North Africa

Bowmark hones craft skills with new investment

The UK mid-market firm has bought Design Objectives, a UK paper crafts supplier, from an unnamed group of entrepreneurs to capitalise on the boom in home-made cards and scrapbooks.

Montagu buys hair styling business from LDC

Lloyds Development Capital has made an exit from the company behind iconic hair-styling brand ghd after just 12 months, selling it to Montagu Private Equity for £160 million.

Pensions expert defends Electra(3)

A leading pensions expert has defended London-listed Electra Private Equity, after the listed trust became the latest target for activist trade unions following a reduction in pension benefits for ex-employees of its portfolio company Lil-lets.

Actis does largest deal in South Africa this year(3)

Emerging markets buyout firm Actis has bought freight company Fuel Logistics Group from a Rand Merchant Bank-led consortium, allowing the transport company to meet its Black Economic Empowerment objectives.

Actis does largest deal in South Africa this year(2)

Emerging markets buyout firm Actis has bought freight company Fuel Logistics Group from a Rand Merchant Bank-led consortium, allowing the transport company to meet its Black Economic Empowerment objectives.

Actis does largest deal in South Africa this year

Emerging markets buyout firm Actis has bought freight company Fuel Logistics Group from a Rand Merchant Bank-led consortium, allowing the transport company to meet its Black Economic Empowerment objectives.

Consortium invests $161m in Nigerian Bank(3)

Nigeria’s Intercontinental Bank has received a growth capital investment from a consortium of five firms, indicating invetors’ favourable response to the country’s first democratic transferral of power.

Consortium invests $161m in Nigerian Bank(2)

Nigeria’s Intercontinental Bank has received a growth capital investment from a consortium of five firms, indicating invetors’ favourable response to the country’s first democratic transferral of power.

Consortium invests $161m in Nigerian Bank

Nigeria’s Intercontinental Bank has received a growth capital investment from a consortium of five firms, indicating invetors’ favourable response to the country’s first democratic transferral of power.

Pensions expert defends Electra(2)

A leading pensions expert has defended London-listed Electra Private Equity, after the listed trust became the latest target for activist trade unions following a reduction in pension benefits for ex-employees of its portfolio company Lil-lets.