Recent findings by the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association shows that East Africa accounted for 18 per cent of the total number of private equity deals in Africa, totalling $1.4 billion between 2010 and the first half of 2016. Joining CNBC Africa to discuss the appetite for private equity deals in East Africa are; Ponmile Osibo, Manager for Research and Training at the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association and Christoph Evard, Partner at Kibo Capital.