Africa’s Corporate Giants Buy Their Way to Scale as M&A Overtakes Organic Growth

Pan-African · DEALS Key Facts —Footprint expansion: The top 30 African companies operated in an average of 16 African countries by 2018, up from 8 in 2008, according to Boston Consulting Group (BCG). —Deal value rising: BCG reported that African deal value rose 36 percent in the first nine months of 2024 compared with the…