Private Equity
Dubbed Amara, the fund will rely largely on Gulf-based LPs and plans to go public on London’s Alternative Investment Market. The fund has formed a partnership with Pan China Construction to co-invest in joint ventures.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
African fundraising soared to unprecedented heights in the first six months of 2008, but the second half of the year may not be as rosy, writes Matt Levin.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Central and Eastern Europe-focused private equity fund has sold Hungarian e-marketplace and auction site Vatera.hu, generating a 59 percent gross IRR.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Led by former Abraaj managing director and co-founder Shirish Saraf, the growing MENASA-focused firm expects to close its debut special situations fund targeting $350m this month.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Africa-focused firm has purchased $28m in common shares and convertible notes of West African lender Financial BC.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The private equity firm, which specialises in Israel and China, has made the ‘flagship deal’ of its ‘gaming cluster strategy’ by backing Oberon Media. Fellow Oberon backers include Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Oak Investment Partners.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Bahrain-headquartered investment firm has hired former Morley Fund managing director and Morgan Stanley executive James Tanner as its placement chief, a role previously filled by retiring Investcorp veteran Zahid Zakiuddin.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Amadeus and Wellington have joined Ithmaar Bank as investors in EnQii, which designs and installs ‘digital out-of-home’ advertising networks. Following Ithmaar’s $10m investment last year, EnQii has made three acquisitions.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The latest upper mid-market fund being raised by the South African investment bank is more than double the size of its 2005 predecessor.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Apax Partners, Saban Capital Group and Mori Arkin have upped their stake in the privatised telecom company. The investor group acquired a 30 percent stake in Bezeq in 2005.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
