We are pleased to announce our new partnership with TC Capital, an established investment bank in Asia, to create a […]
Several well-known African start-ups have successfully gone through the ‘DAI Magister Academy’, a customised, FREE SERVICE aimed at helping early-stage […]
According to research estimates of total investments in energy, innovations and climate adaption etc start at $3.5 trillion per annum, […]
DAI Magister was pleased to advise leading distributed energy company PEG Africa on their merger with Bboxx, a UK start-up […]
We are pleased to announce the appointment of seasoned investment banker Risana Zitha, who will lead DAI Magister’s Africa branch […]
We are pleased to announce two significant appointments. Former Jimmy Choo CEO, Pierre Denis, and corporate director and former Agent-General […]
DAI Magister is pleased to announce the appointment of two senior advisors, Claude Sassoulas and Sudhir Ispahani, both highly successful, […]
DAI Magister was privileged to advise Africa’s leading connected asset financing platform, M-KOPA, on its recent growth equity round of […]
DAI Magister is pleased to announce the appointment of Marc Deschamps as Co-Head. A tech entrepreneur and corporate leader with […]
DAI Magister was privileged to advise the leading high-performance computing (HPC) software provider for enterprises, Bright Computing, on its sale […]
Aggregators play a key, and rapidly growing role in unlocking this potential by connecting smallholder farmers and offering platforms that give them access to efficient markets.
We anticipate nuclear funding to reach $100 billion a year by 2030, increasingly driven by privately financed innovative SMRs reaching commercial viability across the globe
Challenges facing health-tech After years of political instability across the continent, and constant competition between national governments, multilateral lenders, private […]
M&A activity is being driven by bolt-on acquisitions as larger firms look for the most efficient and effective ways to grow their market share and capture new opportunities.
In the past few weeks African fundraises have definitely slowed, with the general pace of activity more moderate than this time last year. However, capital is continuing to flow into deals where companies can demonstrate a clear path to profitability and an open market to continue to scale.
Over the next decade, it is expected that companies offering climate related technology, will garner the same attention from financiers as technology companies have enjoyed. Market capitalisation of green equities ballooned from under $2 trillion in 2009 to over $7 trillion by 2021, almost doubling its share of the global investable market from 4% to 7%.
Green hydrogen is now a key part of global governmental energy strategy, growing the current $150bn market to $600bn by 2050. The surge in oil and gas prices, and sudden risks of supply, has only accelerated commitment to fund technologies that improve production.
High-velocity M&A situations occur when companies that aren’t up for sale are approached by one or more buyers who can and want to move quickly to close a deal..
Good governance may not be the most scintillating topic, but today it can deliver real value to growth company founders facing investors increasingly concerned about risk amid the current market uncertainty.
Microcredit organisations have long served as the only source of affordable loans for Africa’s millions of unbanked or underserved MSMEs but they remain fundamentally limited in their reach and loan offerings.
After the highs of the pandemic, it’s been a rough ride for tech stocks this year with valuations plummeting. But despite the downturn, there is already evidence the sector has plenty to offer.
Africa’s tech-enabled commerce sector has come a long way over the last decade and is now on the cusp of a significant shift. After years of development, some attrition along the way, the ecosystem is maturing, and winners are starting to emerge.
With total installed capacity of wind power plants climbing to 129 GW by 2026, there needs to be investment in weathertech to match. With growing political support and falling costs year after year, investors in the renewables space are rightfully focused on companies building new wind farm installations that add GWatt capacity to the grid.
Transitioning towards a cheaper, cleaner, and more secure renewable energy future that can simultaneously provide grid stability will require a more significant shift in how data is viewed. Companies must begin treating data as a valuable asset and utilise it to increase profits.