Private Equity

Middle East

T Rowe Price acquires 26% stake in UTI

Four Indian institutions will receive about $140m for their combined stakes in UTI Asset Management, whose private equity subsidiary is raising its third fund.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

SHUAA's private equity profits plunge

Year-over-year third quarter private equity revenue fell 90% for SHUAA, which recorded no exits or deal activity from July to September.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Israeli VC investments fall 50%

The dearth of VC funding puts the future of Israel's entire high-tech industry at risk, according to Zeev Holtzman, founder of Giza Venture Capital.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Mapletree, Arcapita buy $1.3bn of Singapore logistics property

The Singapore real estate firm, Mapletree, has partnered with the Bahrain-based investment fund, Arcapita, to buy a portfolio of Singapore industrial assets, which may then be listed according to the chief executive of Mapletree, Hiew Yoon Khong.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Malaysia’s sovereign fund forms $2.5bn Saudi JV

The newly formed 1Malaysia Development Berhad has teamed up with Saudi-backed investment company PetroSaudi to co-invest in Malaysian projects.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Bridgepoint poised to plant flag in Turkey

As private equity interest in Turkey gathers momentum, Bridgepoint is close to completing the acquisition of a vehicle inspection business.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

KKR, CPPIB invest $255m in Aricent

KKR has further backed its first-ever Indian investment, bringing its stake to 79% in the telecoms-focused software company.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

CVCI in $25m telecoms deal

The firm has invested in Shamrock-backed SkyVision Holdings via its $200m African fund launched in tandem with CDC.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Judge approves sale of Stanford private equity stakes

Park Hill Group will help sell some of the private equity fund holdings from indicted financier Allen Stanford’s $650m investment portfolio.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Investcorp records first ever annual loss

Nearly half of the Bahrain-based investment manager's $780m loss was attributed to unrealised write-downs of its private equity and real estate investments.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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