Private Equity
The African private equity house has partnered energy trading firm Vitol to purchase most of Shell’s downstream assets in Africa.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
TPG bought spirits maker Mey Icki, its first investment in Turkey, for $900m in 2006.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Four managing directors who established Sequoia's presence in the country in 2006 have quit to return to public equity investing.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The European mid-market firm is set to unveil its first deal in Turkey – an investment in a healthcare provider – with another deal understood to be imminent.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
MerchantBridge founder Basil Al-Rahim was among seven dead in a plane crash in Iraq on Friday. A senior partner at the firm was also killed.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK-based development finance institution has committed $30m to the African Infrastructure Investment Fund 2, which is trying to raise $600m.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Land Securities, the UK’s largest real estate developer, and Canary Wharf Group, owner of assets in Canary Wharf, today announced a joint venture to build a 690,000 square foot office in the City of London. The Financial Times reported the building would be backed by sovereign wealth from China Investment Council and Qatar Holdings.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The emerging markets-focused private equity firm has promoted Sanjiv Aggarwal, who heads Actis' South Asian Infrastructure business, to partner.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Harvard University is reportedly in advanced talks to sell underlying investments in around six US-focused real estate funds to China sovereign wealth fund, China Investment Corporation.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Avista Capital Partners is providing a fresh round of capital for the boutique energy discovery and production company Celtique.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
