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Barclays Private Equity makes £75.5m energy playThe European buyout manager of UK bank Barclays has joined the throng of firms looking to profit from the boom time in the oil and gas industy.
- Ethos consortium gains exclusivity with R9.85bn casino group
South African casino group Gold Reef Resorts has entered into exclusive talks with an Ethos Private Equity-led consortium, and the bid already has 76 percent shareholder acceptance.
- Actis and Helios exit Flamingo(3)
Tea company Finlays has bought horticultural business Flamingo, providing an exit for minority shareholders Actis and Helios Investment Partners.
- Actis targets $2.5bn for global emerging markets funds
Actis is switching tack with the launch of a global fund, aiming for a $1.25 billion global umbrella vehicle alongside four regional side-funds, the largest pool of capital in its history.
- ECP set to raise another fund after rapidly investing $500m
Emerging Capital Partners, the pan-African buyout firm led by Tom Gibian, which started the trend towards regional funds on the continent, looks set to hit the fundraising trail just months after closing its latest fund.
- Actis and Helios exit Flamingo(2)
Tea company Finlays has bought horticultural business Flamingo, providing an exit for minority shareholders Actis and Helios Investment Partners.
- Actis does two deals in Malaysia in run up to first close
Emerging markets buyout firm Actis has carried out two deals in Malaysia, selling the cosmetics company Unza after three years as well as buying aluminium company Mivan. The buyout firm is also in the process of raising another fund of an undisclosed size.
- Actis resolves succession difficulties at mattress maker(3)
The Moukarim family has sold its majority stake in the Nigerian foam mattress company Mouka to emerging markets buyout firm Actis in an effort to resolve succession problems.
- Actis resolves succession difficulties at mattress maker(2)
The Moukarim family has sold its majority stake in the Nigerian foam mattress company Mouka to emerging markets buyout firm Actis in an effort to resolve succession problems.
- Actis and Helios exit Flamingo
Tea company Finlays has bought horticultural business Flamingo, providing an exit for minority shareholders Actis and Helios Investment Partners.