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PE deal activity in Africa
While PE deals in Africa have for the last four years focused on consumer centric sectors like telecommunication,
agriculture, industrials, healthcare and financial services, real estate investment is increasingly growing.
Deal value by countries (%, 2014-18) Share of number and value of African PE deals,
2013 - 2018
Other, 18% 14
Energy
3
5
Materials
South Africa, 5
48% Communications 27
Namibia, 2% 6
21
Utilities
Ethiopia, 2% 6
Health Care 3
Angola, 2% 7
3 Key RE sectors:
Real Estate
9 • Retail
3 Office
Information Technology •
11
• Industrial
7
Financials
12 • Residential
Mauritius, 6% 5
Industrials
13
6
Consumer Discretionary
14
Kenya, 7% Consumer Staples 8
15
Nigeria, 16%
0 10 20 30
% Share of deals by value % Share of deals by volume
A growing middle class and increased infrastructure construction activity
on the continent have been key drivers in deal activities in recent years.
Source: Capital IQ, 2019, AVCA,2018 Deloitte Africa Private Equity Confidence Survey, 2019
Africa PE Outlook| January 2020 2020. For information, contact Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu United 8
