Africa’s Private Equity Opportunities: Ali Khalpey, Exotix
Global Finance: What are the hottest opportunities in
Ali Khalpey: We had a pretty interesting 15-month period in
A lot of our clients are looking at
GF: How important is local market knowledge when investing in emerging markets?
Khalpey: We're a global house with local footprints, precisely set up this way to help our investors with local, on-the-ground cover, local access, local color, local feel, local insight-we set ourselves up this way to assist and facilitate better interaction with local market teams and policymakers on the ground.
GF: What is the next phase for private equities in
Khalpey: The most prominent is infrastructure and power assets across
Another big theme is financial penetration-including mobile banking and insurance services. If you look at the recent M&A activity across
We saw a big wave of corporate investors enter the sub-Saharan market, but the landscape has changed dramatically- we've got a lot more participants looking for the same assets. Regional companies in both East and
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