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  • General Atlantic backs China tourism-focused firm
    Carmela Mendoza- 29 August 2016

    Investment firm Ocean Link has already made four investments in China’s $250bn-plus tourism sector using capital from the global growth equity firm and a consortium of other investors.

  • Actis promotes four
    Victoria Robson- 8 June 2016

    The emerging markets investor has promoted four employees to partner including two on its consumer team and two in Egypt.

  • Malaysian pension fund braces for tough year ahead
    Carmela Mendoza- 25 May 2016

    The Employees Provident Fund faced a difficult start in 2016, with investment income for the first quarter falling 36 percent, compared with a year ago.

  • Actis invests in Brazilian financial services
    Elizabeth Wu- 11 May 2016

    Actis’ co-head of Brazilian (LATAM) operations speaks with PEI about its investments and the current investment environment.

  • Actis sells XP Investimentos stake
    Elizabeth Wu- 4 May 2016

    The UK firm is selling its shares in the Brazilian retail brokerage to General Atlantic.

  • Actis sells XP Investimentos stake
    Elizabeth Wu- 4 May 2016

    The UK firm is selling its shares in the Brazilian retail brokerage to General Atlantic.

  • Paragon reaches $50m first close on debut fund
    Carmela Mendoza- 9 March 2016

    The India growth fund will invest about $10-20m in mid-sized companies in the consumer, infrastructure, financial services, healthcare services and industrial sectors.

  • PEI Awards 2015 EMEA: winning big
    Victoria Robson- 2 March 2016

    Among the winners in this region were CVC Capital Partners, which took two key awards, EQT, PGGM, Apax and Abraaj.

  • PEI Awards 2015 EMEA: winning big
    Victoria Robson- 2 March 2016

    Among the winners in this region were CVC Capital Partners, which took two key awards, EQT, PGGM, Apax and Abraaj.

  • Actis exits Chinese hotel group Plateno
    Carmela Mendoza- 1 March 2016

    Actis' investment helped Plateno grow its business across the Asia-Pacific region from 160 budget hotels to more than 2,500 outlets including mid- to high-end hotel brands.