Private Equity
Norway Government Pension Fund Global’s debut purchase in London capped a busy few months for similar government-backed investors buying in Europe’s major cities. PERE Magazine, December 2010, January 2011 issue.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Former Goldman exec Martin Chavez has co-founded New MainStream Capital, which has $250m to invest.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Egyptian private equity firm has raised $265m so far this year.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The former AIG investment team intends to raise a fund to invest in the 'natural resources basin' of Russia, Turkey, the Middle East and Africa, PEO has learned.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Riyada Enterprise Development (RED) is Abraaj Capital’s new SME investment platform, a $500m initiative. Tom Speechley, who runs it, explains to PEO what RED is aiming to achieve.
4 min read · 05 January 2013
The Athens, Greece Marathon of Marathons will be his 7th such race for JC Flowers managing director Jordan Robinson, who looks forward to the challenge as well as the charitable opportunity to ‘help the innocent’.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
JPMorgan’s private equity arm has teamed with Turkish investment trust, Rhea Girisim, to acquire a 53.13 percent majority ownership of Netas.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Pera Capital, co-launched by Ashmore Private Equity Turkey co-founder Robert Romain, may get a €15m commitment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The mid-market firm’s most recent investment from Europe Fund IV came last month with the acquisition of waterwear brand the Arena Group, Riverside’s first-ever deal in Italy.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The 15-year lease for control of Iraqi cement plant Karbala is reportedly the largest private equity deal transacted this year in the MENA region.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
