In 2020, exit to trade buyers was the leading exit route in Africa, occurring in 46 percent of the cases. Exits to private equity (PE) and other financial buyers followed, representing instead 33 percent of the total. In the same year, no initial public offerings (IPOs) were recorded on the continent.
Distribution of private equity (PE) exit routes of businesses in Africa in 2020
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African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. (March 29, 2021). Distribution of private equity (PE) exit routes of businesses in Africa in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230608/distribution-of-private-equity-exit-routes-in-africa/
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. "Distribution of private equity (PE) exit routes of businesses in Africa in 2020." Chart. March 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230608/distribution-of-private-equity-exit-routes-in-africa/
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. (2021). Distribution of private equity (PE) exit routes of businesses in Africa in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230608/distribution-of-private-equity-exit-routes-in-africa/
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. "Distribution of Private Equity (Pe) Exit Routes of Businesses in Africa in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230608/distribution-of-private-equity-exit-routes-in-africa/
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, Distribution of private equity (PE) exit routes of businesses in Africa in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230608/distribution-of-private-equity-exit-routes-in-africa/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Distribution of private equity (PE) exit routes of businesses in Africa in 2020 [Graph], African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, March 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230608/distribution-of-private-equity-exit-routes-in-africa/