Private Equity

North Africa

Summit uncorks new investment(3)

US firm Summit Partners has invested in Nomacorc, a manufacturer in the growing synthetic wine closure market.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Pan-African boom

As private equity in the MENA region shows spectacular signs of health, could the rest of the continent also experience a private equity boom? Toby Lewis reports.

3 min read · 04 January 2013

Summit uncorks new investment(2)

US firm Summit Partners has invested in Nomacorc, a manufacturer in the growing synthetic wine closure market.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Report predicts $25bn PE industry in the Gulf(3)

The prospects for private equity in the Middle East look good, as a report suggests that the asset class can become a key economic driver in the region in the coming years.

3 min read · 04 January 2013

Rasmala’s first fund returns over 3 times capital to investors(3)

Dubai-based Rasmala Investments private equity arm has provided investors with a return of over 3 times with an IRR of 22 percent from its first fund set up seven years ago. The firm’s payout comes after the record for the largest deal in the Middle East and North Africa region was broken twice last week.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

CDC invests in emerging markets microfinance group

UK government-backed fund-of-funds CDC Group has invested in a microfinance fund, which provides banking services to emerging markets. Microfinance has grown more than seven times in the last ten years.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Summit uncorks new investment

US firm Summit Partners has invested in Nomacorc, a manufacturer in the growing synthetic wine closure market.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Colony seals biggest ever African buyout

US private equity firm Colony Capital has agreed to buy oil refining and distribution company Tamoil from the Libyan government for €4 billion. It is the biggest private equity deal to date for an African-owned company – trumping Bain Capital’s $3.5 billion buyout of Edgars in February.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Blackstone makes senior real estate hire(3)

Former Merrill Lynch property pro Michael Nash has joined Blackstone as a senior managing director in the firm’s real estate group.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Report predicts $25bn PE industry in the Gulf(2)

The prospects for private equity in the Middle East look good, as a report suggests that the asset class can become a key economic driver in the region in the coming years.

3 min read · 04 January 2013

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