Eno Atoyebi to speak at The Colloquium 2024
Eno Atoyebi, Managing Director of ValuAlliance Asset Management Limited, is scheduled to speak at The Colloquium in 2024.
Eno Atoyebi, Managing Director of ValuAlliance Asset Management Limited, will be a panellist at The Colloquium 2024. Eno will share useful insights on strategies that shaped her career journey, highlighting the resilience needed to succeed in a constantly changing economic environment.
ValuAlliance Money Market Fund Attains an A+(f) on its Annual Fund Risk Rating
ValuAlliance is pleased to announce that the fund risk rating of its Money Market Fund has been reviewed upward from A(f) to A+(f) by Agusto & Co., one of Nigeria’s rating agencies. The rating reflects the Fund’s low exposure to credit, liquidity, and interest rate risks and the strict adherence to regulatory and internal guidelines.
Within the review period (March 2021 – February 2022), the Fund held an average of 30% of net assets in Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) securities, which are rated ‘Aaa’ on the national rating scale.
Funds rated ‘A+(f)’ are believed to have low to moderate exposure to downside risk (impairment to the net asset value) in the medium term. The Fund’s main objective is to continue providing investors with a steady return on capital, liquidity, and capital preservation by making credible investments in a diversified portfolio of high-quality, short-term money market instruments.
About the ValuAlliance Money Market Fund
ValuAlliance Money Market Fund is an open-end collective investment scheme promoted and managed by ValuAlliance Asset Management Limited (‘ValuAlliance’)- a wholly-owned subsidiary of the African Capital Alliance (ACA) Group.
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Ogedi Onyeama Speaks at the AVCA’s Pension Funds and Private Equity in Nigeria
The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) and Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) in December 2021 launched the inaugural Pensions Funds and Private Equity in Nigeria Study.
This study marks the launch of a broader partnership between AVCA and PenOp, investigating and assessing the role of Nigerian pension funds in empowering local investors in Nigeria’s private equity industry.
Ogedi Onyeama, Head Investor Relations at ACA, was hosted among other esteemed industry experts by AVCA in a webinar to mark the launch. The discussions analyzed the responses from Nigeria’s leading pension fund managers incorporated in the report, exploring their interest and perception of private equity as an asset class.
Ogedi, in speaking to the drivers for the private equity industry in Nigeria, had this to say “Despite recent macro headwinds and what has turned out to be a very challenging environment for raising capital, we hold the firm view that the fundamentals of our market support a really strong medium to long-term growth story, and that there are opportunities to create value and provide very attractive returns to investors through private equity investments.
The growth drivers include the youth demographics of our market, organisation trends that have driven consumption, the infrastructure deficit, underserved consumer demands in many sectors – including Tech, opportunities to bridge the digital divide and drive digital transformation in various sectors and industries/value chains and markets, as well as opportunities created by reforms to build large companies that deliver skill. These drivers present opportunities for private capital to find and back strong management teams in the right sectors and create value for the market and investors.”
Ogedi Onyeama to Speak at the Virtual Launch, Pensions Funds and Private Equity in Nigeria
The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) and Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) will together host the launch of AVCA’s Pension Funds and Private Equity in Nigeria Study. The virtual event is scheduled for December 14th, 2021. Time is 1pm WAT.
This study marks the launch of a wider partnership between AVCA and PenOp, investigating and assessing the role of Nigerian pension funds in empowering local investors in Nigeria’s private equity industry.
Ogedi Onyeama, Principal, African Capital Alliance will be speaking at the Virtual Launch, among other industry experts.
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African Capital Alliance Completes Significant Equity Investment in WIOCC to drive long-term growth
African Capital Alliance (ACA), a leading pan-African alternative investment firm focused on managing investments across Africa, is pleased to announce its equity investment, via its CAPE IV fund, into WIOCC (West Indian Ocean Cable Company), Africa’s hyperscale infrastructure provider. ACA’s investment forms part of WIOCC’s $200m capital raise. The investment will support WIOCC in its expansion strategy across Africa and accelerate its investment in enhancing the continent’s digital infrastructure.
Established in 2007, WIOCC operates an exceptional hyperscale communications platform that delivers critical services to its wholesale clients across 30 countries in Africa and many more globally. The platform comprises more than 75,000km of terrestrial fibre interconnecting well over 100 Points of Presence (PoPs), and seamlessly integrated with its strategic investments in multiple subsea systems. One of the leading players in Africa’s wholesale connectivity market, WIOCC is responsible for more than 50% of capacity activated on the Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy), a key undersea fibre-optic cable system connecting countries and consumers in Eastern and Southern Africa to the rest of the world.
The current high calibre management team has been in situ since the founding of the company and has had a proven track record of delivering double-digit revenue and EBITDA growth over the last four years towards building a world-class business.
ACA will partner with WIOCC to support the management team in expanding and extending what is Africa’s first, truly hyperscale network infrastructure, accelerating rollout of new digital infrastructure to support its wholesale clients – cloud operators, content providers, fixed and mobile telcos, ISPs and other operators – in taking advantage of the many opportunities Africa has to offer – reaching underserved communities, and providing opportunities to millions of people in those remote areas. WIOCC, with ACA as a partner, is addressing strong market fundamentals with internet penetration expected to expand significantly. ACA’s aim will be to ensure that it continues to support WIOCC’s growth through innovative, sustainable strategies.
Commenting on the announcement, Paul Kokoricha, Partner, African Capital Alliance, said: “WIOCC is a fast-growing wholesale capacity provider in Africa that has positive market fundamentals given the rate at which internet penetration is growing and the desire for more OTT services. Our partnership with them will deliver their vision of being Africa’s leading carriers’ carrier, setting the standard by which performance is measured in the industry, through the delivery of robust and creative solutions for each client, with exceptional support, leading to successful long-term partnerships. We are impressed with the management team, and we are confident our partnership will deliver for all stakeholders.
Chris Wood, CEO of WIOCC, added: “We are excited to conclude this stage of our capital raise to support further expansion of our hyperscale infrastructure. Telecommunications is a critical service that is helping to drive financial and digital inclusion across Africa, both connecting people to the financial system and digitalizing businesses. We have made significant progress over the last few years and built a solid foundation from which to grow. The inward investment and partnership with ACA will help us in enabling businesses and consumers in Africa to participate in and benefit from digital economy. ACA’s track record and partnership mentality will be a welcome addition to WIOCC, and we very much look forward to working with them for long-term sustainable growth.”