Private Equity
The Bahrain-based firm has added a third school to its education platform with the acquisition of Dubai-based Al Maaref school.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Samir Assaad Samaan, formerly NBK Capital’s head of private equity, will lead the Abu Dhabi-backed firm’s push into the buyout market.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Norwegian solar energy firm NorSun has raised NOK1.15bn in Series C funding for the expansion of its silicon ingot production lines. The financing was led by Swiss clean energy investor Good Energies which invested NOK250m.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The government-backed fund of funds investor has supported the Endeavour Growth Fund, which will raise up to NZ$420m for investments in tech companies.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK-based secondaries firm has hired Eric Pathé as an investment director just months after it appointed Matthew Arkinstall and Robert Savage.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
A $20m investment in South African company Buildworks will benefit from the ongoing development of Africa’s electrical power infrastructure. The company could expand into the Middle East, according to Kingdom Zephyr partner Panos Voutyritsas.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Canadian Pension Plan fell in value by C$13.8 billion to C$108.9 billion in 2008 as investment returns shrank. However according to the plan’s latest figures, its inflation-linked assets continued to grow in value.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The world’s sovereign wealth funds are expected to allocate up to 30 percent, or around $218 billion, of new investments in unlisted property funds over the next seven years, according to a report by CB Richard Ellis. It comes as Bahrain-based Investcorp launches a $1bn real estate debt vehicle with an unnamed Gulf sovereign wealth fund as an investor.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Tim Pfister and Jay Fortin, project finance and M&A lawyers at Patton Boggs in New York, also believe the political climate for foreign investors is likely to improve as the US comes to grips with its massive infrastructure spending needs.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The venture firm established by the Rockefeller family now has more than $2.2bn under management.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
