Private equity in South Africa 2006
15/08/2007. SAVCA's venture capital and private equity industry performance survey of South Africa covering the 2006 calendar year.

South Africa private equity and venture capital survey-2003
21/07/2004. The South African private equity industry recorded total funds under management of R41.5bn at the close of 2003, a ten per cent increase on the previous year, according to KPMG and the South Africa Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor South Africa 2001
18/06/2002. The key to improving levels of new business growth in South Africa is education, says this report for the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. While not desperate - South Africa has average rates of entrepreneurial activity in international terms - there are concerns about the lack of a ready supply of entrepreneurs.

Private equity comes into its own at last in SA
30/04/2002. Private equity is a relatively small asset class in South Africa both in relation to other traditional asset classes and compared to the size of the market elsewhere. There is an estimated R10-15bn currently invested with as many as 50 players. Marcia Klein from the Sunday Times newspaper in South Africa looks at the emerging market.

Gensec Survey 2002
12/02/2002. South Africa, along with many other countries of the world, is unlikely to be immune to the slowdown and uncertainty being experienced in the US, says this survey from Gensec Bank. The survey looks at the present economic climate in South Africa so that investors may ascertain whether this country is an attractive investment destination.

Institutional investment and the private equity market in South Africa
06/06/2001. The private equity market in South Africa is blighted by a lack of institutional investment. Despite tremendous growth of the industry in recent years, South African institutions are slow to come up with the cash.

1999 South Africa private equity survey
29/05/2001. The South African private equity industry has seen strong growth, boasting almost R28bn of capital under management in 1999. This report from KPMG outlines the main trends.

An overview of South African venture capital and private equity
29/05/2001. Although the South African private equity market has seen significant expansion in recent years, investors are dragging their heels when it comes to investing in seed and start-up ventures. Drawing on a variety of sources, this University of Cape Town report assesses the state of the VC industry in South Africa.