Private Equity
Private equity group Helios, co-led by Tope Lawani (pictured), has closed its latest fund on $900m after two years in the market. It is understood to be the biggest fund raised for Africa.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK buyout firm will sell a subsidiary of Migros Ticaret for $380m after purchasing the Turkish supermarket chain for $3.2bn in 2008.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The former Sequoia India team has reportedly collected the amount just a few months after breaking away from the US firm.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Using capital from both India and US growth funds, the firm has taken an undisclosed stake in the FTV Capital-backed analytics service provider.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Réal Désrochers has left a CIO post for a Saudi-backed investment arm to head CalPERS' private equity programme, which has recently been the subject of state ethics probes.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
A fundamental shift in the way venture capital firms look to score returns for investors is necessary for industry LPs to stay confident in the asset class, writes Charles Irving.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
After expanding the company’s geographic presence in the greater Nordic region and beyond, Litorina has exited its stake in Swedish IT security group Coromatic to regional rival EQT partners for a 35% IRR.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The private equity arm of Citi Capital Advisors has agreed to sell specialty pharmaceutical company Sanitas to Valeant Pharmaceuticals.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Former Goldman Sachs banker and ex-Delta co-managing partner Kirill Dmitriev will helm the country’s $10bn private equity fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The pan-African private equity firm plans to capitalise on expectations that Nigeria will be among the world's 10 fastest growing economies between 2011 and 2015.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
