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		<title>Adlevo Capital&#124;networks&#124;Understanding of Technology&#124;Operating Experience</title>
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Adlevo Capital was established to capitalize on the growing demand for infrastructure and services in sub-Saharan Africa. They focus on technology-enabled opportunities, which benefit from increased buying power of consumers. They believe that the application of technology to the provision of infrastructure and services is an essential determinant of sustainable social development outcomes and will]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.adlevocapital.com/index.html">Adlevo Capital </a>was established to capitalize on the growing demand for <a class="zem_slink" title="Infrastructure" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure">infrastructure</a> and services in <a class="zem_slink" title="Sub-Saharan Africa" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-Saharan_Africa">sub-Saharan Africa</a>. They focus on <a class="zem_slink" title="Technology" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology">technology</a>-enabled opportunities, which benefit from increased <a class="zem_slink" title="Purchasing power" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing_power">buying power</a> of <a class="zem_slink" title="Consumer" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer">consumers</a>. They believe that the application of technology to the provision of infrastructure and services is an essential determinant of <a class="zem_slink" title="Sustainability" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability">sustainable</a> <a class="zem_slink" title="Social development" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_development">social development</a> outcomes and will generate compelling returns for investors.<br />
Adlevo Capital make their investment decisions based on these here factors:<br />
Strong management team<br />
Large <a class="zem_slink" title="Market opportunity" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_opportunity">market opportunity</a><br />
Consumer driven growth<br />
Positive impact on WIRED attributes</p>
<p><a href="http://http://www.adlevocapital.com/index.html">Adlevo Capital Africa LLC</a></p>
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		<title>The Khan Academy Serie:Raising Series A &amp; B From  VCs</title>
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		<title>The Khan Academy Serie:Raising Money For A Start Up</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A/ Raising capital from angel investors

In this video by Tech awards winning Khan,we learn about the pre-money and post-money valuation.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A/ Raising capital from angel investors<br />
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<p>In this video by Tech awards winning Khan,we learn about the pre-money and post-money valuation.</p>
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		<title>The Largest Private Equity Firm in Africa</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citadel Capital is the largest private equity investor in Africa and the seventy-fifth largest globally, according to Private Equity International’s PEI 300, an annual ranking of the largest international private equity firms based on funds raised in the previous five years.
In the same period, the firm has generated US$ 2.2 billion in cash returns to]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.citadelcapital.com"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-251" title="citadel-capital" src="http://africaincorp.net/cms/sub/wp6/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/citadel-capital.png" alt="citadel-capital" width="214" height="125" />Citadel Capital</a> is the largest private equity investor in Africa and the seventy-fifth largest globally, according to Private Equity International’s PEI 300, an annual ranking of the largest international private equity firms based on funds raised in the previous five years.</p>
<p>In the same period, the firm has generated US$ 2.2 billion in cash returns to investors, more than any other <a class="zem_slink" title="Private equity firm" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_equity_firm">private equity firm</a> in the <a class="zem_slink" title="MENA" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MENA">MENA region</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.citadelcapital.com/portfolio/current-investments/"><strong>Current Investments</strong></a></p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Some of the topics and questions discussed at the conference  would be the following:
-Africa,the last frontier for private equity ?
-How does Africa compare to the international markets ?
-What countries would bring future growth ?
-State of the markets VS Investment trends
-Major trends and Mid sized and large Funds
-State of secondary market
-Difficulty of achieving exit in]]></description>
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<p>Some of the topics and questions discussed at the conference  would be the following:</p>
<p>-Africa,the last frontier for private equity ?</p>
<p>-How does Africa compare to the international markets ?</p>
<p>-What countries would bring future growth ?</p>
<p>-State of the markets VS Investment trends</p>
<p>-Major trends and Mid sized and large Funds</p>
<p>-State of secondary market</p>
<p>-Difficulty of achieving exit in emerging capital</p>
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