Siparex Group

The Egyptian investment bank's private equity arm and the French private equity firm will make growth capital investments in Egypt and the GCC countries.

Paris-based investor Sigefi Private Equity has raised €124m for a new fund focused predominantly on the French SME market.

Espirito Santo Capital and Sigefi Private Equity have held a final closing of their crossborder Iberian-French private equity fund.

SES Iberia Private Equity, sponsored by GP groups Espírito Santo and Siparex, will invest in mid-market companies in Spain, Portugal and South West France.

Espirito Santo Capital and Sigefi Private Equity have joined forces to launch SES Iberian Fund I, a cross-border Iberian-French private equity fund that is aiming to raise €50 million.

The French private equity house has appointed Stefano Zavattaro to head the firm’s first Italian office ahead of a fundraising effort planned for 2003.

The French private equity firm has added Bertrand Rambaud as a managing director.

The E11.3m defence sector focused fund has reached its term and has delivered a net annual IRR of 17.8 per cent.

The investment bank's private equity arm has teamed with the Khartoum-based sugar company to invest in large-scale infrastructure projects in the Sudanese and Egyptian agriculture sectors.

Portuguese bank Banco de Investimento Global's (BIG) debut Iberian buyout fund has held an initial close on €20m.

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