Private Equity
The Middle East- and London-based investment manager has reported its second strongest year even as net income declined and the pace of private equity deals slowed.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Oil sands-related construction services company Voice Construction has been acquired by middle market investor Genstar Capital. The 173 billion barrels of oil tucked away in Alberta’s oils sands have become increasingly lucrative as oil prices skyrocket.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The MENA-focussed financial advisory and investment firm has purchased a stake in Step, its first private equity investment in Turkey.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Fresh off the close of its $7.5bn sixth buyout fund, the distressed-focused private equity firm will buy the CDOs from Merrill Lynch for $6.7bn. The investment bank will finance 75 percent of the purchase price.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Dubai-based Eastgate Capital Group has invested $23 million in Avendus Capital to fund the growth of its international operations.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The arcade and dining franchise will use the fresh capital to pay down debt, roughly two years after Wellspring purchased the company in a $375m take-private. Wellspring will retain a controlling interest in the company.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Six months after closing a $3.6bn fund, the New York buyout firm has agreed to buy Harvey Gulf International Marine, which provides services to the oil industry in the Gulf of Mexico.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The Swiss watch-maker has invested in Rivoli Group, a Dubai International Capital portfolio company that sells luxury goods in the MENA region. The retailer sells products including Gucci watches, Roberto Cavalli eyewear and Vertu mobile phones.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Washington-DC based private equity firm has acquired half of a shipbuilding company in the increasingly popular destination for private equity investment. Carlyle’s entrance into Turkey follows firms such as TPG, KKR and BC Partners.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Africa-focussed firm made proceeds of some $99m in a private placement preceding Starcomms’ listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Emerging markets focussed-Actis also exited its investment in the company.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
