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Private Equity Groups Carlyle and Zephyr Create Funds In Nigeria by SEFAGO(m): 7:26pm On May 06, 2011 |
Global private equity firm, Carlyle Group, plans to open offices in Johannesburg and Lagos and start investing in capital growth ventures and buyouts in the fast-growing region. http://www.africainvestor.com/article.asp?id=8753 |
Re: Private Equity Groups Carlyle and Zephyr Create Funds In Nigeria by SEFAGO(m): 7:28pm On May 06, 2011 |
Kingdom Zephyr Africa Management, a private equity firm whose backers include Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, is expanding in Nigeria, as buyout firms’ interest in Africa increases. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-04/kingdom-zephyr-expands-in-nigeria-as-carlyle-vital-raise-african-funds.html |
Re: Private Equity Groups Carlyle and Zephyr Create Funds In Nigeria by SEFAGO(m): 7:29pm On May 06, 2011 |
Dont know where this is supposed to be, but since the Politics sections commands the most traffic, I placed it here. |
Re: Private Equity Groups Carlyle and Zephyr Create Funds In Nigeria by PhysicsMHD(m): 7:31pm On May 06, 2011 |
Re: Private Equity Groups Carlyle and Zephyr Create Funds In Nigeria by SEFAGO(m): 7:39pm On May 06, 2011 |
^ PhysicsMHD you don craze finish with all those particle and condensed matter physics u dey study? Anyways I meant these two: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlyle_Group http://www.kingdomzephyr.com/team.html |
Re: Private Equity Groups Carlyle and Zephyr Create Funds In Nigeria by PhysicsMHD(m): 7:44pm On May 06, 2011 |
SEFAGO: Lol, I haven't studied any condensed matter physics in depth . . . And I know what you were referring to. I don't know why, but I just felt like pointing out that the company was named after a hotel that was named after a virulent racist. |
Re: Private Equity Groups Carlyle and Zephyr Create Funds In Nigeria by Kilode1: 8:07pm On May 06, 2011 |
^^ I had the same thought when I saw Carlyle, I think Prince Bin Talal own investments in Nigerian assets going back to IBB days so no biggie. I dislike conspiracy theories, I like investments, but I also know history can be very repetitive, very cyclical. Hopefully we are wiser this time around and won't leave all the "grabbing" and control to foreign capitalists. |
Re: Private Equity Groups Carlyle and Zephyr Create Funds In Nigeria by EzeUche2(m): 8:12pm On May 06, 2011 |
This is good news. I have some friends who work for the Carlyle Group. |
Re: Private Equity Groups Carlyle and Zephyr Create Funds In Nigeria by SEFAGO(m): 8:29pm On May 06, 2011 |
Kilode?!: ^ Africans are the one managing the funds though. I get your point though, the buck stops at oyibos table. its just investments and they are trying to make money. Look at what oyibo think of us: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/africa |
Re: Private Equity Groups Carlyle and Zephyr Create Funds In Nigeria by EzeUche2(m): 8:32pm On May 06, 2011 |
SEFAGO: It is a common theme, but once the reach the continent, there view changes and they catch the African bug. That is why I like the Chinese. They do not care where they work in the world. It can be a rural village in Mali or a huge metropolis like Lagos. That is something to admire about them. |
Re: Private Equity Groups Carlyle and Zephyr Create Funds In Nigeria by Kilode1: 9:08pm On May 06, 2011 |
SEFAGO: You read WSO too? lol It's amazing how clueless some of those preppy kids are, and they want to work in IBs and deal with assets all over the world? Anyway, the ignorance helps when your cultural world-view actually controls the world, You should read what Oyinbo expats in Nigeria say about us, I will post a link if I can go through the archives on some other site I saw. Like Ezeuche rightly said, They learn quickly when they get the gig. The unfortunate thing though is that we don't benefit from their ignorance (yahoo-yahoo boys benefit somewhat) because they control too much "economically" right now. Nigeria's not Darfur or even pre-revolution Libya, but it's not exactly a place where you can run a large-scale business with a perfectly clean conscience. Just look at Chevron's or Royal Dutch's experience with charges over bribery and unarmed protesters getting shot at by the military. ^^ eeyah, can you imagine the sanctimonious ignorance of that one? Is there anywhere you can run a large-scale business with a perfectly clean conscience? In a dog-eat-dog capitalist world where we all struggle for scarce economic resources? except he can reboot his conscience every night, That guy needs to apply to the Holy Mt. Athos, GS might break his cute little spirit |
Re: Private Equity Groups Carlyle and Zephyr Create Funds In Nigeria by SEFAGO(m): 9:27pm On May 06, 2011 |
You read WSO too? lol yes oo bros, na one of my favorite sites. it reminds me of NL. Oyibo people engaging in "My d*ic*k is bigger than yours arguments." It's amazing how clueless some of those preppy kids are, and they want to work in IBs and deal with assets all over the world? LOL, cant blame them. Born with a silver spoon---> Expensive Schools no matter how daft they are--->IB---> Manage Daddy's business. Dont bother leaving the Northeast since this is the best place in the world. Fu*ck Yeah.
Yeah but the problem is also us, we still keep hiring them no matter what. ^^ eeyah, can you imagine the sanctimonious ignorance of that one? Someone should have reminded him about enron and Madoff. |
Re: Private Equity Groups Carlyle and Zephyr Create Funds In Nigeria by SEFAGO(m): 9:32pm On May 06, 2011 |
Funny fact, they could not tell teh difference between Zimbabwe and Zambia- still cracking me up anytime I re-read it Another funny fact- they only wanted to go to countries that were more "western" |
Re: Private Equity Groups Carlyle and Zephyr Create Funds In Nigeria by Kilode1: 9:46pm On May 06, 2011 |
SEFAGO: You are right, we have issues too. . . SEFAGO: I don't blame them jare, me sef, I wish everyone around me can speak Yoruba, enjoy Pounded Yam and Efo Elegusi Soup + Correct palm-wine o. And I also wanna work only in places where all the girls have well shaped curvy bodies with complementary Ikebes We all love the familiar. . . |
Re: Private Equity Groups Carlyle and Zephyr Create Funds In Nigeria by ektbear: 11:19pm On May 06, 2011 |
This is pretty cool. |
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