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DLA Piper Africa
East Africa PE Present in
19 countries in Africa
#1 Global/international
Mergermarkets (DLA Piper)
Covering
10 key sectors
Represented in
Global,
6 countries in
East Africa
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DLA Piper Africa
Pan African Developments
Inflation predicted
to slow down
East Africa economic
growth expected to
continue to increase
in 2018 - 2019
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Private Equity Outlook
for Kenya
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Private Equity Outlook
for Uganda
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Private Equity Outlook
for Tanzania
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Private Equity Outlook
for Ethiopia
Considerable improvement
in political climate Opening up of majority of sectors
Rising
Exception of Financial Services
FMCG,
Release of political
prisoners, including Manufacturing,
opposition figures Hospitality & Leisure,
INVESTMENT CLIMATE Telecoms,
Opposition political parties
invited to dialogue with PPP Ventures,
Government Consumer base of 107 million people Industrial Parks,
Huge potential for PE investment into manufacturing, Energy and Power
The economy is showing
signs of uplift agriculture and service sectors
Heavy investment already into infrastructure
Signs of Government
economic sectors opening THE FUTURE
up
Key Challenges
Availability of foreign currency
Repatriation of profit payments/payments of dividends to
foreigners
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Private Equity Outlook
for Rwanda
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Private Equity Outlook
for Burundi
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Private Equity Outlook
for Mauritius
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DLA Piper Africa is a Swiss Verein whose members are comprised of independent law firms in Africa working
with DLA Piper.
DLA Piper is a global law firm operating through various separate and distinct legal entities.
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