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GE’s BPO units attract PE backingGeneral Electric has sold a 60 percent stake in its Indian business processing operation to US private equity houses General Atlantic and Oak Hill for $500m.
- Protection, due diligence, control
For investors looking for exposure to emerging markets, investing in private rather than public markets is often the better option, argues Actis’ Jonathan Bond.
- Actis appoints new CIO
Alistair Mackintosh has joined the emerging markets specialist as a managing partner from the private equity arm of UK insurer Prudential.
- Actis backs African bank
The emerging markets specialist has taken an 80 percent stake in Banque Commerciale du Rwanda in a transaction valued at $6m.
- Actis backs $98m Malaysian buyout
Private equity firm Actis has supported the buyout of Malaysia’s Unza Holdings – its first deal in South Asia since de-merging from CDC Capital Partners earlier in the year.
- Actis to invest C$200m in Africa
Actis has been selected to co-manage the Canada Investment Fund for Africa, a C$200m vehicle to be launched later this year.
- CDC in €545m Algerian venture
CDC Capital Partners, the UK-based emerging markets investor, has completed a $26m mezzanine investment in Orascom Telecom Algeria as part of a €545m funding package for the business.
- Manager of CDC assets to raise $500m
Actis, a newly established investment manager spinning out of emerging markets investor CDC Capital Partners, is planning to raise $500m from third party investors.