Private Equity
New entrants to the African debt financing market could help bridge the gap between the haves and have-nots
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Duet Group, which in October formed a joint venture with TLG Capital to invest in Africa, has completed its first deal on the continent and has announced plans for a forthcoming $150m fundraising.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Private equity returns from developed markets outside the US continue to outstrip those of emerging markets, according to Cambridge Associates research.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Craig Butcher has stepped down as senior partner at CEE-focused buyout firm Mid Europa to become a senior advisor. The firm has promoted two to partner as a result.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
<p> Turkey meets New York private equity 2011-12-01 Philip Borel Not long ago the Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey (ISPAT) approached PEI with an unusual request. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister, would visit New York for the 66th General Assembly of the United Nations in Septemb</p>
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Pala Investments portfolio company Norcast is engaged in pre-litigation procedures regarding Castle Harlan’s $218m sale of Norcast Wear Solutions in July.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The Virginia-based fund of funds has hired Gordon Hargraves from New York-based Rho Fund Investors, where he spent 12 years focusing on venture capital and smaller buyout funds.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The Egyptian firm intends to invest the lion’s share of the capital raised from a US government agency in Egypt to support the transformation of areas reeling from the Arab Spring.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The partnership with South Africa’s Pangea Exploration is considering mining opportunities in Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia as well as West and Southern Africa.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
WestBridge has raised what it is calling India's first-ever Evergreen-style private equity fund with a life cycle of 20 years and extensive recycling provisions.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
