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Middle East

One Equity partners with Beijing Capital

One Equity Partners, the buyout arm of JPMorgan, has partnered with Beijing Capital. The duo plans to invest $200m in Chinese companies.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Actera to launch second Turkey fund this year

The Istanbul-based buyout firm is expected to target about €500m for its second fund, which will launch in the second half of 2011.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Massachusetts commits more than $300m to PE

The state’s Pension Reserves Investment Management Board has committed to Chequers Capital, Genstar Capital Partners, Vista Equity Partners, Quad-C Partners and Index Ventures.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

GIC appoints private equity and real estate chiefs

Singapore's state-backed investment vehicle has appointed Tay Lim Hock as president of GIC Special Investments, replacing Teh Kok Peng (pictured), and Goh Kok Huat president of GIC Real Estate.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

BC Partners agrees supermarket exit

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

CalPERS hires former CalSTRS private equity head

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

VC homeruns may be like waiting for lottery wins

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

CVCI in €365m pharma exit

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

Ex-Goldman executive to lead Russia’s $10bn fund

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

Invest AD, SBI to launch $100m Turkish fund

The Abu Dhabi-based private equity firm and the Japanese conglomerate have once again partnered on an emerging market-focused fund.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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