Private Equity
The Sub-Saharan Africa-focused fund has attracted commitments from CDC and IFC. It will invest around 50% of its capital in infrastructure-related projects.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Ritesh Anand has left the £13bn endowment to raise a Zimbabwe-focused fund.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The oil and gas exploration platform, created in 2005 by a consortium including Carlyle, Goldman and First Reserve, hopes to fund its exploration activities despite having ‘no proved reserves’.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Cairo-headquartered private equity firm has trimmed its stake in cement platform company ASEC, selling stakes to one of its LPs.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The South African firm hopes to raise as much for Fund VI as its $750m predecessor.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The emerging markets-focused private equity firm is forming an oil and gas industry joint venture with Singapore's KS Energy.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
On the heels of revealing it would publicly list a portion of its management company, the MENA-focused firm has purchased distressed food producer Al-Musharraf for $19m.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Chris Josselyn explains why it’s high time that infrastructure investors take the African infrastructure proposition seriously.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The MENA-focused firm's portfolio company Uniceramic has acquired a stake in Powergres, helping extend Uniceramic's distribution beyond the Middle East.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
MENA-focused Swicorp Intaj Capital II aims to hold an $80m first close early next year, on its way to $400m.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
