Middle East & North Africa

Failed deals top $200bn this year(4)

The value of cancelled deals globally has broken the $200 billion mark in 2007, easily surpassing last year’s total.

Failed deals top $200bn this year(3)

The value of cancelled deals globally has broken the $200 billion mark in 2007, easily surpassing last year’s total.

Failed deals top $200bn this year(2)

The value of cancelled deals globally has broken the $200 billion mark in 2007, easily surpassing last year’s total.

CDC backs South African mid-market firms(4)

CDC, the emerging markets fund of funds, has backed South African mid-market growth capital firms Horizon Equity and Medu Capital. South African private equity has boomed with the support international investors.

IK takes fire protection buy and build to US(3)

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.

CDC backs South African mid-market firms(3)

CDC, the emerging markets fund of funds, has backed South African mid-market growth capital firms Horizon Equity and Medu Capital. South African private equity has boomed with the support international investors.

GEM, Fiduciaria Bogota launch $220m Colombia fund(2)

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.

Three Delta drops Sainsbury’s bid after Qatari talks(3)

Three Delta has withdrawn its bid for Sainsbury’s citing the problems in the credit markets and an equity increase demanded by the UK supermarket’s pension trustees.

West LB syndicates £225m of Islamic Aston Martin debt

The largest Islamically funded leveraged buyout debt in the UK has been syndicated by German bank West LB to investors in the Middle East, some of whom do not participate in Western market debt syndication for religious reasons.

CDC backs South African mid-market firms(2)

CDC, the emerging markets fund of funds, has backed South African mid-market growth capital firms Horizon Equity and Medu Capital. South African private equity has boomed with the support international investors.