Private Equity

Middle East & North Africa

Lyceum Capital hires former LDC executive

The appointments come as the UK-focused firm seeks to deploy its third fund, which closed at approximately £300m at the end of last year.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

Energy Capital pre-markets Fund III

The firm has been talking to LPs about its third fund, which will target $3.5bn, with a possible hard-cap of $5bn.

3 min read · 20 September 2013

Actis' Fund IV does second deal

The $102m investment in an Egyptian snack food business comes as the emerging market specialist is wrapping up fundraising for its fourth global fund.

1 min read · 20 September 2013

Carlyle buys Marelli Motori

The US firm has paid €212m for the engine maker in the latest sign of a gradual return of deal activity in Italy.

3 min read · 20 September 2013

Abraaj buys Ghanaian dairy producer

Billed as the largest FMCG buyout in Sub-Saharan Africa outside South Africa, the deal brings the total invested by the firm on the continent to $2.2bn.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

China's domestic M&A hits record high

China's domestic M&A with PE involvement exceeded $6 billion in deal value during the first half of the year, led by the consumer staples sector.

1 min read · 20 September 2013

China’s Dalian buys PE-backed Sunseeker

Chinese property and entertainment giant Dalian Wanda Group has acquired Sunseeker from Irish private equity firm FL Partners as China outbound M&A picks up.

3 min read · 20 September 2013

Investcorp seals second oil and gas deal this year

The Bahrain-based firm's latest energy deal is for ATYB, a technical support service business for the oil and gas sector in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

Triton in €1.1bn Spanish recycling deal

Fresh off a €3.3bn fund close, the European buyout and special situations firm has carved out an industrial recycling company from Spanish conglomerate Abengoa.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

EIF launches Turkish fund of funds

In a bid to stimulate growth and innovation in Turkey, the European Investment Fund (EIF) has backed a new fund of funds which will allocate to growth capital and early stage vehicles in the country.

1 min read · 20 September 2013

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