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Bridging Africa’s Infrastructure Gap
  • May 2025
  • 1 min

Bridging Africa’s Infrastructure Gap

Great to see our CEO, V Shankar, speak at the Milken Institute Global Conference, where he joined a powerful panel exploring how to address Africa’s $170+ billion annual infrastructure financing gap. Read More
Gateway Partners Group and SBI Holdings announce strategic partnership. Gateway also announces the sale of a minority stake to Dr Roger Ferguson
  • September 2024
  • 1 min

Gateway Partners Group and SBI Holdings announce strategic partnership. Gateway also announces the sale of a minority stake to Dr Roger Ferguson

Gateway Partners Group (“Gateway”), the emerging markets investment manager, and SBI Holdings, the Japanese financial services conglomerate with over $187bn in assets, today announced a strategic partnership that would see SBI Holdings acquire a minority equity position in Gateway, in addition to commitments to invest in future Gateway private equity funds. SBI Holdings will have a seat on the Gateway Holdings Limited Board, as well as observer status on several committees, and will assist in mobilizing commitments from other Japanese investors. Read More
V. Shankar as Speaker at the 2024 Milken Institute Global Conference
  • May 2024
  • 1 min

V. Shankar as Speaker at the 2024 Milken Institute Global Conference

Gateway Partner’s Co-founder and CEO, V. Shankar, spoke at the 2024 Milken Institute Global Conference on May 5 – 8 in Los Angeles on a panel discussion titled: “Can Digital Transformation Close the Global Growth Gap?” Read More
Interview with V. Shankar on Economist Impact
  • April 2024
  • 1 min

Interview with V. Shankar on Economist Impact

In this episode, Bilge Arslan, analyst at The Economist Group, spoke with V. Shankar, Co-founder and CEO at Gateway Partners and Pratibha Thaker, Editorial Director, Middle East and Africa at Economist Intelligence: EIU. Read More
African Credit Opportunities Fund (ACOF) invests in Telecel Global Services
  • February 2024
  • 4 mins

African Credit Opportunities Fund (ACOF) invests in Telecel Global Services

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 6, 2024 – Africa Credit Opportunities Fund (ACOF) and Telecel Group are pleased to announce a US$20M debt investment into Telecel Global Limited, to propel telecommunications expansion across West Africa. Read More
African Credit Opportunities Fund (ACOF) invests in Watu Credit Uganda Ltd
  • January 2024
  • 4 mins

African Credit Opportunities Fund (ACOF) invests in Watu Credit Uganda Ltd

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 16, 2024 – Gateway Partners is pleased to announce a US$15M debt investment into Watu Credit Uganda Ltd, an African financial inclusion company, from their African Credit Opportunities Fund (ACOF). Read More
Gateway Invests in TerraCIS Technologies, alongside Investor Consortium
  • November 2021
  • 4 mins

Gateway invests in TerraCIS Technologies

Gateway is pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of TerraCIS Technologies Limited (“TTL”) together with our investor consortium partners, Quantela Inc. and Avenue Capital Group. TTL is an India-based IT services company providing digitization services and the implementation of smart cities, with a majority stake in a Philippines-based digital land registry business. Read More
Gateway and Afreximbank announce credit fund JV
  • October 2021
  • 2 mins

Credit Fund JV Launch

Afreximbank and Gateway Partners are teaming up to create the Africa Credit Opportunities Fund (ACOF) to provide credit solutions to African businesses. Read More
What Developing Countries Need to Reach Net Zero
  • October 2021
  • 5 mins

Net Zero for EM

As Gateway CEO, V Shankar, explains in this op-ed published in Project Syndicate, one-size-fits-all policies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions will not work. Unless developed countries recognize the challenges confronting developing and emerging economies and take appropriate steps to help them achieve net-zero emissions, we will all be worse off. Read More
V. Shankar Speaks at the 32nd Annual NASP Financial Services Conference
  • September 2021
  • 2 mins

Shankar at NASP Conference

“Gateway CEO, V Shankar, speaks at the Africa & Emerging Markets Summit of the NASP Conference Gateway CEO, V Shankar, spoke during the Africa & Emerging Markets Summit (“”AEMS””) portion of the recent NASP Financial Services Conference. Read More
Gateway CEO, V Shankar, moderates session at the 2021 Africa Singapore Business Forum
  • August 2021
  • 2 mins

Shankar at ASBF '21

Gateway CEO, V Shankar, moderated the “Leapfrogging the World: Innovation and Sustainability in Africa” panel held during the 2021 Africa Singapore Business Forum on August 23. Read More
Financial Times: “Cabling Africa: the great data race to serve the last billion”
  • February 2021
  • 2 mins

FT article: Africa data

The Financial Times explores Africa’s digital infrastructure – the opportunities, the current ‘gold rush’, and the attention from global technology giants. Read More