Private Equity

Middle East & North Africa

BlueRun Ventures expands China team(3)

BlueRun Ventures, a US early-stage venture capital provider, is boosting its capacity for internet, wireless and consumer deals the region.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

IK takes fire protection buy and build to US(4)

Industri Kapital, the European mid-market buyout firm, has bought Consolidated Fire Protection from Gryphon Partners as it expands sprinkler and fire alarm company Minimax into the US.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Three Delta drops Sainsbury’s bid after Qatari talks(4)

Three Delta has withdrawn its bid for Sainsbury’s citing the problems in the credit markets and an equity increase demanded by the UK supermarket’s pension trustees.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

GEM, Fiduciaria Bogota launch $220m Colombia fund(3)

As private equity in Colombia continues to boom, the Global Emerging Markets Group and Fiduciaria Bogota plan to raise a $220 million fund, the second Columbia-dedicated fund launched this year.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Global, Millennium raise $500m Shariah fund

The two Middle Eastern firms and regional bank Dubai Islamic Bank have raised a Shariah-compliant vehicle that will invest alongside Global Investment House’s planned $1.5 billion global fund.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Ontario Teachers' and AIG augment Mexican power portfolio

A $304 million deal for two Mexican power plants has been completed by InterGen, a company backed by Ontario Teachers’ and AIG’s private equity arms.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Brait profits from buyouts(2)

South African investment firm Brait’s results have benefitted from private equity activity, as competition increases in its domestic market with the arrival of large global firms.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Zell’s Equity International targets $500m(3)

The emerging markets-focused Chicago firm will target platforms likely to benefit from a global real estate boom, but eschew direct property investments.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

The guilty men(2)

Who was really at fault for the Sainsbury’s debacle? Nicholas Lockley points the finger.

3 min read · 04 January 2013

BlueRun Ventures expands China team(2)

BlueRun Ventures, a US early-stage venture capital provider, is boosting its capacity for internet, wireless and consumer deals the region.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

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