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Sri Lanka's Ironwood sees India's PE boom as a tailwind for local exitsThe local firm has navigated Sri Lanka's political and economic upheaval to complete two exits, with a third underway, managing partner Hiran Embuldeniya tells PEI.
Sri Lanka still underdeveloped for PEThe country continues to open up to foreign investment, but ticket sizes and family-run companies are holding back private equity firms.
- DPI closes Fund II on $725m
The firm has raised significantly more than its debut fund
- DPI holds $250m first close
The African-focused firm, which started fundraising last year, is understood to have held a $250m first close in July and is expected to wrap up fundraising in May next year.
- Kingdom Zephyr closes Fund II on $492m
Commitments to the Pan-African private equity firm, led by managing partner Kofi Bucknor, came just shy of its $500m target.
- Kingdom Zephyr inks third deal in a month
A $20m investment in South African company Buildworks will benefit from the ongoing development of Africa’s electrical power infrastructure. The company could expand into the Middle East, according to Kingdom Zephyr partner Panos Voutyritsas.
- Kingdom Zephyr starts deploying second pan-African fund
The Africa-focused private equity firm has made two investments from Pan African Investment Partners II, including a co-investment with Emerging Capital Partners in tinned tuna-producer Thunnus Overseas Group.
- LPs urge GPs to show restraint in emerging markets
Economic turbulence is throwing up opportunities for emerging market-focused private equity funds to make investments at favourable prices, but capital-constrained LPs are urging caution.
- Kingdom holds first close on $325m
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud’s investment company is the cornerstone investor in Kingdom’s second pan-African fund, which is targeting $500m. The firm is looking to back businesses operating in more than one country.
- Saudi prince backs $500m Zephyr fund(4)
Zephyr Management has quadrupled its African fundraising efforts. The fund has a $250 million cornerstone investment from Saudi Arabian listed firm Kingdom Holding, led by prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Alsaud.