Private Equity
An uptick in real estate investment activity by SWFs in 2008 may indicate a long-term investment trend, including helping to fill the debt financing void, according to a Deloitte report.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Qatar Holding, the direct investment division of the Qatar Investment Authority, has purchased the world famous Harrods store in London for £1.5bn.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Apax adds to private equity momentum in Brazil, following First Reserve and The Carlyle Group in recent deals.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Oak Hill will buy the casual dining and arcade game chain from Wellspring Capital. Dave & Buster’s abandoned plans for a $170m IPO in mid-2008.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The investment in Delta will help the company expand in Saudi Arabia as well as in the GCC region.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The smaller of the two Singaporean sovereign wealth funds is backing the Indian company’s energy expansion plans.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Alinda Capital Partners, the New York-based infrastructure fund manager which closed a new fund on $4bn earlier this year, has made a major move into the US gas storage market through the $505m NorTex Gas Storage Company deal.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The global private equity firm has taken a 30% stake in Saudi lighting business General Lighting Company.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Shuaa Capital Saudi Arabia, a subsidiary of Dubai-based Shuaa Capital, has completed a land acquisition on behalf of its Shuaa Hospitality Fund. According to an announcement by the firm, the deal is the “first of its kind” in the country.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
With investor confidence sapped following the Dubai government's decision to seek a six-month “standstill” on the debt of Dubai World and Nakheel, Jones Lang LaSalle says the real danger is sovereign – not corporate – default.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
