10 Largest Foreign Direct Investment Deals by Private Equity Firms in Africa (1996-2012)

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YEAR

 

VALUE

($ BILLION)

 

ACQUIRING ENTITY

 

HOME COUNTRY

 

ACQUIRED ENTITY

 

HOST COUNTRY

 

SECTOR

 

2011

 

$1.200

 

Investor Group*

 

Kuwait

 

Orascom Telecom Tunisie S.A.

 

Tunisia

Telephone communications except radiophone
 

2009

 

$1.277

 

Paulson & Co. Inc.

 

U.S.

 

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

 

S. Africa

 

Gold ores

 

2007

 

$3.502

 

Bain Capital LLC

 

U.S.

 

Edgars Consolidated Stores Ltd.

 

S. Africa

 

Retail stores, nec

 

2007

 

$1.438

 

Shareholders*

 

S. Africa

 

Mondi Ltd.

 

S. Africa

 

Paper mills

 

2007

 

$1.410

 

Abraa Capital Ltd.

 

UAE

 

Egyptian Fertilizers Co. SAE

 

Egypt

 

Nitrogenous fertilizers

 

2007

 

$0.933

 

Cleansheet Investments (Proprietary) Ltd.

 

U.S.

 

Alexander Forbes Ltd.

 

S. Africa

 

Insurance agents, brokers & service

 

2006

 

$4.802

 

Shareholders*

 

S. Africa

 

Kumba Iron Ore

 

S. Africa

 

Iron ores

 

2006

 

$2.313

 

Investor Group*

 

UAE

 

Tunisie-Telecoms

 

Tunisia

 

Telephone communications except radiophone

 

2006

 

$1.000

 

Lexshall 44 General Trading (Pty) Ltd.

 

Britain

 

Victoria & Alfred Waterfront (Pty) Ltd.

 

S. Africa

 

Land subdividers & developers (except cemeteries)

 

1997

 

$1.261

 

Investor Group*

 

U.S.

 

Telkom South Africa (Telkom)

 

S. Africa

 

Telephone communications except radiophone

* Includes private equity funds as a partner

Source: UNCTAD

 

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