Impact investing has grown rapidly since the term was coined in 2007. As wealth is transferred to a younger generation of investors with different priorities, greater emphasis is being placed on investments that generate positive social and environmental change, and as a result capital is slowly being directed towards creating impact. In 2018 alone, US $94.8 billion in capital was channeled towards impact, more than...Read More
On the sidelines of the DealMakersAFRICA annual awards held in February 2019 in Nairobi, our Director for SME and Impact Finance, Julio De Souza spoke about impact investing gaining traction in Africa and what this portends for the business environment in the continent. The co-existence of a general upswing in the business environment in Africa and persisting socio-economic challenges present a fertile ground investors chasing...Read More
Note on image: The image above, from left to right, features StratLink’s Vice President (Transaction Advisory Services) Kyle Drexler, Senior Analyst Benson Njeri and Director for SME and Impact Finance Julio De Souza at the DealMakers Awards 2018 ceremony in Nairobi. StratLink is delighted to emerge second in the category of Financial Advisors (Deal Flow) in East Africa in the 2018 DealMakers Africa Award. This...Read More
In line with our mandate to help unlock investment opportunities in Africa and other frontier markets, StratLink acted as the exclusive sell-side advisor to Art Caffé Coffee and Bakery, a restaurant group with multiple brand concepts throughout Kenya, in the transaction to sell a majority stake to Emerging Capital Partners (ECP). StratLink provided comprehensive market research focusing on the nuances of the food and beverage...Read More
Image credit – PwC 2017 Africa Capital Markets Watch Note: This article only looks at domestic companies that are listed within their country of operation, i.e. organisations that are cross listed are only counted in their country of origin. There is wide variation in the size and accessibility of securities exchanges across Africa however, data shows that a considerable majority of the continent’s largest stock...Read More
