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Actis: 'Appropriate' pricing to revisit emerging marketsActis director Alasdair Maclay also advised delegates gathered at PEI's Infrastructure Investor Forum that the firm’s equity returns expectations have held steady and that entry prices will eventually rise, creating lucrative exit opportunities.
- Report: 3i, Actis in race to acquire stake in Indian power company
3i is reportedly the frontrunner to acquire a 25 percent stake in Ind-Barath Power Infra for $100m.
- Actis reaches $750m for second infrastructure fund
The emerging markets-focused private equity firm fell 40 percent short of its target, due largely to a reduction in commitment size from anchor investor CDC Capital Partners.
- Report: Blackstone, Warburg to strike it rich
The reported $4bn sale of Kosmos Energy to ExxonMobil comes as institutional investors show increasing appetite for natural resources.
- Templeton acquires 19.3% stake in Halcyon Energy
The Mark Mobius-led asset management firm has acquired a minority stake in the Singapore-based oil and gas industry service provider.
- Cordiant hires veteran fundraiser
Graeme Johnson will lead investor relations activities for the emerging markets investment firm.
- CVCI in $25m telecoms deal
The firm has invested in Shamrock-backed SkyVision Holdings via its $200m African fund launched in tandem with CDC.
- Democracy, corruption and explosive growth
Actis’s head of Africa tells about the challenges facing the continent and its pending growth story.
- Actis to build out comms and IR teams
Emerging markets giant Actis is adjusting to life after the closing of its $2.9bn third fund by building up its IR and communications teams.
- Nigerian asset manager, listed Swedish group launch firm
Private equity interest in West Africa continues to gather momentum, the latest example being the establishment of ARM Capital Partners.