In this premier issue, readers get an indepth view of how private equity in Africa links into global and emerging
market trends. The Thomson Reuters data provides insights into aggregate global values and volumes across
M&A, private equity and venture capital deal-making.The global analysis reveals an overall year-on-year drop
in both volumes and deal-making values – on the back of the uncertainty that plagued investing in 2016.In this
publication Private Equity Africa also analyses 2016 and historic deal-making, covering regions, sectors and key
transactions.The report additionally includes views from the industry, with key investors sharing their thoughts
on lessons learnt – and how they are to view the industry moving forward.
