Private Equity
The London-listed renewable energy investor has added to its French wind portfolio with assets acquired from Eolia Renovables. It has also acquired its first asset in Poland.
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
3i's Michael Queen argues the biggest question facing European PE firms was how best to access growth in emerging markets like China, a market he said would have to change.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Brazilian pensions may become an integral stop on the private equity fundraising trail, but competition for their commitments will be fierce.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Private equity managers cited difficulty complying with new regulations, according to a KPMG survey. Managers also reported a dim view on the economy and the fundraising environment.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Emerging markets private equity investor Actis has acquired South African vehicle tracking business for $434m, according to the firm. It is its first investment in the crime sector.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The Chicago firm has raised $650m for its latest vehicle, which will focus on real estate companies in emerging and frontier markets.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Ernest Lambers and John Stephens have left the emerging markets fund of funds to join the London and Hong Kong offices of secondaries-focused Pomona.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Two well-known LPs have launched new firms to help investors with two key concerns: building exposure to niche strategies and restructuring legacy private equity assets.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Graham Thomas, who left Standard Bank in July when the South African lender was scaling back its principal investing business, has joined UK-listed RIT Capital Partners.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
