Managers of Wealth Africa

How the bid for David Jones unfolded

Woolworths is paying a multiple of 23.8 times forecast 2014

Standard Bank’s African growth story could lift it higher

A much more pronounced recovery in Barclays Africa was foreseen as management indicated that addressing the higher mortgage debt was a priority.

Warburg Pincus Wagers on Mideast, Africa After Dubai Investment

Warburg Pincus LLC, the private-equity firm managing about $37 billion in assets, is considering investments in Africa and the Middle East as capital starts to flow back into emerging markets.

UAE’s Mubadala Searches For New Breaks In Sierra Leone

Abu Dhabi-based investment and development firm, Mubadala Development Company, seeks new investment and collaboration prospects in Sierra Leone’s Bauxite, Alumina and Iron Ore sectors.

SA banks reap rewards of difficult African ventures

BANKS are starting to reap the rewards from their operations in the rest of Africa, with Standard Bank benefiting the most from its continental footprint.

Eni hires BofA Merrill to advise on US$5bn Mozambique gas deal - sources

The oil and gas firm needs partners to share the huge investment required to develop the large Mozambique project.

Diamond buys African bank

Bob Diamond-backed investment company Atlas Mara said it would acquire sub-Saharan African bank ABC Holdings Limited and ADC African Development Corporation AG for up to $265 million in cash and shares.

China Development Bank Deals Mark Africa Push

For access to Africa, China’s state-owned China Development Bank has, not surprisingly, turned to the two most prolific African colonizers, Britain and France.

SA mergers, acquisitions forecast to rise

Merger and acquisition volumes in emerging markets may have touched the lowest levels since 2009 in the first quarter of this year but local M&A activity is anticipated to be on an upward trend as cash continues to chase strategic assets.

Barclays Bank profit soars on the back of poor service

Barclays Bank ended last year with a profit before tax of GH¢202.5 million, representing a 35 percent increase in earnings for 2013 from GH¢150 million recorded for 2012.

FCMB Capital backs Nigeria’s first green building with US$65m structured debt

First City Monument Bank Capital Markets Limited, the investment banking subsidiary of FCMB Group Plc, is throwing its financial weight behind Nigeria’s first green building by providing a structured debt of US$65 million for its construction.

StanChart takes battle to investment banking

Competition among commercial banks for lucrative investment advisory services is set to hot up with Standard Chartered bank announcing yesterday it will be going flat out to land major infrastructural deals.

Nimble boutiques take on established names as eczellon capital signals ambition

The private sector has to lead the charge for development, especially investment banks

Expert Urges Investment Banks to Support FG’s Developmental Effort

For Nigerian as one of the next frontier market to achieve its developmental goals, investment banks in the country must assist the government by not just investing in critical infrastructure but providing solution to the various problems plaguing the cou

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