Private Equity
Oil sands-related construction services company Voice Construction has been acquired by middle market investor Genstar Capital. The 173 billion barrels of oil tucked away in Alberta’s oils sands have become increasingly lucrative as oil prices skyrocket.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The MENA-focussed financial advisory and investment firm has purchased a stake in Step, its first private equity investment in Turkey.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Reliance Capital, a part of the Anil Ambani-led Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, is set to raise capital to invest in India's services, logistics, real estate and pharmaceutical sectors.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Fresh off the close of its $7.5bn sixth buyout fund, the distressed-focused private equity firm will buy the CDOs from Merrill Lynch for $6.7bn. The investment bank will finance 75 percent of the purchase price.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Dubai-based Eastgate Capital Group has invested $23 million in Avendus Capital to fund the growth of its international operations.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The arcade and dining franchise will use the fresh capital to pay down debt, roughly two years after Wellspring purchased the company in a $375m take-private. Wellspring will retain a controlling interest in the company.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The region, often the site of political instability, has in the past month been home to several positive developments for private equity.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
Private equity firms are pursuing growth strategies in Emerging Europe, with Poland and Romania expected to take the lion’s share, writes Nicholas Lockley.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Six months after closing a $3.6bn fund, the New York buyout firm has agreed to buy Harvey Gulf International Marine, which provides services to the oil industry in the Gulf of Mexico.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The Egyptian investment bank's private equity arm and the French private equity firm will make growth capital investments in Egypt and the GCC countries.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
