In this issue:

- Overview

- Macroeconomics

- Politics and policy

- The practice of private equity in Africa

- Opportunities for private equity in Africa

- An excerpt from Overview.

In many ways private equity - with its combination of capital and management expertise - is a perfect fit for Africa. As the scale of Africa’s potential has become recognised among the investment community, private equity has provided an opportunity for those who want to both contribute to, and benefit from, Africa’s growth story. But on the ground private equity has also helped innovative and dynamic African companies, their ambition limited only by a lack of capital and experience, drive forward some of the most exciting new prospects and business leaders on the continent.

Originally published in Global Counsel 2015.