Private Equity
Charles Steel, also a former Carlyle executive, will be heading the US firm’s private equity operations across the Atlantic.
1 min read · 20 September 2013
It is understood Sovereign attracted interest from The Carlyle Group, Investcorp and Providence Equity Partners, but sold WCL to Nord Anglia Education for £153m.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The new CIO of the sovereign wealth fund believes several trends including ecommerce in Asia are creating attractive investment opportunities, but he cautioned on rising valuations and risk.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The firm’s equity injection in Nabil Foods, the sixth investment from its $500m MENA fund, will seek to tap growing demand for food imports in the region.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
Jordan Robinson, who joined the struggling firm in 2010, is heading to Energy Capital Partners to take on the IR role.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The Boston-based firm has brought on board two chemical industry executives after opening an office in Shanghai last month.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
After a decade of strong growth from BRIC economies, countries like Thailand, Turkey, Peru and Chile are poised to represent the best opportunities for private equity, according to speakers at an emerging markets-focused industry conference.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
The sale of Uganda’s fifth largest bank, which started as a DFI to become a fully-fledged corporate and retail lender, values the company at nearly $100m.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
A handful of venture firms are mixing it in the upper echelons of the PEI 300 – led by US stalwarts Sequoia Capital and New Enterprise Associates
1 min read · 20 September 2013
In 2012, a merger between two very different fund managers created the Abraaj Group. In April, Philip Borel spoke with several senior partners in the new business about the strategy they’re seeking to execute
10 min read · 20 September 2013
