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Cerberus' China head joins ActisWang Jiansheng, who has led both Cerberus' and the IFC's China operations, will primarily focus on Actis' investments in China’s financial services sector.
- ACA holds $200m first close on West African fund
CAPE III is already larger than Lagos-based African Capital Alliance’s previous private equity vehicles, thanks in part to commitments from DFIs and Nigerian institutions. Up to 40 percent of the fund, which is targeting as much as $500m, may be invested in the energy sector.
- Life after leverage
Mega-firms with dry powder are breaking the LBO mould to get deals done, writes Toby Mitchenall.
- Ripplewood syndicate sells Actis Egyptian bank stake for $244m
The investment in Commercial International Bank marks the largest MENA deal done in 2009.
- Actis appoints West Africa head
The emerging markets giant has hired Ngozi Edozien, who last year founded the Equity Vehicle for Health in Africa.
- Small is beautiful
Micro-finance institutions throughout Sub-Saharan Africa have exploded in popularity as a destination for private equity capital. Can the love affair survive a rocky road ahead? Matt Levin investigates
- Reinventing the wheel
African GPs are looking beyond traditional structures to raise money in today’s market, writes Toby Mitchenall.
- The PEI Awards in pictures
We recently hosted an elegant black-tie dinner at London's Victoria & Albert Museum in honour of the winners of the 2008 Private Equity International Awards. Jeremy Coller, the founder and chief executive of secondaries firm Coller Capital, collected the second annual PEI Private Equity Leader award.
- 3i shelves plan to sell Franklin Offshore
Bids received for the Singapore-based mooring business fell below 3i's valuation of the company at $400m.
- Emerging managers look beyond returns
Delegates at an emerging markets conference in Washington DC yesterday argued that emerging managers, now more than ever, have a responsibility to the communities in which they invest.