Sub-Saharan Africa Data Insight 1H 2017

Isabelle Diop
Funds raised for Sub-Saharan Africa in 1H 2017 decreased by 44% year-on-year, suggesting the fundraising environment is increasingly
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difficult as LPs aim to reduce their number of GP relationships. Still, some first-time fund managers with targeted strategies have
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reached closes, including Sahel Capital’s Fund for Agricultural Finance in Nigeria and Eos Capital’s Namibia-focused Allegrow Fund.
Pan-Sub-Saharan Africa funds have consistently received over 60% of capital raised in recent years. However, their share decreased +1.202.524.6126
to 45% in the first half, while East Africa-focused funds accounted for 43% of funds raised. Concurrently, traditional growth funds are
losing share to infrastructure, mezzanine and venture capital funds. GPs’ investments also focused on specific sectors and strategies.
Food and beverage, including food retailers, received 25% of deals, with GPs investing across the value chain in companies including FOR MEMBERS ONLY
cashew processor and exporter Tolaro Global and wholesaler KARE Distribution. Fund managers like the Abraaj Group and Helios
Investment Partners doubled down on sectoral expertise by partnering with corporates like Danone and GBfoods to invest in Fan Milk
and GBfoods Africa Holdco, respectively. As LPs turn to specialized fund managers and new market segments in the search for higher
returns, private equity firms adopting targeted approaches could be better equipped to navigate fundraising.

Update to Methodology: Unless otherwise specified, EMPEA’s data and statistics include private equity, private credit, infrastructure and real assets.

Fundraising and capital invested decreased by 44% and 19% The number of deals in Q2 2017 increased by 46%, quarter-on-
respectively, year-on-year quarter
Sub-Saharan Africa Fundraising and Investment, 2013-1H 2017 Sub-Saharan Africa Investment by Quarter, Q3 2015-Q2 2017

$6 5.6 $800 50
5.2 41
35 40
$600
$4 29 29 28 30 30
US$ Millions

No. of Deals
30
US$ Billions

24
$400
2.1 20
2.1
$2 1.7 1.9 4.0 4.2
1.5 1.6 $200
10
1.5 0.6 0.6 168 504 287 442 610 291 374 215
0.2 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.7 $0 0
$0 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2013 2014 2015 2016 1H 2017 2015 2016 2017
n Funds Raised n Capital Invested 1H n Capital Invested -n- Total No. of Deals

Consumer goods accounted for almost one quarter of deal Growth funds attracted 51% of fundraising for Sub-Saharan
count, with food producers in particular receiving 17% Africa in 1H 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa Investment by ICB† Industry, 1H 2017 Sub-Saharan Africa Fundraising by Strategy, 1H 2017

51+19+1497A
100%
10%
17% n Other
80% n Telecommunications 7%
8%
9%
10% n Basic Materials
n Growth
60% 12% n Utilities
% of Total

n Infrastructure
55% n Health Care 14%
14% 51% n Mezzanine
40% n Industrials
n Buyout
15% n Consumer Services
n Venture Capital
20% 14% n Financials 19%
24% n Consumer Goods
0%
No. of Deals Capital Invested

East Africa-focused funds accounted for 43% of total Sector-specific funds attracted 41% of total capital raised, the
fundraising in 1H 2017 highest proportion since EMPEA began reporting in 2006
Sub-Saharan Africa Fundraising by Geographic Focus, 2013-1H 2017 Sub-Saharan Africa Fundraising by Sector Remit, 2014-1H 2017

100% 100%
10% 11% 8%
16% 7%
28% 32%
80% 80% 41%
% of Total Capital Raised

% of Total Capital Raised

24%
43%
60% 60%

88% 92%
40% 82% 83% 40%
72% 68%
63% 59%
20% 45% 20%

0% 0%
2013 2014 2015 2016 1H 2017 2014 2015 2016 1H 2017
n Pan-SSA n Central Africa n East Africa n Southern Africa n West Africa n Multi-Sector n Sector-specific

