Blind Cheque or Blind Faith: What Tidjane Thiam’s SPAC means for Emerging Markets
What do Shaquille O’Neal, a basketball legend, and Gary Cohn, former Goldman Sachs MD and Donald Trump’s advisor, have in common? Both have raised multimillion-dollar Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). [...]
Centum's Real Estate Unit lists KSh 3 Bond
Centum Real Estate Limited has listed its KSh 3 Billion corporate bond at the Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE).The listing gives buyers of the three-year bond a platform to trade the security [...]
Kestrel Capital to fold its Investment Banking Activities
Kestrel Capital (East Africa) Limited has issued a notice to the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) concerning their intention to cease their investment banking activities. In a notice appearing in a [...]Weekly Deals Digest; Jan 13 Jan 19
In this edition of theweekly deals digest series, Ghanian fintech startup OZÉ led Africa with a $0.7 million seed fund to expand to Nigeria. India dominated the emerging markets space, [...]
Renewed Interest in Kenya's Capital Markets as NSE shakes off pandemic woes
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) recorded a gain of KSh 320 Billion in Capitalization at the end of Q4, 2020. This is after the equities market took a plunge to [...]Some of the Best Sectors to Invest In
It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner investor or a seasoned veteran, whenever you’re faced with the decision to invest in something, you’re probably a bit stumped. With so many [...]Weekly Deals Digest; Jan 6 Jan 12
In this issue of theWeekly Deals Digest Series, Mauritius led Africa with the Daystar Power's $38 million Series B round. India outmuscled Brazil in emerging markets, leading the region with [...]UK – Africa Investment Conference Slated for 20th January 2021
The UK Department for International Trade has organised the Africa Investment Conference, which brings together the UK and African businesses to discuss relevant and emerging themes around doing business in [...]Investment Strategies for Beginners: Picking a Stock
Numerous people invest in stocks as there are multiple alternatives to choose from. When it comes to investing in stocks, expertise is a valuable quality. How could you get such [...]Nairobi Founded Gro Intelligence Raises $85 M in Series B Round
Gro Intelligence announced that it raised $85 million in a Series B funding round led by Intel Capital and Africa Internet Ventures, with participation from family offices of Ronald Lauder [...]Weekly Deals Digest Dec 30 Jan 5
In this issue of theWeekly Deals Digest Series, food companies dominated the African investment scene while enterprise applications ruled the global deals space. Sanergy put Africa on the spotlight with [...]Central Bank floats KSh 50 Billion, 16-year Infrastructure Bond
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), the Government's fiscal agent, has invited bids for a KSh 50 Billion 16-year Infrastructure bond whose purpose is to fund infrastructure projects in the [...]
