Private Equity
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
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
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
The investment gives the emerging markets specialist a substantial minority stake in Integreon and will be used to scale up the company's operations and to make strategic acquisitions.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Joint venture created with UK REIT, British Land, to own and further improve Broadgate next to Liverpool Street Station.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Ahmed Heikal, founder of the Cairo-based private equity firm, has issued bullish predictions about the improvements Citadel can make to the railway. A regulatory commission is deciding whether to give Citadel majority ownership of the line and a decision could come as early as next week.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Citadel Capital has become a significant shareholder in Rift Valley Railways, which holds a concession to run a railway line between Kenya and Uganda.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The captive private equity unit of Standard Chartered has taken a minority stake in industrial gas provider Seven Energy.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Barry Sternlicht, CEO of Starwood Capital, warns the US government's bailout programmes are not needed in today's markets as capital looks to the asset class in the search for yield.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The oil and gas exploration platform, created in 2005 by a consortium including Carlyle, Goldman and First Reserve, hopes to fund its exploration activities despite having ‘no proved reserves’.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
