Private Equity

Middle East & North Africa

Alcazar invests in Indian engineering company, to launch new fund

Alcazar Capital has invested in Bumi Geo Engineering and plans to launch its maiden third-party fund to invest in infrastructure services and logistics in India

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Israeli animation company receives $10m investment

Draper Fisher Jurvetson, DFJ Tamir Fishman Ventures and Evergreen Venture Partners are backing aniBoom’s expansion and content-creation plans.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Indian film distributor gets $28m funding from ICICI Venture, JPMorgan

The two firms have invested in Delhi-based PVR Pictures to fund the expansion of its film production and distribution business.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

BNP Paribas to launch MENA fund

The French bank has chosen the MENA region for its first private equity fund outside of Europe. It is reportedly launching at the end of the summer.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Private equity in MENA to display strong growth

Rapid economic growth and large pools of available capital are positive indicators for the industry, though a shortage of skilled investment professionals and restrictive foreign ownership regulations remain a concern.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Infinity backs Chinese telemedicine provider

Infinity Equity is funding the expansion plans of China Medicine On-Line with an $8m investment from its I-China Fund.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Och-Ziff-backed African fund ups stake in mining company

African Global Capital, a private equity fund backed by Och-Ziff, Palladino Holdings and Mvelaphanda Holdings, has agreed to up its stake in Coal of Africa from 9.1 percent to 26.4 percent for £138.75 million.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

AIF Capital invests in Indian pharmaceutical company

The Hong Kong firm has backed Bangalore-based BioPlus Life Sciences with an investment of $31m from its third Asian fund.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Maghreb regional fund closes ahead of target

Tuninvest, the Tunis-based private equity firm, has closed its second fund focused on the Maghreb region on €125m.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Apax, Madison Dearborn and TA in €1.1bn telecom deal

The private equity firms have purchased shares in Weather Investments, whose mobile phone service subsidiaries include Wind Hellas and Wind Telecomunicazioni.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

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