Private Equity
The asset manager has opened its first office in the Middle East and has become the first international asset manager to establish a base in Abu Dhabi’s financial free zone.
1 min read · 16 November 2016
AlixPartners founder Jay Alix, Canadian pension funds CDPQ and PSP Investments, and Middle Eastern investment firm Investcorp are acquiring CVC’s ownership stake valuing AlixPartners at more than $2.5bn.
3 min read · 07 November 2016
A final close is understood to be just weeks away on Abraaj’s first sector-focused fund.
2 min read · 07 November 2016
The sub-Saharan African firm has held a first close on 90% of its target for Fund IV, which is more than twice the size of its predecessor.
2 min read · 07 November 2016
<p title="temporary paragraph, click here to add a new paragraph"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The bank will be committing capital to a further six to eight funds.</span></p>
1 min read · 07 November 2016
Panellists at a forum in London spoke of the need for more creative fund structures for investing in Africa and other emerging markets.
3 min read · 28 October 2016
The preeminent sovereign wealth fund of the country has opened a satellite office in Hong Kong which will house research professionals.
2 min read · 27 October 2016
Japanese telco giant SoftBank aims to be the biggest technology investor with its latest private equity fund.
2 min read · 17 October 2016
The firm, which raised $1.3bn for its Africa funds last year, is betting on the increasing use of urea-based fertilisers around the world and Indorama’s expansion into African, US and European markets.
2 min read · 14 October 2016
Fanisi Capital is targeting $75-$100m for its second fund, which will invest across Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
2 min read · 12 October 2016
