Private Equity

Middle East & North Africa

SCPE backs Jordanian poultry and chicken feed producer

Standard Chartered’s PE arm has now made five investments in the MENA region

2 min read · 08 September 2014

Carlyle and Louis Bacon acquire Traxys

Carlyle and affiliates of Louis Bacon have acquired a minority interest for an undisclosed sum

2 min read · 25 August 2014

Abraaj targets $800m for sub-Saharan Africa fund

The International Finance Corporation is considering an allocation of up to $50m to the vehicle

2 min read · 12 August 2014

Friday Letter: Big in Africa

The growing interest of the global firms in Africa represents an opportunity for incumbent GPs, not a threat

3 min read · 08 August 2014

Actis eyes Alex Forbes exit after $1bn float

The firm has already made a partial exit following South Africa's biggest IPO for four years

2 min read · 25 July 2014

Ascent Capital reaches $50m first close on East Africa fund

The Kenya-based private equity firm will target investments in East Africa

2 min read · 22 July 2014

Exclusive: Actis expands RI team

The firm has hired Shami Nissan, formerly of PwC, as a director in London

1 min read · 15 July 2014

Asia weakness hits Temasek returns

The Singapore fund ramped up new investment but poor Asia results undermined performance

1 min read · 08 July 2014

Amethis beats target with $380m final close

<p>The Africa-focused firm has closed its debut vehicle with total debt and equity commitments of $530m.</p>

1 min read · 30 June 2014

Index Ventures closes Fund VII on €400m

The venture firm collected the capital for its early stage fund in just a few weeks.

2 min read · 11 June 2014

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