Private Equity
Firas Nasir joins The Carlyle Group’s MENA team as head of the newly opened Dubai office.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The US financial services firm has started a private equity group that will seek expansion stage investment opportunities in the Mid-Atlantic region.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The Carlyle Group announced the firm hired an Ernst & Young veteran from the region to advise the firm’s investments within the country.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Former Ripplewood managing director Robert Berner has joined CVC Capital’s New York office, as the international private equity firm continues to strengthen its US presence.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The Bahrain-based manager has begun marketing its first traditional limited partnership and is targeting a first close on $400m in May, according to one investor.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The Bahrain-based bank has agreed to partner with Chinese private equity firm CMIA Capital Partners.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Qatar’s state investment fund is looking to build its own strategic stake in Sainsbury’s, and is not in talks with Marks & Spencer for a joint bid, as was reported at the weekend.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Cerberus Capital Management has emerged to become one of the most active private equity investors in the world. But the firm's high-profile deals, such as GMAC, contrast with an extremely private culture. How long can the firm avoid the spotlight? Dave Keating reports.
7 min read · 03 January 2013
When Miramax founders Bob and Harvey Weinstein launched their new studio, they benefited from increased investor interest in the movie business - as well as their own reputations as hitmakers. By Aaron Lovell.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
The international casual dining franchise with a $1.96bn market cap has announced it will explore strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
