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Levant nets 40% IRR on energy dealThe MENA-focused firm, which has deployed 75% of its $200m debut fund, has sold its stake in APR Energy to one of its co-investors, Albright Capital Management, and Soros Fund Management.
- Carlyle completes $3.9bn CommScope acquisition
The Carlyle Group has completed its $3.9bn acquisition of NYSE-listed wireless-equipment specialist CommScope.
- Carlyle’s $3.9bn bid for CommScope wins approval
The Carlyle Group’s $3.9bn bid to privatise CommScope has met with near-unanimous approval from shareholders of the communications-infrastructure company.
- Pine Brook Road nets 3x in debut exit
The Howard Newman-led firm is selling its oil and gas exploration company Common Resources for $805m.
- TowerBrook hits $2.75bn hard cap for Fund III
New LPs accounted for half the commitments to the London- and New York-based firm’s second fund since spinning out of hedge fund group Soros Fund Management.
- Ospraie, General Atlantic pay $2.8bn for commodities unit
An investor group has completed the purchase of ConAgra Foods’ commodity trading group in a deal including $2.2bn in cash.
- Actera exceeds target by 30% to raise $475m
Turkish mid-market buyout firm Actera has raised the largest fund in the country from investors including sovereign wealth fund GIC and Canadian pension fund Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.
- Mexican retail: selling potential
Two recent transactions involving Mexican consumer-based retail companies underscore the continued attractiveness – and exit potential – of this industry for private equity. By Judy Kuan
- NY group raises $200m for SE Europe
Bedminster Capital Management has reached its original $200m target with the first closing of SEEF II, a new vehicle focused on investments in Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Serbia and Croatia and other south eastern Europe markets.
- Temasek appoints India MD
The private equity arm of the Singapore government has appointed Dinesh Vaswani, formerly of Silicon Valley firms Bessemer Ventures and Walden International, as managing director in Mumbai.