Private Equity
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
The private equity arm of Citigroup has made an all-equity minority investment in the livestock pharmaceuticals producer.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The tech-focused middle market affiliate of Silver Lake Partners has purchased a minority interest in Brazilian computing company Locaweb.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Chinese social networking provider has been sold to internet company Tencent for a reported $60m.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Carlyle Group has sold Wall Street Institute, a chain of English language training centers, to education and information company Pearson.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The European company has taken control of Turkey’s Hedef for a reported £100m, in ‘the first of a number of acquisitions’, according to chairman Stefano Pessina.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
GS Capital Partners and Clayton Dubilier & Rice are teaming up to buy Harrington Holdings from The Jordan Company, which first invested in the company in 2007.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The mid-market firm has purchased a Spanish blood bank that preserves stem cells to potentially help treat illnesses in the future.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The National Bank of Kuwait subsidiary's acquisition of a 30% stake in Dunya Goz Group will help accelerate the company's growth.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
In sharp contrast to Western markets, an overwhelming majority of venture capitalists in China, India and Brazil expect the number of venture capital firms in their respective countries to increase between now and 2015.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
