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Oyak has $5bn for direct investmentsThe Turkish pension fund is targeting investments mainly in North America and Europe.
- DIC sells German packaging business to CD&R
CD&R, which picked up the business for $1.7bn, fought off competition from Ardian, Pamplona & Platinum.
- Blackstone-backed Merlin soars on London debut
The UK-based leisure group - which has seen its revenues grow from £50m to more than £1bn under Blackstone's ownership - was valued at £3.2bn when its IPO priced on the London Stock Exchange this morning.
- Friday Letter: Middle Eastern promise
Private equity’s push into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continues unabated. Although funds raised in the region still outweigh funds invested, local and international interest in MENA private equity is intensifying.
- Friday Letter: 11 out of 50
Exclusive research by Private Equity International, PEO’s sister magazine, shows conclusively London rivals New York as a key private equity hub. The incoming UK premier will do well to remember that.
- Friday Letter: Every cloud has a silver lining
The numbers spell short-term gloom, but private equity is right to trumpet its long-term perspective. The trick will be in judging when the falling knife has hit its floor.
- Friday Letter Come on in ...
Middle Eastern private equity is booming, but LPs from outside the region have been reluctant to make inroads.
- Friday Letter The odd couple
The fates of two European aluminium businesses raise questions about the combination of private and sovereign capital.
- DIC reaches agreement with lenders
State-backed private equity group Dubai International Capital has successfully negotiated a restructuring of $2.5bn-worth of debt after almost two years of talks.
- Lending quartet wrest control of Biffa
After turning down an offer reportedly worth £520m in the summer, Montagu and GIP are set to cede control of Biffa to a quartet of senior lenders.