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Halcyon and HSBC PE in race for Franklin OffshoreThe Singapore-based mooring business is backed by London-listed private equity firm 3i and is expected to fetch up to S$300m. 3i invested in Franklin in 2007 with a view to list the company on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
- Pine Brook Road closes $1.4bn debut fund
The New York-based firm has said it will not use financial leverage to bolster returns. It has already done nine deals.
- And the winner is ...
CVC, Hellman & Friedman, Welsh Carson, Advent and Actis are among the industry veterans to have won awards in the highly regarded Private Equity International Awards 2008.
- Actis’ oil, gas and mining heads depart
Meb Somani and Peter Ruxton have left the emerging markets firm as it realigns its strategy to focus less on oil, gas and mining and more on consumer, financial services and industrials.
- CDC commits $40m to Indian SMEs
The commitment to Kotak India Private Equity Fund follows a $40m allocation to SME-focused funds in Southeast and Central Asia.
- Last round: You’ve chosen the finalists, now choose the winners
The final voting round is open for the Private Equity International Awards. Will Apax again be voted European LBO firm of the year? Is the best North American LP still Yale? Can Advent again take the honours in Latin America? Might Abraaj be displaced as best Middle Eastern firm? Influence all these races and more by voting now.
- CDC comes under fire
While lauding its ‘exceptionally good’ returns and commitment to developing countries, the National Audit Office has highlighted ‘lapses in oversight and governance’ regarding CDC’s remuneration policy.
- Actis’ carte du jour
The firm’s new $2.9bn emerging markets fund allowed LPs to cherry-pick specific regions and countries, a savvy structure given changing investor sentiment, writes Amanda Janis.
- Actis closes $2.9bn Fund III
The emerging markets-focused firm has already invested 12% of the fund, which will limit its use of leverage to deals in South Africa and Southeast Asia.
- Blackstone to launch Indian outsourcing company
The buyout firm has partnered with CMS Computers to spin out two of its divisions into a new company with Blackstone as the majority owner.