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- Actis exits Sri Lankan gas manufacturer
The firm has sold its entire holdings in Ceylon Oxygen to trade buyer The Linde Group for an undisclosed amount. The original deal, in 2006, was at the time the largest private equity deal Sri Lanka had ever seen.
- Actis promotes four to partner in Asia
Mumbai-based Sanjiv Aggarwal and Shomik Mukherjee, and Beijing-based Tao Sun and Dong Zhong have been promoted to partners at the firm.
- Actis makes $58m pre-IPO play in Brazil
The emerging markets-focused firm has struck its third Brazilian deal in three months, backing Brazil’s largest independent brokerage firm, XP Investimentos.
- Globeleq grows stake in West African power plant
The portfolio company of emerging markets private equity and infrastructure investor Actis has acquired the shareholdings of EDF Group and ABB Equity Ventures in the Azito gas-fired power plant in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
- Actis closes on $290m Honduran wind project
The Cerre de Hula wind energy plant in Honduras should be operational in 2012 and is expected to generate 6% of the country’s power.
- Actis to exit paper packaging manufacturer
The global investor has agreed to divest its 30 percent holdings in China's Inpac International to trade buyer Stora Enso, marking its second Asian exit this month.
- PE-backed Ambow in $138m IPO push
Beijing's Ambow education has filed for a listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Other shareholders in the company include Macquarie and Avenue Capital.
- Actis China partner to retire
Benjamin Cheng, who focuses on the firm’s investment in China’s consumer sector, will leave after one last exit, according to reports.
- Panel: Debt is a 'red herring'
Jacob Rothschild, Kurt Bjorklund, Arif Naqvi and Simon Cairns gathered to debate the effects of excessive leverage at the launch of LSE’s private equity masters programme.