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  • Navis closes Asia fund on more than $1bn
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Navis Capital Partners, the Asia-focussed buyout firm, has closed a fund more than triple the size of its previous fund, as the continent’s buyout firms prosper.

  • Actis resolves succession difficulties at mattress maker
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    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 hires ex-GIC executive as China head
    Sharon Lim- 4 January 2013

    Actis, the emerging market buyout investor, has hired Lim Meng Ann, a former China-based GIC Special Investment executive to head its China operations. Lim replaces Chin Bay Chong, who left Actis at the start of the year.

  • CDC expands with four appointments(3)
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Four directors have been appointed at UK government-backed emerging markets fund of funds CDC, as the business continues to diversify its investment activities.

  • Actis does largest deal in South Africa this year(3)
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Emerging markets buyout firm Actis has bought freight company Fuel Logistics Group from a Rand Merchant Bank-led consortium, allowing the transport company to meet its Black Economic Empowerment objectives.

  • CDC expands with four appointments(2)
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Four directors have been appointed at UK government-backed emerging markets fund of funds CDC, as the business continues to diversify its investment activities.

  • Actis does largest deal in South Africa this year(2)
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Emerging markets buyout firm Actis has bought freight company Fuel Logistics Group from a Rand Merchant Bank-led consortium, allowing the transport company to meet its Black Economic Empowerment objectives.

  • CDC expands with four appointments
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Four directors have been appointed at UK government-backed emerging markets fund of funds CDC, as the business continues to diversify its investment activities.

  • Actis does largest deal in South Africa this year
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Emerging markets buyout firm Actis has bought freight company Fuel Logistics Group from a Rand Merchant Bank-led consortium, allowing the transport company to meet its Black Economic Empowerment objectives.

  • Consortium invests $161m in Nigerian Bank(3)
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Nigeria’s Intercontinental Bank has received a growth capital investment from a consortium of five firms, indicating invetors’ favourable response to the country’s first democratic transferral of power.