{"id":1336,"date":"2026-01-29T09:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iqeq.com\/mu\/events\/abidjan-private-equity-venture-capital-summit-apes-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T09:30:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:30:34","slug":"abidjan-private-equity-venture-capital-summit-apes-2026","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/iqeq.com\/mu\/events\/abidjan-private-equity-venture-capital-summit-apes-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Abidjan Private Equity &amp; Venture Capital Summit (APES) 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"text-block standard-spacing  \">    <div class=\"container fade-in\">\n        <p>We\u2019re pleased to be attending the Abidjan Private Equity &amp; Venture Capital Summit (APES) 2026, taking place on 4 &#8211; 5 June 2026 at the Palais des Congr\u00e8s, Sofitel Abidjan H\u00f4tel Ivoire, in Abidjan, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.<\/p>\n<p>APES 2026 will bring together the global private equity and venture capital community, convening investors, fund managers, development finance institutions, policymakers, regulators, advisors, and entrepreneurs from across Francophone and Sub\u2011Saharan Africa and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Our team from Mauritius, Pazani Vaitilingon, Head of Commercial, Mauritius, and Tony Laguette, Associate Director \u2013 Business Development, will be attending the event and will be pleased to discuss how we can best support your business objectives.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to seeing you there.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"related-section related-section--people related-section--centered standard-spacing\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <h2>Attendees from IQ-EQ<\/h2>\n                        <div class=\"cards row-load\">\n                    <div class=\"person-card\">\n                    <div class=\"bg-img lozad normal\">\n                <img width=\"290\" height=\"192\" class=\"attachment-person_card size-person_card lozad\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/iqeq.com\/mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4092_Pazani-Vaitilingon_Website-Pics-01-290x192.png\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"bg-img lozad hover\">\n                <img width=\"290\" height=\"192\" class=\"attachment-person_card size-person_card lozad\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/iqeq.com\/mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4092_Pazani-Vaitilingon_Website-Pics-02-290x192.png\" \/>            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"info\">\n                            <h3>Pazani Vaitilingon<\/h3>\n                        <p class=\"job-title\">Head of Commercial, Mauritius<\/p>\n            <div class=\"border\"><\/div>\n                            <p class=\"location\">Mauritius<\/p>\n                        <a href=\"#contact-person\" class=\"link link--deepgray email\">\n                Send email            <\/a>\n                            <a href=\"tel:+2302138961\" class=\"link telephone\">\n                    +230 213 8961                <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"socials\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pazanivaitilingon\/\" class=\"linkedin\">\n                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"person-card\">\n                    <div class=\"bg-img lozad normal\">\n                <img width=\"290\" height=\"192\" class=\"attachment-person_card size-person_card lozad\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/iqeq.com\/mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tony-Laguette-2-290x192.png\" \/>            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"bg-img lozad hover\">\n                <img width=\"290\" height=\"192\" class=\"attachment-person_card size-person_card lozad\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/iqeq.com\/mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tony-Laguette-3-290x192.png\" \/>            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"info\">\n                            <h3>Tony Laguette<\/h3>\n                        <p class=\"job-title\">Associate Director &#8211; Business Development<\/p>\n            <div class=\"border\"><\/div>\n                            <p class=\"location\">Mauritius<\/p>\n                        <a href=\"#contact-person\" class=\"link link--deepgray email\">\n                Send email            <\/a>\n                            <a href=\"tel:+2304052114\" class=\"link telephone\">\n                    +230 405 2114                <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"socials\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tonylaguette\/\" class=\"linkedin\">\n                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"button-wrapper\">\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":1338,"menu_order":0,"template":"","expertise":[],"service_category":[],"class_list":["post-1336","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Abidjan Private Equity &amp; 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