Private Equity
With developed nations mired in financial crisis and emerging markets like Brazil, India and China now firmly emerged, canny investors should look to frontier territories, writes Robert Tomei, chairman and chief executive of private equity group Advanced Capital.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Emerging markets private equity investor Actis has acquired South African vehicle tracking business for $434m, according to the firm. It is its first investment in the crime sector.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The Chicago firm has raised $650m for its latest vehicle, which will focus on real estate companies in emerging and frontier markets.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Graham Thomas, who left Standard Bank in July when the South African lender was scaling back its principal investing business, has joined UK-listed RIT Capital Partners.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
A look at some of the groups limited partners have been buzzing about
8 min read · 06 January 2013
UK finance development institution CDC has committed $20m to one of the largest agri-business private equity funds in Africa. CDC hopes the move stimulates fundraising in the sector.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The bank’s private equity group has hired former partner at McKinsey & Company Peter Baird to head up StanChart’s Africa business, which has so far invested $300m in the continent.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The $146bn pension has named assistant controller of real estate Marjorie Tsang chief investment officer on an interim basis following the departure of its current CIO this week.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Michael Langdon is the second senior private equity professional to leave the $41bn pension system in two months. Langdon will help Hermes GPE establish its first-ever Boston office.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Fundraising by firms targeting emerging markets is accelerating, says trade body EMPEA, which predicts the total will reach $40bn by year end, almost double the $23.5bn raised in the whole of 2010.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
