Private Equity

Middle East & North Africa

3i eyes HeidelbergCement assets

The UK-based firm may bid for the company's Malaysian assets, estimated to be worth more than $200m. Others reportedly interested include Bain and CVC.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

South Africa real estate M&A boosts corporate activity

Though South Africa is on the brink of recession and mergers and acquisition volumes have tumbled, a report by information provider Mergermarker says there have been a string of real estate deals in the first quarter of the year.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Emerging markets see ‘voracious appetite’ for office space

Despite the credit crunch, the global office markets are still on an “upward trend,” according to a report by real estate services firm, Colliers International. The emerging markets continued to record strong growth in the sector.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Former fund of funds president faces embezzlement charges

The US Attorney in Illinois has charged John Orecchio, the former president of AA Capital Partners, with embezzlement for allegedly using clients’ money for personal expenditures. Orecchio is expected to plead guilty. The now-defunct AA Capital spun-out from ABN AMRO’s Fund Investment Group in 1995.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Shanghai Amara opens in Shanghai

The Middle East-backed firm plans to initially invest in China on a deal-by-deal basis, with an eye to raising sector-specific private equity funds in the future.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Global Buyout Fund returns 3% to investors

Kuwait-based Global Investment House has passed on to investors capital received in dividend payments from the 'strong performance' of portfolio companies.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Unicorn makes partial exit from energy platform

Unicorn Investment Bank's private equity arm has sold a 10% stake in Regional Energy Services, generating a 124% return.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

KK DaVinci to sell ¥3.4 billion REIT manager

Tokyo-based private equity real estate firm KK DaVinci is to sell DaVinci Select, the management unit responsible for the DA Office Investment Corporation J-REIT, to Japanese securities brokerage Daiwa Securities Group. The deal coincides with Daiwa’s purchase of a 13 percent stake in the J-REIT

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Life after leverage

Mega-firms with dry powder are breaking the LBO mould to get deals done, writes Toby Mitchenall.

4 min read · 05 January 2013

VC firms invest $279m in Israel in Q2 2009

Venture investments in Israel declined 40% as compared to the second quarter of 2008, but showed a 5% increase over the first quarter of 2009.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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