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Report: Suitors found for Sequoia and Actis' ParasMorgan Stanley has reportedly found five potential trade buyers for the firms' 70% stake in Paras Pharmaceuticals, which is valued at $700m.
- Actis, GIC in $154m Indian energy deal
The emerging markets-focused firm has teamed up with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund to invest $77m each in India's GVK Energy.
- Actis and Sequoia exit Indian Paras
The private equity firms have exited their four-year investment in a deal worth about $724m.
- IDFC to raise $179.3m from Actis, Khazanah
The emerging markets specialist and the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund will invest INR8.4bn in the infrastructure company, which has also raised an additional INR26.5bn from other investors in a qualified institutional placement.
- GVK linked to $600m stake sales
Indian airport operator GVK Power and Infrastructure is understood to be in talks with several private equity investors to raise up to $600m for its airport and energy businesses. The company is believed to be offering a sale of up to 30% in its airport business to private investors.
- Emerging markets 2010
Money is flowing into the emerging markets. But don’t be fooled: these economies can take it, writes Toby Mitchenall.
- 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.