Private Equity
Abraaj Capital is poised to acquire a 25 percent stake in EFG-Hermes after the Egyptian bank’s board gave the nod for the transaction.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The Bahrain-based alternative assets manager has enjoyed a record year of profits, while returning $1.2bn to investors in its private equity deals.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Auctus Management, a German mid-cap private equity manager, has generated more than €100m and an 18 times money multiple on the €250m sale of Time Partner, a temporary staffing business, to Investcorp.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The platform company formed in a joint venture of the two Boston firms has sold two CBS affiliates for a total of $101 million.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The two European buyout groups have taken a partial exit on their investment in Holmes Place, a European fitness chain, selling the UK business to rival Virgin Active.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Greylock Partners has raised $150m for its first fund dedicated to investing in Israel’s high-tech sector, which received $404m of venture capital funding in the second quarter.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The private equity firm has agreed to buy venture-backed Israeli software company Ex Libris for $62m, according to an Israeli newspaper.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
In a partial exit from its first platform investment, the Atlanta-based firm with deep military contacts has scored a 485 percent IRR from military technology provider DataPath.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Carlyle, a US private equity firm, has acquired Wesco Aircraft Hardware Group, a California-based distributor of aerospace hardware.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The Canada Investment Fund for Africa, to be managed by emerging markets-focused firms Actis and Cordiant, will target mid-market opportunities across Africa.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
