Private Equity
Boston Ventures is to buy a local US cable and telecom company, marking the middle market firm’s fifth investment from its seventh, $500 million fund.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The recently unveiled Pan-African Infrastructure Development Fund has received a significant investment from the South African Government Employees’ Pension Fund.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Global buyout firm Advent International has completed its reorganisation of its central and eastern European operations with the opening of an office in Ukraine.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Prudential M&G’s infrastructure arm Infracapital Partners and an unnamed group advised by JP Morgan Asset Management have bought a one third stake in wind farm Zephyr Investments from Arcapita Bank, in the Bahrain-based investor’s second deal this week.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the US buyout firm, has bought UN Ro-Ro in its first transaction in Turkey, making it the latest firm to gain exposure to the country and the neighbouring MENA region.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Zephyr Management has quadrupled its African fundraising efforts. The fund has a $250 million cornerstone investment from Saudi Arabian listed firm Kingdom Holding, led by prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Alsaud.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
India’s Power Finance Corp, a non-banking public sector lender, is reportedly turning to private equity to arrest the country’s infamous power shortfalls. Goldman Sachs and The Blackstone Group have been identified as possible partners.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Pantheon Ventures and secondary investor Nova have bought the scientific laboratory business of Barloworld as it looks to grow the business overseas.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
As established private equity markets slow in the wake of the credit crunch, global firms are looking further afield and local emerging market managers know this is no flash in the pan, Nicholas Lockley writes.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
South African casino group Gold Reef Resorts has entered into exclusive talks with an Ethos Private Equity-led consortium, and the bid already has 76 percent shareholder acceptance.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
