Private Equity
Ferry builder and operator Globology, part-owned by Dutch family office DOB Equity, will use the investment to double its fleet.
2 min read · 05 December 2016
The firm has agreed to acquire network connectivity provider CMC Networks from Investec.
2 min read · 23 November 2016
The profit-with-purpose investor has sealed its first healthcare deal, investing $22m in a Kenyan retail pharmacy.
3 min read · 23 November 2016
AlixPartners founder Jay Alix, Canadian pension funds CDPQ and PSP Investments, and Middle Eastern investment firm Investcorp are acquiring CVC’s ownership stake valuing AlixPartners at more than $2.5bn.
3 min read · 07 November 2016
The firm, which raised $1.3bn for its Africa funds last year, is betting on the increasing use of urea-based fertilisers around the world and Indorama’s expansion into African, US and European markets.
2 min read · 14 October 2016
Despite the region’s economic challenges, Africa remains one of the world’s most promising growth opportunities for private equity funds that have the right strategies, say The Boston Consulting Group’s Patrick Dupoux, Marc Becker and Seddik El Fihri.
4 min read · 07 October 2016
A shareholder in the company since July 2014, the Hong Kong-based private equity firm bought TA Associates’s majority stake as it looks to expand the brand in Asia and across the globe.
2 min read · 03 October 2016
KKR and Permira among those named in Private Equity International’s annual celebration of the industry’s best value creation stories.
3 min read · 03 October 2016
The pan-African firm is acquiring a 49% stake for $55m from AfricInvest and the founding family.
2 min read · 29 September 2016
The firm is investing alongside Banque Centrale Populaire in Atlantic Business International, a banking group in the UEMOA region.
2 min read · 12 September 2016
