Private Equity

Middle East & North Africa

Arcapita plans $407m Polish housing project(3)

The first project in the Bahraini firm’s planned expansion into Central and Eastern Europe will be a partnership with Spanish residential developer Layetana.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

AIF Capital hires Rajeev Kalra from HSBC(3)

AIF Capital, an Asia-focused private equity firm, which is based in Hong Kong, has added Rajeev Kalra to its India office. Kalra joins AIF Capital from HSBC Private Equity.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Carry crossfire

Sister publication PEI Manager recently hosted a debate between two US tax experts with opposing views on the taxation of carried interest.

3 min read · 04 January 2013

Hopes of LBO revival as Cinven makes Emap bid(3)

European buyout firm Cinven’s £2 billion bid for two divisions of media group Emap is the second largest new offer since debt market turmoil decimated the market for leveraged loans.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Yale returns 28 percent, beats peers(2)

The alternatives-focussed Yale University endowment returned 28 percent this year, up 5.1 percent percent from 2005. The endowment is now valued at $22.5 billion, up 25 percent from 2005.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

GEM, Fiduciaria Bogota launch $220m Colombia fund

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

Zell’s Equity International targets $500m

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

Arcapita plans $407m Polish housing project(2)

The first project in the Bahraini firm’s planned expansion into Central and Eastern Europe will be a partnership with Spanish residential developer Layetana.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Knight Frank to launch East African property fund(2)

Having recently reported an increase in value and growth in the region, the firm’s private equity real estate arm will launch an East Africa-dedicated fund, its fifth fund in the last two and a half years.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Al Mal Capital kickstarts double fundraising

The UAE investment bank is expecting its local expertise to draw investors from across the globe to its private equity programme.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

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