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Friday Letter: Global lettersLast night we held our second annual Private Equity International Awards Global Winners' Celebration - and revealed the Private Equity Leader for this year.
- Actis Adds Two
Actis has appointed Arjun Oberoi as global healthcare sector head, and Ivy Santoso as Indonesian country head, the firm announced. Santoso spent over ten years as Indonesian country head for Avenue Capital, a New York based investor. Most recently, Oberoi was Head of International Strategy & Business Development at Stryker Corporation.
- Actis Expands South East Asia Senior Team
Pan-emerging markets private equity firm Actis has appointed Arjun Oberoi as global healthcare sector head and Ivy Santoso as Indonesian country head. Actis invests exclusively in emerging markets with a growing portfolio of investments in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
- peHUB First Read
This morning the latest headlines reveal a new VC scheme tapping Australia's superannuation industry, UK leading the way with European VC funding with Russia dominating growth and a breakdown of 2012 tech acquisitions.
- MF Actis Test Article
Actis 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.