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Citigroup's private equity firm to acquire India's Sansera for US$56 million

Citigroup's private equity firm, Citi Venture Capital International would buy India's Sansera Engineering for US$56 million.


We need $300B to power Africa - IEA

In a conference held today, the IEA said that they need US$300 billion to finance the Power Africa project.

Signal Hill sponsors Launchpad

Signal Hill sponsors Boston-based Launchpad Venture Group. In an announcement today, investment bank Signal Hill said that it became a major sponsor of Launchpad Venture Group.

UK is Africa's number one M&A investor

In a recent study, the United Kingdom leads the merger and acquisitions investments in Africa. Companies from the United Kingdom have made the most investments in mergers and acquisitions in the African continent within the last 10 years, according to a study made by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.


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