Nordic Development Finance Institutions in Africa:

Nordic Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) play an important role in providing sustainable development for Africa which accordance with their mandates. By investing in private equity Funds in Africa, investee companies have covered various sectors in Africa which may not only improve economic development but also increase employment. Additionally, investing in a Fund can spread risk through diversifications and help DFIs to share knowledge with Fund manager in local presence. This study analyzes the management control systems (MCS) of DFIs investing in private equity Funds, wherein the authors mainly focus on output control and behavior control which are two types of control widely discussed in previous research and literature. Hereby the authors set three hypotheses based on research and get findings to support the research questions.

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Mr. Qubo Chen has obtained master degree from KTH Royal Institute Of Science and Technology in 2011, majored in Entreprenuership and Innovation management. Before that, he worked in automotive industry for several years, with great interesting in investment.