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MF Actis Test ArticleActis http://privateequityconnect.com/profile.aspx?iid=10047 has raised at least $745.5 million for Actis Global 4, according to a document filed last week with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Actis sells restaurant chain to General Atlantic
Actis has sold China investment Xiabu Xiabu to the US private equity firm as the first realisation from its China Fund III.
- PE looks for angle on India retail opening
Firms are looking for ways to take advantage of loosened regulations in India’s retail sector, but sources say the regulations are unclear.
- GPs sign on to private capital database
More than a dozen GPs have agreed to contribute data to a global private equity database being developed by the Private Capital Research Institution and Harvard Business School professor Josh Lerner.
- PE concerns flare as SEC investigates Chinese company
An investigation launched by the SEC into a US-lised Chinese company has caused private equity groups to question the validity of the 'variable interest entity' structure.
- CDC Group appoints new COO
CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, has appointed Colin Buckley as its chief operating officer with a remit to implement its revised strategy.
- Actis bolsters its Africa operational team
Emerging market firm Actis has strengthened its African operational team by appointing James Smith as a director in its value creation group.
- Actis signals healthcare push
A $32m investment in a Sri Lankan hospital chain speaks to the firm's desire to put more emphasis on healthcare deals.
- Providence in China exit to Baidu
Providence Equity Partners has revealed it will exit an online video platform in a sale to Baidu, just after the US-based private equity firm opened a Beijing office.
- Successful IPO for Actis in Uganda
The IPO of 38% of the shares in Umeme, an electricity company it has had full ownership of since 2005, was more than 35% oversubscribed.