Growing populations, urbanization and rising demand for energy, digital access and transportation networks are fueling a long-term opportunity for private capital investors in African infrastructure. Despite massive global shifts and a period of economic turbulence in Africa’s major markets, infrastructure remains a key focus area for investors on the continent, accounting for 42% of private capital deployed in Africa since 2023.
The report examines the evolving landscape: from the role of PE firms and global corporations in digital infrastructure to the rise of private credit funds and the impact of geopolitical competition on investment flows. It also features insights from industry leaders on how investors are navigating these dynamics.
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The Path Ahead for Private Capital: Which Models Will Outperform?
The closing keynote on Tuesday, 8 April will feature a fireside chat with Warburg Pincus CEOJeffrey Perlman and Cambridge Associates Global Head of Private Investments and Partner Andrea Auerbach.
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The Business of Sports in Africa
On Tuesday, 8 April, Helios Investment Partners Co-Founder & Managing Partner Temitope Lawani will be in conversation with Peter Murray,CEO of the Professional Fighters League (PFL).
Other sessions include:
►Institutional Investor Perspectives: How are LPs Committing Capital in 2025? with Future Fund and YMCA Retirement Fund
► Backing Sustainable and Inclusive Growth: From Fintech to Climate with Prudential and Nuveen
► Women in Private Capital: Cultivating the Next Generation of Women Founders and Partners Breakfast with Quona Capital and L Catterton (more information about the breakfast)
►BlackRock agreed to acquire ports on the Panama Canal, as well as dozens of other port facilities around the world, from CK Hutchison in a transaction valued atUSD22.8b.
