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Ethos and Goldman place bets on South African gaming company(3)

Ethos Private Equity, one of South Africa’s largest domestic buyout firms, and Goldman Sachs are heading a consortium to buy local casino Gold Reef Resorts, in the US investment bank’s first deal in the country.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Brait picks up South African baker for R1.5bn(2)

South African merchant bank Brait has acquired domestic baker Premier Foods from the Foundation for African Business and Consumer Services for R1.5 bilion.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

MidOcean sells water parks to Candover for $330m(2)

Private equity firm MidOcean Partners has sold its Palace Entertainment portfolio to European amusement park operator Parques Reunidos, a Candor portfolio company, for $330 million.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

MidOcean sells water parks to Candover for $330m

Private equity firm MidOcean Partners has sold its Palace Entertainment portfolio to European amusement park operator Parques Reunidos, a Candor portfolio company, for $330 million.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Ethos and Goldman place bets on South African gaming company(2)

Ethos Private Equity, one of South Africa’s largest domestic buyout firms, and Goldman Sachs are heading a consortium to buy local casino Gold Reef Resorts, in the US investment bank’s first deal in the country.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Bain consortium sells sandwich chain

Summit Venture spin-out Mainsail has purchased Togo’s Eateries from Dunkin’ Brands, which is owned by Bain Capital, The Carlyle Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

VenCom makes 9x return on LED company

Chicago-based investment firm VenCom has sold lighting company IO to Cooper Industries, a US manufacturer, for $16.5 million, netting the firm a nine times on its original investment.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Pantheon and Nova pick up laboratory group for £75m

Pantheon Ventures and secondary investor Nova have bought the scientific laboratory business of Barloworld as it looks to grow the business overseas.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Ethos consortium gains exclusivity with R9.85bn casino group(3)

South African casino group Gold Reef Resorts has entered into exclusive talks with an Ethos Private Equity-led consortium, and the bid already has 76 percent shareholder acceptance.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Origo Sino-India increases holding in Fomento(3)

Listed emerging markets manager Origo Sino-India is backing an Indian iron ore producer with a $10 million investment that will trigger Origo’s own return to market for funding.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

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