Private Equity

Middle East & North Africa

Sequoia joins Chinese VCs in SINA deal

The $180m financing will broaden the corporate governance of the Chinese online information giant.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Citadel acquires taste for Sudanese halva

On the heels of revealing it would publicly list a portion of its management company, the MENA-focused firm has purchased distressed food producer Al-Musharraf for $19m.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Eyes on Africa

Chris Josselyn explains why it’s high time that infrastructure investors take the African infrastructure proposition seriously.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Swicorp in Italian ceramic designer add-on

The MENA-focused firm's portfolio company Uniceramic has acquired a stake in Powergres, helping extend Uniceramic's distribution beyond the Middle East.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Prevailing winds

The number of recent private equity investments in wind farms has been head-spinning.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

IFC mulls $20m commitment to Swicorp fund

MENA-focused Swicorp Intaj Capital II aims to hold an $80m first close early next year, on its way to $400m.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

CDC ventures into Sierra Leone

The British DFI has committed $5m to local manager Manocap.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Norwest closes $1.2bn fund

Norwest Venture Partners' Fund XI is nearly double the size of its predecessor.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Citadel sketches out IPO plan

On the day that MENA rival Abraaj Capital raised $375m from shareholders, Cairo-based Citadel has unveiled plans for a public listing.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Turkish funds prepare for 'high growth'

Actera co-founder Murat Çavusoglu told a standing room only crowd at the PEI Turkey Forum that much has changed since local entrepreneurs used to cling to the Turkish saying, 'May God never force you to sell your company'.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

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