Private Equity
Sovereign wealth funds have entered British football with The Abu Dhabi United Group, headed by ‘the Donald Trump of Abu Dhabi’, agreeing to buy Manchester City. Dubai International Capital previously tried to purchase a stake in the Tom Hicks-owned Liverpool team.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Fisker Automotive has raised $65m from the Qatar Investment Authority, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Palo Alto Investors. The capital will support the development of the company’s four-door, plug-in hybrid sports car.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The middle market specialist has added the three-term Republican governor to its executive advisory board.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Abraaj Capital has appointed four executive directors across its investment, portfolio management and finance teams as it looks to continue its expansion in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Israel's Infinity Equity has teamed again with China Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Venture Partners, this time to back a spin-out of Hong Kong-listed technology company Digital China Holdings.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
In a bid to consolidate the industry at the start of a ‘nuclear fuel cycle’, the US energy industry specialist has recruited two veterans of nuclear power to form Accord Nuclear Resources, a platform from which to build an integrated nuclear fuel supplier.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Abu Dhabi, Ithmaar and Gulf Finance House are reportedly looking to raise three private equity funds, including one focused on infrastructure, that seek to mitigate the region’s increasing food and energy costs, coupled with challenges arising from climate change and rapid development.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The emerging markets specialist has executed another African PIPE deal, this time taking part of Tunisia’s largest listed company.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The emerging markets private equity firm has acquired Teknicast in what is its second management buyout in Malaysia's aluminium sector and third overall in the country.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Aureos Capital has made its first investment in Tonga, an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. Tonga offers investment opportunities that are driven by increasing tourist arrivals in the Kingdom and the resulting need for infrastructure development.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
