East Asia

ECP, Truffle pay $53m for Moroccan mines(3)

Emerging Capital Partners, in partnership with Truffle Capital, has acquired a third African mining company with its $53 million purchase of Morocco’s Compagnie Miniere de Touissit.

Darby backs Indian coffee company

Investments in consumer-related industries in India continue to soar as the private equity arm of Franklin Templeton Investments takes a stake Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company.

Report: TPG eyes 40% stake in Japanese lender(2)

TPG Capital, the US-based private equity firm, is reportedly keen to acquire up to a 40 percent interest in Japan-listed NIS Group, a Tokyo-based lender to small businesses.

Advantage Partners to make first solo acquisition outside Japan

The local Japanese buyout firm is set to acquire a US-based automotive leather interiors provider, beating The Carlyle Group in its bid, in what the firm calls ‘a big first step’ to becoming a ‘global firm’.

Blackstone, Fortress stocks hit new lows(4)

Bleak economic data has sent US stock markets tumbling – taking Blackstone and Fortress along with – one day before markets close for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Blackstone, Fortress stocks hit new lows(3)

Bleak economic data has sent US stock markets tumbling – taking Blackstone and Fortress along with – one day before markets close for the Thanksgiving holiday.

ECP, Truffle pay $53m for Moroccan mines(2)

Emerging Capital Partners, in partnership with Truffle Capital, has acquired a third African mining company with its $53 million purchase of Morocco’s Compagnie Miniere de Touissit.

Blackstone, Fortress stocks hit new lows(2)

Bleak economic data has sent US stock markets tumbling – taking Blackstone and Fortress along with – one day before markets close for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Lombard makes partial exit via IPO in Singapore(4)

Lombard Investment has made a partial divestment from Mermaid Maritime, an offshore marine and oil drilling rigs business which listed in Singapore on 16 October.

DIC picks up Almatis, UBS underwrites $1bn(4)

Dubai International Capital, the Middle Eastern investment firm, has bought Almatis in a secondary deal, with loans at more than six times EBITDA provided by Swiss bank UBS.