Middle East & North Africa

Boston Ventures in telecom deal(2)

Boston Ventures is to buy a local US cable and telecom company, marking the middle market firm’s fifth investment from its seventh, $500 million fund.

Arcapita exits wind farm in second deal this week(2)

Prudential M&G’s infrastructure arm Infracapital Partners and an unnamed group advised by JP Morgan Asset Management have bought a one third stake in wind farm Zephyr Investments from Arcapita Bank, in the Bahrain-based investor’s second deal this week.

Arcapita exits wind farm in second deal this week

Prudential M&G’s infrastructure arm Infracapital Partners and an unnamed group advised by JP Morgan Asset Management have bought a one third stake in wind farm Zephyr Investments from Arcapita Bank, in the Bahrain-based investor’s second deal this week.

Boston Ventures in telecom deal

Boston Ventures is to buy a local US cable and telecom company, marking the middle market firm’s fifth investment from its seventh, $500 million fund.

Origo Sino-India increases holding in Fomento(3)

Listed emerging markets manager Origo Sino-India is backing an Indian iron ore producer with a $10 million investment that will trigger Origo’s own return to market for funding.

Sainsbury’s family demands adequate pensions settlement

Qatari investment company Three Delta may be thwarted in its attempts to buy UK supermarket Sainsbury’s by the founding Sainsbury family. The family has reiterated in a statement that its acceptance of any bid is conditional on the Qatari firm providing an adequate pensions settlement.

Ethos consortium gains exclusivity with R9.85bn casino group(2)

South African casino group Gold Reef Resorts has entered into exclusive talks with an Ethos Private Equity-led consortium, and the bid already has 76 percent shareholder acceptance.

Swiss group rebuffs BC and Cheyne

European buyout firm BC Partners and Cheyne Special Situations Fund have been refused access to the books of Quadrant, a Swiss plastics group, despite offering a significant premium to the company’s share price.

Carlyle and Advent flip building company(3)

Investment company Arcapita has bought window and door company HT Troplast from The Carlyle Group and Advent International two years after the firms bought the company.

Origo Sino-India increases holding in Fomento(2)

Listed emerging markets manager Origo Sino-India is backing an Indian iron ore producer with a $10 million investment that will trigger Origo’s own return to market for funding.