Private Equity
AIM-listed Evolvence India Fund has backed its seventh Indian private equity fund as investors warm to buyout firms in the booming Indian economy.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Venture debt provider Kreos has allocated half of its third fund in under five months.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Advent International is expanding its horizons further east, with a Ukraine office planned for September to supplement its existing network.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Emerging private equity market investor Actis has made over $1 billion from the sale of power assets held by Globeleq, a subsidiary of UK investment group CDC, through two transactions.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
CORECAP, a Qatar-based alternative asset manager and advisor, has launched its debut private equity fund. The $150 million Shariah-compliant fund will look to take advantage of the growing popularity of Islamic private equity.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Oman-based BankMuscat is planning two funds to invest in the Indian market, one of which is specifically targeted at companies which are consistent with Shari’ah law.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Greek investment group Marfin wants to raise over €5 billion via a rights issue for investments in South East Europe – and then put the entire sum to work within just 12 months.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
Black economic empowerment specialist Sphere has bought a 35.8 percent stake in software company Barone, Budge and Dominick. The software company had been looking for a business partner committed to the South African governmental programme designed to promote racial equality.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
XConnect Global Networks, a service provider to the telecommunications industry, has received $12 million of funding from a venture capital consortium led by Accel Partners and Venrock Associates.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK government fund of funds manager in developing markets has posted strong results for 2006 while sounding a note of caution as a wall of money heads for new markets.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
