Private Equity
The merger with InReturn Capital, an East Africa-focused SME investor, comes as the firm prepares to raise a $75m fund.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
The Africa-based firm exceeded its original target of $750m, as existing LPs and new overseas investors looked to tap into the growth markets of Africa.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The ministry of finance has said the General Anti-Avoidance Rule that will impact private equity investors in the country will not be implemented until 2015.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The emerging market investor has exited its second Asian healthcare investment in six months.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The $12.4bn pension fund’s $55m commitment to Warburg Pincus’ latest mega-fund is its first with the firm.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Funds of funds found it even harder to raise capital last year, as cash-strapped investors baulked at the extra layer of fees and the extra degree of separation from the underlying assets. What can fund of funds managers do to stay relevant in a changing world? By Jeremy Hazlehurst
10 min read · 21 September 2013
Montagu Private Equity has made 3x on the sale of ghd – maker of flat irons and hair dryers – to Lion Capital.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The two private equity firms have invested in eBaoTech, a provider of software and services to the insurance industry.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Sir Stuart Rose, Marks and Spencer’s former boss, will become chair of UK clothing chain Fat Face nearly six years after Bridgepoint acquired the company.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Pension funds have been ramping up exposure to alternatives – with some of the world’s largest pension markets recording a rise in average allocations to 19% from 5%. Consultancy Towers Watson is ‘confident’ the numbers will keep rising.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
