{
  "id": 5309343,
  "title": "African pension funds back CardinalStone’s US$76m private equity fund targeting West African SMEs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/african-pension-funds-back-cardinalstones-us-76m-private-equity-fund-5309343",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:55:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Joy Business",
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/african-pension-funds-back-cardinalstones-us76m-private-equity-fund-targeting-west-african-smes/"
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  "summary": "The growing appetite of African pension funds for private equity is gaining momentum, with three Nigerian pension managers joining international development finance institutions and other investors in a US$76 million first close of CardinalStone Capital Advisers’ second growth fund.",
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        "title": "African pension funds back CardinalStone’s US$76m private equity fund targeting West African SMEs",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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