5 Steps to Successfully Raising an African Fund

Thursday, 3 August 2023 2:00 PM - Thursday, 31 August 2023 3:30 PM WEST

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Session 1: Successful Set Up & Structuring (03/08/23) Partial Approval - £195.00

How a fund is positioned and structured will determine which LPs commit to the vehicle. This session will be held virtually on 3rd August 2023.

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Session 2: Selecting the Right LPs (10/08/23) Partial Approval - £245.00

Although DFIs have been core to Africa fundraising, they have only made up 15% of LPs that have backed GPs over the last decade. This session will be held virtually on 10th August 2023.

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Session 3: Selling your Strategy to LPs (17/08/23) Partial Approval - £245.00

Addressing the top LPs key risk concerns is key to selling your fund to LPs. This event will be delivered virtually on 17th August 2023.

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Session 4: Signing up the LPs (24/08/2023) Partial Approval - £245.00

Research has shown that most LPs shy away from direct approaches but prefer network referrals and self-discovering GPs through independent verified sources. This session will be delivered virtually on 24th August 2023.

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Session 5: Strategizing add-on funds (31/08/23) Partial Approval - £195.00

GPs have in recent times opted to raise parallel and side funds, in a bid to tap a new breed of LPs for their African deals. This session will be hosted on 31st August 2023.

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Discounted Full Access (All 5 Masterclasses) Partial Approval - £562.50

Get 50% off and save over £560, by pre-registering for all sessions. The 5 sessions cover Successful Set Up & Structuring; Selecting the Right LPs, Selling your Strategy to LPs; Signing up the LPs and Strategizing add-on funds.

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LP Ticket Partial Approval - Free

The masterclasses are free for LPs.

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PEA Subscribers Partial Approval - Free

The masterclasses are free for PEA Corporate Subscribers. Please email accounts.support@frontcapmedia.com for subscription queries.

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Thursday, 3 August 2023 2:00 PM - Thursday, 31 August 2023 3:30 PM WEST

Only about 42% of GPs successfully met or exceeded fund targets in the last fundraising cycle.

What strategies led to their success and which LPs backed these funds?

The Fundraising Masterclass Series offers tested tools on successfully raising an African fund.

The masterclasses are all delivered virtually.

KEY SESSIONS

1.       Successful Set Up and Structuring; Getting initial set ups right

2.       Selecting the Right LPs: Segmenting the African LP landscape

3.       Selling your Strategy to LPs: Differentiating your fund from other GPs

4.       Signing up the LPs: Sealing in the LP commitments

5.       Strategizing add-on funds: Using fund enhancement tools to raise more capital

The masterclasses are delivered virtually as a 5-part Deal Book Africa (DBA) Digital Event Series.

PE vs VC Considerations

Each masterclass includes a special segment on VC fund considerations that may differ from traditional PE fundraising.

Masterclass Delivery

The masterclasses will be delivered by key industry players with proven expertise in raising African funds.

The masterclasses will run for one hour a week over a four-week period.

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This Private Equity Africa event that is part of the Deal Book Africa Event Series.

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