Private Equity
KKR has bought a controlling stake in Alliance Tire Group from Warburg Pincus, reportedly for $500 million, with most of the capital coming from KKR's Asia Fund I.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
It is understood Sovereign attracted interest from The Carlyle Group, Investcorp and Providence Equity Partners, but sold WCL to Nord Anglia Education for £153m.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The firm’s equity injection in Nabil Foods, the sixth investment from its $500m MENA fund, will seek to tap growing demand for food imports in the region.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
China's domestic M&A with PE involvement exceeded $6 billion in deal value during the first half of the year, led by the consumer staples sector.
1 min read · 20 September 2013
The Bahrain-based firm's latest energy deal is for ATYB, a technical support service business for the oil and gas sector in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
Fresh off a €3.3bn fund close, the European buyout and special situations firm has carved out an industrial recycling company from Spanish conglomerate Abengoa.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The Dubai-based firm has agreed to sell its stake in a Turkish health insurance business after investing in the company in 2007.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
The value of private equity transactions in India’s agricultural sector is up 75 percent in the first half, though Indian companies have some of the highest valuations in Asia.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The three high-profile appointments, which include the president of China Investment Corporation and the CEO of Qatar Investment Authority, come as Russia’s sovereign wealth fund continues to forge partnerships with international institutions to source co-investment opportunities.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
First came the financial crisis, then the Arab Spring. The MENA region has had to deal with crises on several fronts over the last few years. So how well is the region’s private equity industry picking itself up after the turmoil?
7 min read · 19 September 2013
