Private Equity
African countries such as Egypt and Nigeria hold many attractive investment opportunities, Pontefract managing partner James Seymour said at PEI's emerging markets conference in London.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The Chinese government has released a circular on RMB cross-border foreign direct investment, in effect providing RMB funds raised offshore a clearer path into mainland investment opportunities.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm’s investment in industrial thread company American & Efird aims to capitalise on high-growth markets in China and India in addition to the US.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The Calgary, Canada-based firm is raising its seventh fund to target oil and gas exploration in Canada, a strategy the firm hopes will differentiate it from broader-based energy investors.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Franklin Templeton Darby Private Equity is the latest firm to establish a partnership with Shanghai to establish an RMB-denominated fund.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The global firm is plotting its sixth Asian fund, which could be the largest fund raised for the region since the financial crisis.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Goldman’s investing and lending portfolio, which includes around $16bn in private equity and real estate holdings, had negative net revenues of $2.48bn for the quarter.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The $10bn Russian government-backed fund will collaborate with the China Investment Corporation on a country specific private equity fund.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm has appointed former Nycomed CEO Håkan Björklund to assist the firm with portfolio companies’ expansion into global markets.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
With developed nations mired in financial crisis and emerging markets like Brazil, India and China now firmly emerged, canny investors should look to frontier territories, writes Robert Tomei, chairman and chief executive of private equity group Advanced Capital.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
