Private Equity
Gávea’s R$1bn credit vehicle – designed to address lending deficiencies in Brazil’s private sector – counts the International Finance Corporation as an LP.
1 min read · 22 January 2014
Less than a year after reaching final close on $160m, WAMEX has invested about 65% of Multinational Industrial Fund II’s committed capital.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
Pension funds have been ramping up exposure to alternatives – with some of the world’s largest pension markets recording a rise in average allocations to 19% from 5%. Consultancy Towers Watson is ‘confident’ the numbers will keep rising.
3 min read · 22 January 2014
The firm has already invested roughly half of the capital from its third energy fund.
2 min read · 09 December 2013
<p>The number of deals and combined value of oil and gas investments rose significantly in 2012, according to a study from EY.</p>
2 min read · 04 December 2013
<span class="ITALIC">All BRIC countries have had a drop in PE activity YTD, though valuations are higher.</span>
1 min read · 20 November 2013
The UK-based emerging markets firm has added to its African energy portfolio by acquiring utilities in Cameroon.
2 min read · 08 November 2013
London-listed 3i has agreed to buy a further 49% of Nordic ferry operator Scandlines, using capital from its €5bn Eurofund V that was reserved for add-on acquisitions.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
The sale of packaging manufacturer Mivisa will generate a 35% IRR for Blackstone and co-owners N+1 Mercapital and Dinamia.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
After closing its main fund at the end of September, Actis hopes to tie up fundraising for a $160m Africa co-investment vehicle and a $1.1bn energy vehicle in the next few weeks.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
