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Actis retools fundraise, head of IR to departActis has cut the target and changed the structure of its fourth fund after spending almost two years in the market targeting a total of $3.5bn.
- Study: Exits rebound in India during 2012
The value of private equity exits jumped 66% year-on-year, although GPs still struggled to raise capital, according to Bain & Company’s India Private Equity Report 2013.
- Warburg eyes SE Asia with Fund XI
After closing an $11.2 billion global fund, the private equity firm will hire a Singapore-based investment professional and expand its reach into Southeast Asia.
- Actis exits DFCU
The sale of Uganda’s fifth largest bank, which started as a DFI to become a fully-fledged corporate and retail lender, values the company at nearly $100m.
- Actis' Fund IV does second deal
The $102m investment in an Egyptian snack food business comes as the emerging market specialist is wrapping up fundraising for its fourth global fund.
- Providence's Asia team suffers another departure
Patrick Corso has stepped down from the firm’s Hong Kong office, Providence’s fourth senior-level departure in the region since 2008.
- Graphite nears first and final close
It is understood the UK-headquartered firm will reach its £475m target over the summer, according to a source familiar with the matter.
- Local or global?
In a world where more LPs seem to be accessing emerging markets through local managers, do firms with global footprints still have any sort of competitive edge?
- MENA: After the storm
First came the financial crisis, then the Arab Spring. The MENA region has had to deal with crises on several fronts over the last few years. So how well is the region’s private equity industry picking itself up after the turmoil?
- Actis acquires South Africa’s Paycorp
The deal, which values the payments business at $95m, is the emerging markets firm’s fifth in the sector since 2010.