Private equity firms continue to be attracted by opportunities to invest, driven by the region’s large population and rising consumer spending, according to the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.
3 min read · 22 December 2015
The European firm announced its third transaction in a week with its agreement to acquire Groupe B&B Hotels from Carlyle.
2 min read · 17 December 2015
The investment in the Scandinavian kitchen company is understood to be the firm’s third from its debut small-cap vehicle that is currently in market targeting €250m.
1 min read · 16 December 2015
A study of almost 600 portfolio companies revealed that US GPs have charged $20bn in transaction and monitoring fees over a 20-year period.
4 min read · 15 December 2015
The emerging market fund’s investment in Asiri Hospitals Group is understood to have generated an IRR of more than 25%.
2 min read · 10 December 2015
The European mid-market firm’s acquisition of Salad Signature brings the number of investments made from that fund to 10.
1 min read · 10 December 2015
Investments held for more than four years will remain subject to capital gains tax treatment.
2 min read · 09 December 2015
The sale follows the firms’ divestment of pharmaceutical company Quotient also this month.
1 min read · 09 December 2015
The lifescience investor topped its €250 million target tapping investors primarily in Europe and some in North America.
1 min read · 08 December 2015
As Hilary Clinton campaigns for the Democratic Party nomination in the race to the White House, in an op-ed in the New York Times, she reiterated her proposal to reform carried interest taxation as part of her broader agenda for the financial sector.
2 min read · 08 December 2015
