Private Equity
The head of European buyout firm Apax Partners, Martin Halusa, has visited China in an attempt to secure backing from the government’s sovereign wealth fund.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Global Capital Management, a subsidiary of Kuwaiti investment bank Global Investment House, has held a first close on its MENA fund with more than $500 million in commitments.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
New Enterprise Associates’ Dick Kramlich will live in Shanghai for all of 2008, helping to source deals and build relationships.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Actis is switching tack with the launch of a global fund, aiming for a $1.25 billion global umbrella vehicle alongside four regional side-funds, the largest pool of capital in its history.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The alternatives-focussed Yale University endowment returned 28 percent this year, up 5.1 percent percent from 2005. The endowment is now valued at $22.5 billion, up 25 percent from 2005.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
H&Q Asia Pacific has made a second investment in the electronics sector in six months leveraging its experience in the flat screen industry.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Actis has partially sold energy company Globeleq while retaining the company’s sub-Saharan assets and its global pipeline of projects. Actis has managed Globeleq for emerging markets firm CDC.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Carlyle has hired international trade and policy expert David Marchick to provide in-house government affairs, regulatory and strategic advice to its fund managers.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
After years of unsuccessful bids for US news agencies, Ron Burkle's investment firm has acquired a stake in China's Xinhua Finance Media.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
China will reportedly launch its $200 billion, Temasek-style fund tomorrow.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
