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Middle East

Turkish private equity must deliver proof of concept

Strong fundamentals alone are not enough to make global LPs bet big on Turkey’s burgeoning economy.

3 min read · 17 January 2013

CITIC's Goldstone targets $1.6bn for Chinese buyouts

The private equity subsidiary of CITIC Securities has already raised half of its RMB 10bn target.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

Ata Invest loses managing director

Mehmet Sami, the managing director and executive board member of Ata Invest, has left Ata to pursue other opportunities in the private equity advisory sector.

1 min read · 17 January 2013

Jim Schiro named to CVC advisory board

Former PricewaterhouseCoopers CEO Jim Schiro has been appointed to CVC's advisory board as the firm sets out to deploy $6bn in uninvested capital.

1 min read · 17 January 2013

Citadel Capital narrows net loss further

While the performance of portfolio companies returned to pre-revolutionary levels, a lack of exits and one-off fees hampered the firm’s performance.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

Gulf Capital enters Jordanian healthcare market

The Abu Dhabi-based firm appears to be unaffected by the Arab spring and the global economic climate as its 2010 fund is 50% deployed after two years.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

CVC buys insurance giant from Stone Point

The firm will purchase insurance services company Cunningham Lindsey in a deal valued at between $900m and $1bn.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

LACERS builds new relationships

The $10.8bn pension system has made first-time commitments to four managers since June as it works to diversify its portfolio and shift exposure from large-cap funds to small and mid-sized funds.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

Carlyle picks up fundraising momentum

The firm – whose co-founder Bill Conway called the US the best investment destination at present – has secured $9.4bn in new commitments in 2012, 40% more than in 2011.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

Investcorp taps into Nordic luxury goods

The former owner of luxury brands like Gucci and Tiffany & Co. has purchased Georg Jensen in an all-equity deal.

3 min read · 17 January 2013

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