Share of the volume of private equity (PE) deals in Africa 2020, by sector
Between 2015 and 2020, over 1,250 private equity (PE) deals occurred in Africa, at a total value of 21.7 billion U.S. dollars. Considering the total number of deals, the majority (16 percent) were in the financial sector. This was followed by the consumer discretionary and the industrial sectors, which represented 14 percent and 12 percent of the total volume of PE deals, respectively.