Towards a prosperous Africa

AVCA Annual Review 2022: Operating as the nexus of private capital and supporting capital allocators, investors, advisors, and entrepreneurs who share our vision.

We are proud to share our 2022 Annual Review: an insight into AVCA’s evolution, our strategic framework, challenges and accomplishments over the past two years.

As the voice for private capital in Africa, AVCA exists to support the growth and prevalence of private capital as a way of driving sustainable economic growth across the continent.

What began in 2000 as a PE-focused association, particularly as the
private equity asset class gained popularity in Africa, has now grown to become a beacon for the private capital industry in Africa, evolving and innovating as the industry goes through its own transformation.

AVCA’S VALUES
The AVCA team developed a set of values that capture and will drive our work as we deliver the D.R.I.V.E strategy and continue to be the authoritative voice for private capital in Africa. Our three core values represent our commitment to serving AVCA members and industry stakeholder with excellence and integrity.

Overview of AVCA’s evolution

As the voice for private capital in Africa, AVCA exists to support the growth and prevalence of private capital as a way of driving sustainable economic growth across the continent. What began in 2000 as a PE-focused association, particularly as the private equity asset class gained popularity in Africa, has now grown to become a beacon for the private capital industry in Africa, evolving and innovating as the industry goes through its own transformation.

In AVCA’s early days, the Association was headquartered in Tunis, later moving to various African countries until the relocation to London, with the establishment of a new legal entity with a new governance structure in 2011.

THE D.R.I.V.E STRATEGY

At the start of 2021, the Board of Directors appointed Abi MustaphaMaduakor as AVCA CEO to lead the Association through its transformation amid a radically changed and challenging economic landscape.

We launched AVCA’s D.R.I.V.E, a 3-year strategy focused on ensuring the sustainability of the association and increasing its value proposition to the industry. It outlines four strategic pillars: smart data and dynamic research, long-term initiatives and programmes, value addition for stakeholders, and platform enhancement.

AVCA’S VALUES

A new vision for the future of the Association.

The AVCA team developed a set of values that capture and will drive our work as we deliver the D.R.I.V.E strategy and continue to be the authoritative voice for private capital in Africa. Our three core values represent our commitment to serving AVCA members and industry stakeholder with excellence and integrity.