Private Equity

Middle East & North Africa

PCG spin-out bolsters staff

Mark Nydam has been hired as a cleantech and technology specialist for PCG Asset Management, the reorganised division of turnover-plagued gatekeeper Pacific Corporate Group.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

SGAM holds first close on its North Africa fund

SGAM Alternative Investments has held a first close of its North Africa fund on €100m, halfway towards its target size of €200m.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Carlyle makes third MENA hire

Firas Nasir joins The Carlyle Group’s MENA team as head of the newly opened Dubai office.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Real estate powers Blackstone

Blackstone’s IPO filing reveals that its real estate investment arm is actually outperforming its core private equity business.

4 min read · 03 January 2013

Susquehanna launches US private equity arm

The US financial services firm has started a private equity group that will seek expansion stage investment opportunities in the Mid-Atlantic region.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Carlyle bulks up MENA team in Turkey

The Carlyle Group announced the firm hired an Ernst & Young veteran from the region to advise the firm’s investments within the country.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

CVC’s US division snags Ripplewood pro

Former Ripplewood managing director Robert Berner has joined CVC Capital’s New York office, as the international private equity firm continues to strengthen its US presence.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Investcorp hits the road with £1bn fund

The Bahrain-based manager has begun marketing its first traditional limited partnership and is targeting a first close on $400m in May, according to one investor.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Al Salam Bank-Bahrain enters China’s private equity market

The Bahrain-based bank has agreed to partner with Chinese private equity firm CMIA Capital Partners.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Qatar to build Sainsbury’s stake

Qatar’s state investment fund is looking to build its own strategic stake in Sainsbury’s, and is not in talks with Marks & Spencer for a joint bid, as was reported at the weekend.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

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