Private Equity
PEI Asia presents 15 private groundbreaking transactions that, for many and varied reasons, are set to leave a lasting legacy in Asian private equity.
10 min read · 04 January 2013
The private equity firm is reportedly planning its first India dedicated real estate fund, targeting investors from the US, Europe and Asia.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The private equity firm has bought a minority stake in ECI Engineering and Construction Company as India’s infrastructure sector continues to draw private equity investments.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Discussion of a proposed California bill that would limit pensions’ investments in buyout firms linked to certain sovereign funds has been delayed following a rare op-ed in which the famous governor called the bill ‘ineffective'.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
The California assemblyman who wants CalPERS and CalSTRS to cease ties with firms partially owned by certain sovereign wealth funds tells PEO he is particularly targeting alleged human rights abuses in the UAE, and calls fiscal objections voiced by pension investment staff ‘overstated'.
6 min read · 04 January 2013
The South African mid-market outfit has closed its second fund, after returning the majority of its first fund to investors from just one exit.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Tel Aviv-based Israel Infrastructure Fund has raised NIS 400 million for its first fund, 40 percent of which has been deployed.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The energy-focussed buyout shop has agreed to buy a Canadian helicopter company for C$3.7bn, the largest-ever deal in the oilfield services sector, as it looks to raise $12 billion for its next fund.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
While the credit markets have placed many private equity deals on hold, the ability of investors from the Middle East to deploy capital appears undiminished.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Egyptian bank’s private equity arm has scaled up its fund size after making an internal rate of return of more than 70 percent over two years on realised investments from its previous fund.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
