Private Equity
Extensive operational improvements and a strong relationship with management led Aureos to success with a Zambian egg farm, a deal that won the EMEA manufacturing/industrial category in PEI's inaugural Operational Excellence Awards.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
Former PricewaterhouseCoopers CEO Jim Schiro has been appointed to CVC's advisory board as the firm sets out to deploy $6bn in uninvested capital.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
While the performance of portfolio companies returned to pre-revolutionary levels, a lack of exits and one-off fees hampered the firm’s performance.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Abu Dhabi-based firm appears to be unaffected by the Arab spring and the global economic climate as its 2010 fund is 50% deployed after two years.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The firm will purchase insurance services company Cunningham Lindsey in a deal valued at between $900m and $1bn.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The $10.8bn pension system has made first-time commitments to four managers since June as it works to diversify its portfolio and shift exposure from large-cap funds to small and mid-sized funds.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The $65m finance facility will be CDC’s first investment since its strategy change in September 2012.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
The firm has partnered with Standard Chartered and the South Africa-based Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund to acquire a minority stake in agricultural company Export Trading Group for $210m.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The IPO of 38% of the shares in Umeme, an electricity company it has had full ownership of since 2005, was more than 35% oversubscribed.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The firm – whose co-founder Bill Conway called the US the best investment destination at present – has secured $9.4bn in new commitments in 2012, 40% more than in 2011.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