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Largest Sub-Saharan Africa Funds Achieving a Close, 1H 2017
Capital Raised, Capital Raised to
Fund Manager(s) Fund Name Fund Type Geographic Focus Currency 1H 2017 (US$m) Date (US$m)
AfricInvest AfricInvest Fund III Growth Sub-Saharan Africa EUR 45 331
Adenia Partners Adenia Capital IV Buyout Sub-Saharan Africa EUR 56 253
Vantage Capital Vantage Mezzanine III Pan African Fund Mezzanine Sub-Saharan Africa USD 28 153
Vantage Capital Vantage Mezzanine III Southern African Fund Mezzanine Southern Africa ZAR 8 140
Frontier Investment Management Frontier Energy II* Infrastructure East Africa USD 116 116
Catalyst Principal Partners Catalyst Fund II* Growth East Africa USD 103 103
EXEO Capital Agri-Vie II Fund* Growth Sub-Saharan Africa USD 100 100
*Fundraising as of 30 June 2017.

Most Active VC Dealmakers in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1H 2017 Most Active Private Capital (excl. VC) Dealmakers
in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1H 2017
Fund Manager(s) No. of Deals
Novastar Ventures 6 Fund Manager(s) No. of Deals

Social Capital 2 XSML 5

Note: VC includes seed, early-stage and late-stage transactions. African Infrastructure Investment Managers, Catalyst Principal
Partners, Injaro Investments, Metier, Moringa Partnership, 2
Synergy Capital Managers, The Carlyle Group
Note: ‘Private Capital (excl. VC)’ includes private equity growth and buyout, private infrastructure and
private credit investments.

Largest Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1H 2017

Investment Investment Investment
Fund Manager(s) Company Name Country ICB† Sector Type Amount (US$m) Date
Resource Capital Funds, Orion Resource Partners Alufer Mining Guinea Industrial Metals & Mining Mezzanine 205 Feb-17
The Carlyle Group CMC Networks South Africa Mobile Telecommunications Buyout 100 Feb-17
Moringa Partnership Asante Kenya Food Producers Growth 6 May-17
Software & Computer
Medu Capital Hero Telecomms South Africa Growth 6 Feb-17
Services
Enko Capital Law Union Rock Nigeria Nonlife Insurance Growth 3 Jun-17
Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), Blockchain Capital, Colle Capital,
BitPesa Kenya Financial Services Venture Capital 3 Feb-17
Future/Perfect Ventures, Greycroft Partners, Zephyr Management
Software & Computer
Western Technology Investment, Social Capital, Zeno Ventures Tizeti Nigeria Venture Capital 2 Jun-17
Services

Notable Exits and IPOs in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1H 2017

Year(s) of Capital Invested Transaction
Country Company Name(s) Fund Manager(s) ICB† Sector Investment (US$m) Date Exit and Return Detail
Secondary sale of 15% stake to Ethos Mid
South Africa Autozone Ethos Consumer Services 2015 N/A Feb-17
Market Fund I
Secondary sale to private equity firm TA
Nigeria InterSwitch Helios Investment Partners Industrials 2010 N/A Mar-17
Associates
Neema Agricole du Faso Management buyout of 30% stake by
Burkina Faso Injaro Investments Consumer Goods 2013 N/A Feb-17
(Nafaso) founder and other undisclosed shareholders
Development Partners Sale of 28% stake to financial services
Ghana CAL Bank Financials 2012 22 Feb-17
International investment company Arise BV
Rockwood, Nozala Investments, Lereko
Investments and management exit of Tsebo
South Africa Tsebo Rockwood Private Equity Consumer Services 2007 150 Feb-17
to Wendel Group for ZAR5.35B (US$396
million)
Slimsun, Kouga Wind Sale of Slimsun, Kouga and indirect stake
Inspired Evolution
South Africa Farm, Fifth Season Utilities 2012, 2013 20 Jan-17 in Fifth Season to TriAlpha Investment
Investment Management
Investments Management

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