The Carlyle Group has launched a team to conduct buyout and growth capital investments in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Carlyle SSA group will make buyout and growth capital investments in private and public companies from offices in Johannesburg, South Africa and Lagos, Nigeria. Managing directors Marlon Chigwende and Danie Jordaan will co-head the new team. The group also includes managing director Genevieve Sangudi. Jordaan begins his duties immediately while Chigwende and Sangudi will be active in May 2011.
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