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This paper discusses the landscape for private equity and venture capital financing in Ghana. It provides an overview of the private equity and venture capital market in the country, describing key players, including funds, fund managers, investors, and public sector entities. The paper provides an analysis of key market drivers and impediments, as well as legal, regulatory, and taxation drivers and impediments that affect Ghana’s private equity and venture capital industry.

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  • This paper discusses the landscape for private equity and venture capital financing in Ghana

  • Given the high value-added that private equity/venture capital (PE/VC) firms can bring to the economy, this study aims to identify barriers to PE/VC investment in Ghana by assessing the private equity and venture capital ecosystem in Ghana

  • Ghana is generally touted as an attractive investment destination on the continent because of its stable government and relatively strong business environment

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This paper discusses the landscape for private equity and venture capital financing in Ghana. These funds range from US$4 million to US$23 million in size and invest an estimated average of between IS$100,000 - US$2 million in Ghanaian small and medium-sized businesses.[65] Their investor base in general consists of local players: the VCTF, Ghanaian banks, Gold Coast Securities Ltd., Ghanaian insurance companies, and the large state pension fund SSNIT.

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