Middle East & North Africa

Capman consortium buys biofuel energy company(2)

A consortium of three companies has bought biofuel combustion plant supplier KMW Energi, as buyout firms look to invest in the growing biofuel sector.

Capman consortium buys biofuel energy company

A consortium of three companies has bought biofuel combustion plant supplier KMW Energi, as buyout firms look to invest in the growing biofuel sector.

Baring Asia seeks to delist Singapore furniture retailer(2)

Baring Private Equity Asia, together with a Kuwaiti investor, is offering to buy the remaining shares it does not hold in Courts, a Singapore-listed furniture retailer with operations in Thailand.

Baring Asia seeks to delist Singapore furniture retailer

Baring Private Equity Asia, together with a Kuwaiti investor, is offering to buy the remaining shares it does not hold in Courts, a Singapore-listed furniture retailer with operations in Thailand.

Abraaj-led consortium sets record with $1.41bn buyout

Abraaj Capital, a Dubai buyout firm, is leading a consortium to take the Egyptian Fertilisers Company private eclipsing the firm’s previous record-breaking investment in EFG-Hermes, an Egyptian investment bank.

Carlyle buys rail logistics firm

Carlyle’s purchase of Atlanta, Georgia-based RMI adds to its business services portfolio, while reinforcing investment trends in infrastructure and transport/logistics firms.

RBS to sell Southern Water for £4bn

Royal Bank of Scotland’s private equity arm has put Southern Water up for sale with a price tag of about £4 billion. The UK utility is likely to attract a number of potential suitors.

European start-ups struggle to attract VC

Venture capital investment in young European companies declined in Q1 2007 – down to €1.4 billion. What are some of the challenges that young European businesses face when attracting VCs?

Brait deal to take Shoprite private collapses

A rising share price has derailed Brait’s plans to delist South African retailer Shoprite from the Johannesburg exchange.

Largest pan-Africa fund closes

Emerging Capital Partners, the Washington DC-based offshoot of AIG Africa Infrastructure, has rounded up $523 million for a new fund targeting the continent. Already the firm is prepping a 3x exit from the new fund.