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- Citadel sees growth despite Egyptian revolution
The Cairo-based firm raised a combined $767.9m in third party cash for platform companies and at the firm level in 2011.
- Friday Letter Why you shouldn’t write off MENA
If you thought private equity in MENA was headed for extinction, think again.
- Why you shouldn’t write off MENA
If you thought private equity in MENA was headed for extinction, think again.
- Pagliuca: MENA will deliver long-term growth
Stephen Pagliuca, managing director at Bain Capital, delivered a keynote address at PEI’s Capital Connect: MENA 2012 conference in Dubai, arguing that the future for the region looked bright.
- Citadel posts $26m loss
A lack of exits, one-off refinancing fees and the poor performance of portfolio company ASEC Holding led to the firm posting a net loss of $26.4m, a 43% increase year-on-year.
- Citadel Capital narrows net loss further
While the performance of portfolio companies returned to pre-revolutionary levels, a lack of exits and one-off fees hampered the firm’s performance.
- Dispelling the African private equity myth
Political risk was on stark display in Africa this year, potentially overshadowing investment opportunities in countries in need of investment capital, writes Hisham El-Khazindar.
- EMPEA appoints Helios exec as first Africa chair
The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association has appointed Henry Obi, the chief operating officer of Helios Investment Partners, as its first chairman of the newly-created EMPEA Africa Council.