Better private equity performance and accession to the European Union have gone hand in hand for Central and Eastern Europe. By Judy Kuan.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
The oversubscribed fund will focus on early stage IT companies in the US, China and Japan.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The private equity arm of Merrill Lynch has acquired Grupo Convermex, a Mexico-based disposable tableware manufacturer, from JPMorgan Partners.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Dominique Hansen, a vice president at OMERS Capital, is slated to join mega-buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts next month.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Emerging markets specialist Aureos Capital is continuing its march into new markets for Asian private equity, with the firm honing in on Bangladesh for its latest endeavour. By Judy Kuan.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
Newbridge Andean Partners, a fund managed by ACON Investments and affiliated with Texas Pacific, has agreed to sell its minority stake in Carulla Vivero through a transaction that values the retailer at over $700m including debt.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
The London-based emerging markets specialist has made an initial close on $1.3bn for its Global Special Situations Fund 3.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Is sub-Saharan African real estate ripe for the plucking? In a recent conversation with Judy Kuan, David Morley of Actis shared why the emerging markets specialist is prudently bullish on the region’s potential.
4 min read · 03 January 2013
In Colombia, the 4x return of ACON Investments-backed Carulla Vivero shows that while opportunities in the Latin American markets can take time to show their true potential, there are rewards to be reaped from being patient. By Judy Kuan.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
Private equity has extended to the far corners of the world, cropping up in some unexpected locales. Judy Kuan speaks with Robert Fogler, co-founder of the Rwanda-focused Thousand Hills Venture Fund, about the role for private equity in a smaller market – but one that might well be on a fast-track for growth.
4 min read · 03 January 2013
