Private Equity
On the heels of hiring its investment staff, the $10bn Russian government-backed vehicle has named several private equity heavyweights to its board in preparation for its first investment.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
The $146bn pension has named assistant controller of real estate Marjorie Tsang chief investment officer on an interim basis following the departure of its current CIO this week.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
The alternatives group has named its co-founder and former head of technology investment Savio Tung as chief executive officer, North America.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Michael Langdon is the second senior private equity professional to leave the $41bn pension system in two months. Langdon will help Hermes GPE establish its first-ever Boston office.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
European private equity firm Bridgepoint has acquired sports marketing company Infront Sports & Media, after its bid of more than €550m trumped those from rivals.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Fundraising by firms targeting emerging markets is accelerating, says trade body EMPEA, which predicts the total will reach $40bn by year end, almost double the $23.5bn raised in the whole of 2010.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Dubai-headquartered private equity firm Abraaj Capital has acquired North African rival Amundi's North African private equity business, a month after it failed in its bid to obtain a stake in Egyptian peer Citadel Capital.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The emerging markets-focused firm has set sights on the growth potential of Jordan’s payment market.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
G Capital, the private equity subsidiary of Gulf Finance House, has acquired Turkey’s Adabank in a deal worth $75m.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
The Arab peninsula has long made it relatively difficult for foreign groups to access its investors, but rumour has it that things will change.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
