Financing Strategies

Shell's Tanzanian farm-in deal with Petrobras provides yet more confirmation of East Africa's resource potential, and we expect investment in the country's burgeoning oil sector to... 2011-10-04

As Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)'s beer industry continues to consolidate, Diageo looks to have gotten one over Heineken and SABMiller in Ethiopia after outbidding both by agreeing to pay... 2011-10-03

The purchase of a 25% stake in Zain Saudi Arabia has failed to materialise, with the consortium of bidders pulling out as proposed terms were not met. The sale of the unit, part of... 2011-09-29

We believe Total's offshore Kenya farm-in deal is a positive step forward in the company's frontier East Africa exploration strategy.

Eaton Towers, a leading shared facilities and co-location services provider in Africa, has secured US$150mn of equity funding from emerging markets-focused private equity investor Capital... 2011-09-20

The purchase of one Africa-focused shipping company by another is evidence to CFW of the firm's appetite for expansion. The purchase is staying within the niche market, however, consolidating... 2011-09-19

Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) has received an expression of interest from and entered into discussions with a potential strategic equity partner, according to a brief notice to the... 2011-09-16

CFW View: While Aspen Pharmaceuticals has shifted its focus away from its domestic market, we believe the company's continuing success depends on increasing expansion efforts in countries... 2011-09-16

Dubai developer Nakheel announced in August 2011 that it planned to issue AED3.8bn (US$1.03bn) of Islamic bonds to creditors and contractors as part of the company's US$16.1bn debt... 2011-09-13

Iran's patience with foot-dragging by non-Western oil companies at its upstream projects is clearly wearing thin. On August 29 2011 Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency news reported... 2011-09-01