Co- founder, chairman and CEO of Capri Capital Partners, Quintin E Primo III
Capri Capital Partners inked a deal to develop a world class mixed-use commercial and residential project in the Central Business District of King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Saudi Arabia. The deal was signed with Dubai-based publicly traded real estate company, Emaar.
Capri Capital [...]
Billionaire Industrialist and CEO of Dangote group, Aliko Dangote.
Billionaire Nigerian industralist Aliko Dangote is expanding his interests across the African continent. The Dangote Group has recently concluded a $1.85 billion financing deal to build four new cement plants in West Africa. The agreement was made with a consortium of local banks.
“We are building [...]
J.C. Watts is the chairman of the J.C. Watts Companies.
J.C. Watts , a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003, is developing the Black Television News Channel. Which is an all-news network aimed at African-American viewers.
“We hope to be the single destination for reliable, credible, informational resources for the African-American community,” [...]
Dr. Fran Harris appears on CNBC’s The Big Idea to talk about redefining success.
Tokyo Sexwale, executive chairman and founder of Mvelaphanda Group,
South African businessman Tokyo Sexwale’s Mvelaphanda Group has launched an R90-billion (approx $11 billion) conditional bid for total ownership of South African telecommunication company, Telkom.
About Telkom
Telkom, is a wired line and wireless telecommunications provider in South Africa. The company is semi-privatised, with the government [...]
Fashion designer, Rachel Roy and husband Damon dash.
Clothing and footwear maker Jones Apparel Group has acquired a 50 percent stake in Rachel Roy to market and license the brand globally.
The Rachel Roy clothing label was launched in 2005 and is sold internationally in stores like Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Saks.
The other half [...]
Rapper and actor LL Cool J, (born James Todd Smith III) signed a deal with Sears to launch a collection of casual wear for juniors, young men, girls and boys.
The pieces will be distributed in 450 of Sears’ 900 stores in September and could generate as much as $100 million to $150 million in [...]
South African investment banker Euvin Naidoo explains why investing in Africa can make great business sense.
