Private Equity
Sales to strategic buyers accounted for half of the 118 realisations in Africa in the last five years, a new study suggests, helping PE achieve returns nearly twice those of regional public markets.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The Boston-based firm has established its second Asia presence after closing offices in Turkey and Italy last month.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The Italian firm is also about to launch its third fund of funds which will have a €200m-€250m target. The firm will be launching a number of direct funds in the coming years.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
Bringing in limited partners on smaller transactions is not necessarily always the best way to generate a strong return, according to mid-market firm Huntsman Gay. Graham Winfrey reports
3 min read · 20 September 2013
The $12bn system is reviewing a new strategic plan that could see LACERS invest more in distressed debt and consider secondary sales of non-core investments.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The Chinese powerhouse has acquired Alma Lasers for an enterprise value of $220m, Israel's largest-ever technology acquistion by a Chinese buyer.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The sovereign wealth fund has further signalled its intent to handle more of its alternative investments directly.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The divestment of the ophthalmology hospital chain comes as the firm is trying to raise $300m for its NBK Capital Equity Partners Fund II.
1 min read · 20 September 2013
The UK-focused firm has sold Dominion Gas, an Aberdeen-based oilfield services business, to New York-listed Praxair, for approximately £100m.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The Toronto-based firm will likely target more than C$100m for its Fund III, which will invest in mid-market companies in Canada in a variety of industries.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
