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Ashburton Investments, the investment arm of South Africa-based financial services company FirstRand Group, has appointed Sizwe Nxedlana as its new chief executive officer (CEO). He...

Old Mutual names PE co-head

People October 5, 2019

Old Mutual Private Equity (OMPE) has named Chumani Kula as its new co-head of private equity, promoting him from investment principal - a role...

Alta Semper hires COO from Jumia

People September 27, 2019

Alta Semper Capital has brought in Ivan Genadiev as managing director and its new chief operating officer (COO), hiring him from Jumia – a...

New $60bn DFI names CEO

People September 27, 2019

US's newly set up $60 billion Development Finance Institution (DFI) US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has named Adam Boehler as its first chief...

ACA’s Odu dies

People September 20, 2019

African Capital Alliance (ACA), a Nigeria-based private equity investor has lost a senior member of its executive team Cyril Odu, who has died. The circumstances...

CDC names new direct equity head

People September 14, 2019

CDC has brought in Tony Morgan to head the direct equity investments team, hiring him from Canada-based investor Onex. He has been brought in at...

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