been blocked by regulators, on post transaction shareholding concerns. ECP had...

Ninety One sells asset manager

Other Headlines June 4, 2021

Ninety One, formerly Investec Asset Management (IAM) has signed a deal to fully exit its South Africa-based business services company focused on the asset...

Bill Gates vehicle transfers deal to Melinda Gates

Other Headlines May 21, 2021

An investment holding platform owned by Bill Gates, co-founder of US-based technology company Microsoft, has transferred its stake in an Egypt-based industrials company, to...

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