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AXA achieves 3x with Trecobat sale

The private equity arm of the French insurance giant achieved a 46% IRR on its investment in French house builder Trecobat.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Warburg Pincus to invest $85m in Indian healthcare

The global private equity firm is strengthening its presence in the Indian healthcare sector.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

BVCA chief: Bad PR breeds regulations

The private equity industry in developed countries has done a poor job of telling its story, according to Simon Walker and other panellists speaking at an emerging markets conference.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

QIA division snaps up London luxury store Harrods

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

KKR pours $166m into Indian cement deal

The deal will give KKR continuing exposure to India's developing residential, commercial and public sector infrastructure.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

FEATURE: Signs of secondaries

As some LPs actively seek to liquidate their real estate assets in the secondaries market, other more well capitalised limited partners are eyeing the sector as a potential investment opportunity. However with so much uncertainty in the market, the task of underwriting those positions is now much more daunting. PERE Magazine December 2008/January 2009 issue.

5 min read · 05 January 2013

Actis invests $100m in Nigerian mall

The emerging markets specialist is taking a majority stake in a project in Ikeja, Lagos, with debt funding coming from local players Stanbic IBTC Bank and Standard Bank of South Africa.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

PERE Awards 2009: Europe winners

Thousands of PERE readers voted for the individuals, firms and organisations they thought stood out from the crowd in 2009. Here we present the Europe winners. PERE March 2010 issue

10 min read · 05 January 2013

PE firms brew $220m coffee investment

KKR, New Silk Route and Standard Chartered Private Equity are close to a deal that would see them back one of India's largest coffee house chains.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Citadel's net earnings surge 806.7%

The Cairo-headquartered private equity firm recorded net earnings of $38.1m for 2009 on revenues of $79.2m.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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