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Abraaj closes third Sub-Saharan Africa fund

Range of global investors raise US$990 million to put to work in private equity opportunities across Africa

Making intelligent choices

Focusing on manager skill is becoming ever more critical in a host of areas, from fund performance to industry transition

Africa Merchant outpaces index since launch

New long-only Africa fund, managed by Jonathan Kruger, keeps its head up in tricky first quarter

Sanlam creates one-stop Africa division

New best-ideas Africa fund due to launch soon, managed by Peter Townshend, adding to equity, debt and property offerings

Kaizen builds on impressive three-year gains

Ex-Absa's Ruth Forssman joins the team as COO, with new offshore fund in the pipeline

Prescient generates solid six-month gains

Hossain makes good progress with statistical arbitrage fund, setting out long-term vision for strategy

Putting the pieces together

Transitioning to the new regulatory environment requires a lot of detail-driven work but the benefits should be multiple

Absa Prime Services builds out team

Pather joins in client coverage, with Karim in stock loan and synthetics financing

Emperor in stride with quant hedge fund

Offered as an en commandite partnership, the new fund has gained 23.5% since its November launch

Shapiro plans standalone property fund

Ex Alt Re man sees room for new offerings as investors seek exposure to expanding sector