Private Equity

Middle East & North Africa

CHAMP buys $293m stake in wine conglomerate

The Sydney-based firm is the latest to uncork a wine deal, buying a majority stake in NYSE-listed Constellation, whose labels include Clos du Bois.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Helios buys e-commerce company for $110m

The deal, for Nigeria-based InterSwitch, includes a co-investment from technology-oriented firm Adlevo Capital.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Sequoia backs software company with INR600m

Pune-headquartered Quick Heal says it will use the capital to further its overseas expansion.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Eiffage closes West African toll road PPP

The French concessionaire has reached financial close for the €230m Dakar-Diamniadio toll road, in Senegal, backed by €62.5 million in debt from the African Development Bank, the IFC, Senegalese bank CBAO and the West African Development Bank.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

EUROPE NEWS: Government funds pile into Europe

Norway Government Pension Fund Global’s debut purchase in London capped a busy few months for similar government-backed investors buying in Europe’s major cities. PERE Magazine, December 2010, January 2011 issue.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Actis makes $58m pre-IPO play in Brazil

The emerging markets-focused firm has struck its third Brazilian deal in three months, backing Brazil’s largest independent brokerage firm, XP Investimentos.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Globeleq grows stake in West African power plant

The portfolio company of emerging markets private equity and infrastructure investor Actis has acquired the shareholdings of EDF Group and ABB Equity Ventures in the Azito gas-fired power plant in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Actis closes on $290m Honduran wind project

The Cerre de Hula wind energy plant in Honduras should be operational in 2012 and is expected to generate 6% of the country’s power.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

One Equity continues pursuit of liquidated Nortel assets

JPMorgan’s private equity arm has teamed with Turkish investment trust, Rhea Girisim, to acquire a 53.13 percent majority ownership of Netas.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

MerchantBridge cements $220m Iraq deal

The 15-year lease for control of Iraqi cement plant Karbala is reportedly the largest private equity deal transacted this year in the MENA region.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

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