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UK government invites comment on CDCThe development-focused organisation will return to its roots as a direct investor in emerging markets.
- Former IFC exec to lead Africa fund’s IR
Emerging Capital Partners, which manages the largest pan-African private equity fund raised to date, has hired an emerging markets veteran to spearhead IR.
- CDC faces review on strategy, pay
UK government-backed CDC Group, a significant LP and co-investor in emerging markets, may ramp up direct investment activity.
- Economies of scale
In frontier markets plagued by corruption and other issues, there is still investor appetite for first-mover advantage.
- Bob Geldof-backed African fund targets $750m
Musician Bob Geldof is working with former Doughty Hanson senior principal Mark Florman in the development of an Africa-focused fund.
- CDC backs Multiples with $30m
The commitment takes the maiden fund of Renuka Ramnath's Multiples Alternate Asset Management one step closer to its $450m target.
- Avigo closes Fund III on $240m
The Delhi-based growth capital firm has almost doubled its predecessor fund, which is now fully invested.
- CDC records £207m profit in 2009
2009 saw the size of the emerging markets fund of funds investor’s portfolio increase by 7% to £2.5bn.
- Ramnath-led Multiples in $250m first close
Multiples Alternate Asset Management's LPs include CPPIB, whose $100m commitment marks the Canadian pension's first Indian fund investment.
- Actis invests $100m in Nigerian mall
The emerging markets specialist is taking a majority stake in a project in Ikeja, Lagos, with debt funding coming from local players Stanbic IBTC Bank and Standard Bank of South Africa.