Private Equity
Political risk was on stark display in Africa this year, potentially overshadowing investment opportunities in countries in need of investment capital, writes Hisham El-Khazindar.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Former Bank of America executive 'Chad' Christopher Holm has formed Yawadwipa and intends to raise a $1bn Indonesia-focused fund, tapping into one of Asia’s largest growing economies.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Private equity firms across the world clamoured to round off the year on a high, leading to a slew of new investments and exits.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group has acquired a 48 percent stake in Bahcesehir Koleji, a private education provider in Turkey.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Arle Capital Partners - formerly Candover Partners - has hired two investment team members including Sara Sulaiman (pictured) as part of a drive to re-shape its strategic focus.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm has acquired a 42% stake in Domino’s and Wendy’s Middle East and North African region franchise operator Alamar Foods from the Al Jammaz family.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The $26bn retirement system also made a pair of commitments, totaling around $80m, to Leonard Green’s sixth fund and BC Partners’ ninth European capital fund.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The mid-market firm has agreed to sell Wound Care Holdings, which it formed in 2006 alongside The Edgewater Funds and JZ Capital Partners.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
A host of new challenges are expected to confront the private equity industry next year, but new sources of capital and opportunities in distressed investing could be highlights of 2012, according to an industry panel.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Merchant bank NextEnergy is raising ix:Africa, a socially responsible fund seeking to invest in ‘green’ infrastructure throughout Africa.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
