Sub-Saharan Africa Q1 2024 M&A Quarterly | Deal-making momentum continues, but can it be sustained?
Building upon increasing M&A activity in 2022, last year emerged as the most active period for M&A since the onset of COVID-19. The first quarter…
Read MoreSub-Saharan Africa Benchmarking | Africa-focused Independents in a low-carbon future
The SSA-focused independents have dominated M&A transactions on the continent, accounting for 80% of the acquisition spend disclosed in 2023. But with ESG scrutiny ramping…
Read MoreSub-Saharan Africa Q4 2023 M&A Quarterly | Deal flow slows, but is it the calm before the storm?
Two deals were announced in Q4 2023. This was a slow finish to the year but still contributed to 2023 being the most active year…
Read MoreAOW Rumblings on the Ground | The continent sticks to its own Energy Transition script
The Welligence team attended Africa Oil Week (AOW) this year in Cape Town, South Africa. We met with multiple clients and key stakeholders focused on…
Read MoreSub-Saharan Africa Q3 2023 M&A Quarterly | Deal flow remains strong with plenty on the menu heading into 2024
Four deals were announced in Q3, two in Angola and one each in Nigeria and Gabon. Activity was driven by African-focused independents and brownfield specialists…
Read MoreArc of instability threatens Sahel’s upstream, pipeline ambitions
“The trend shows that there is a growing political risk in the Sahel, (especially in the Francophone region),” noted Ifeanyi Onyegiri, analyst at upstream consultancyWelligence.…
Read MoreWelligence Corporate | Capex guidance — sector set for 16% uplift in investment in 2023
With reporting season largely over, the vast majority of companies have now reported guidance for 2023. ACCESS PDF
Read MoreWelligence Corporate | Majors report in latest E&P 2023 capex guidance update
Welligence releases the latest capex guidance tracker including the Majors announcements and introduces new functionality. ACCESS PDF
Read MoreWelligence Sub-Saharan Africa | Our 2023 outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa
Our view on exploration, M&A activity, FLNG, key developments and emerging trends in new energies. Political factors may also come into play with key elections…
Read MoreWelligence Sub-Saharan Africa M&A Q3 2022 | Deal flow slows but plenty on the menu heading into 2023
We are pleased to release our quarterly report analysing M&A activity and the outlook for deal-making across the Sub-Saharan Africa region. As part of our…
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