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Small is beautifulMicro-finance institutions throughout Sub-Saharan Africa have exploded in popularity as a destination for private equity capital. Can the love affair survive a rocky road ahead? Matt Levin investigates
- Calamander targets $150m for Sri Lankan fund
The first-ever Sri Lankan private equity fund will make investments in the South Asia country’s soft commodity sectors, trading companies and banks. Its backers had been waiting for the end of the country's long-running civil war to launch the fund.
- Aureos targets $120m for African healthcare fund
Aureos Capital, a private equity firm, focused on Asia, Africa and Latin America, has held a first close on a fund aimed at investing in Africa’s fledgling health sector. LPs include the IFC, The African Development Bank and The Gates Foundation.
- Aureos enters North Africa
The emerging markets specialist has hired Isabelle Portebois-Benjelloun, the former private equity chief at Moroccan investment bank CFG Group, to establish a North African presence from a base in Casablanca.
- African Energy Infrastructure Fund gets $30m commitment
The proposed private equity fund will be managed by Prescient Fieldstone Investment Management and target final commitments of $500m. A first close is scheduled on $150m.
- Aureos pumps $5.6m into Thai shipbuilding firm
Emerging markets specialist Aureos has now made four investments in Thailand from its $91m South-East Asia Fund. The investment was in return for a 'significant minority' stake.
- EMP Global makes senior hires
The emerging markets private equity specialist, acquired by BMB Group earlier in the week, has hired Chun Min Pang, the former head of Aureos China and Samir Soota, co-founder of investment services firm Principia Management.
- Aureos holds second close on $67m for Central Asian fund
The emerging markets firm hopes to raise $100m for the fund, whose investor base includes the Kazakhstan government-backed fund of funds Kazyna Capital.
- Aureos invests in Papua New Guinea chemicals company
The London-based private equity firm has bought a 15.3 percent stake in Chemica, the fifth investment from its Pacific Island-focused fund.
- Fundraising fallout
African fundraising soared to unprecedented heights in the first six months of 2008, but the second half of the year may not be as rosy, writes Matt Levin.