Private Equity
Kuwaiti investment bank Global Investment House has launched its second vehicle aimed at pre-IPO and IPO opportunities in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Silicon Valley-based Sequoia Capital has merged with India and US-focused venture capital firm WestBridge Capital Partners.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
US buyout group KKR has entered into its first investment in India in a big splash, acquiring the software business of Flextronic International for $900 million.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Driven by strong macroeconomic performance and well developed corporate governance standards, GPs in South Africa’s private equity industry are feeling bullish. Judy Kuan reports.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Los Angeles- and New York-based Qualia Capital has agreed to take over Gaylord Films and Rysher Entertainment in a reported $100m deal. The transaction represents private equity’s continued drive into the entertainment space.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
The Boston-based firm has closed on a $3.5 billion private equity capital fund and a $778 million subordinated debt fund, after turning away billions of dollars in LP interest.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Illinois is one of the few states that have passed into legislation a law banning state money from going into Sudan-linked businesses. The rule has already gotten some state pension money banned from certain partnerships. Ken MacFadyen reports.
3 min read · 31 December 2012
India’s VC market has become increasingly crowded, with Intel being the most recent investor to announce plans for further investment in the country’s information and communications technology (ICT) industry. By Judy Kuan.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
The Asia-focused private equity arm of JP Morgan Partners has acquired the South African building services company in the country’s largest buyout to date.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The UK buyout group has reportedly seen off competition from three other European private equity firms to claim the German medical products business.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
